FORT WAYNE, Indiana, March 10 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) released the following statement: "Our office has become aware that an individual at Parkview Noble Hospital has been diagnosed with COVID-19," said Banks. "We've also learned that the East Noble School Corporation learned of the development and notified families and staff this morning that the infected individual does not have school age children." Banks continued, "As such,   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Susan W. Brooks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the House of Representatives. The office of Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN05) is seeking submissions from high school students in the Fifth District of Indiana for a chance to have their artwork displayed in the United States Capitol Building for one year. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following statement on March 11 regarding his decision to cancel his Youth Opportunities Fair and temporarily suspend face-to-face meetings in an effort to protect constituents from the spread of coronavirus: "Out of an abundance of caution to protect my constituents, I have decided to cancel my seventh annual Youth Opportunities Fair, which was scheduled to occur next Monday, March 16th at the Indianapolis Central Library. This i  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (IN-06) released a statement applauding the Trump Administration for its work to revise the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definition. In a win for farmers and landowners, the Administration's final rule ensures that ditches, ponds, and streams are no longer construed to be a 'navigable' body of water and subject to aggressive federal regulation. "As I meet Hoosiers in my dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following statement upon President Trump's announcement of a coronavirus emergency declaration: "We are the strongest country in the world, with the hardest working scientists and doctors, and the most innovative minds. The health of the American people is the absolute priority. President Trump has done the right thing by declaring a national emergency in light of the Coronavirus pandemic," said Congressman Pence. "At a time when o  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) announced the 2020 Congressional Art Competition and invited high school students throughout Indiana's 2nd District to submit their original artwork by April 7th. "The annual Congressional Art Competition is such a great opportunity for Hoosiers to celebrate the talents of young artists in our community and to help them take their passion to the next level," Congresswo  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, issued the following statement: U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released the following statement after St. Joseph County health officials announced the first case of COVID-19 in Indiana's 2nd District and President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the federal response to coronavirus: "The arrival of coronavirus in our community is a development our public health authorities and health care workers have been preparing  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statements after introducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation, the Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 and the Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventative Care Act of 2020: "With coronavirus spreading across America, health experts and scientists are working diligently to test patien  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following statement regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to cancel the March district work period so that Congress can address the coronavirus: "As a Main Street entrepreneur, I know firsthand that when a crisis arrives you roll up your sleeves and work around the clock until the problem is solved and I support Leader Mitch McConnell's decision. "While it's important that Congress moves quickly to help famil  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) participated in two events regarding the ongoing conflict in Syria. Senator Young participated in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the war in Syria, with witness testimony from Caesar, a Syrian military defector for whom the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act was named. Senator Young also spoke during an event hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Mus  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following statement regarding the President Trump's national emergency declaration to free up more federal aid for state and local governments to respond to the coronavirus outbreak: "The President's national emergency declaration is welcome news to help to contain the spread of coronavirus. This will free up additional funding and resources to help states like Indiana immediately respond to this public health emergency.   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has now confirmed cases of coronavirus in Indiana. My Senate colleagues and I are working to find bipartisan measures to help contain and prevent the spread of coronavirus and minimize its economic impact. I voted to pass $7.7 billion in emergency funding. Additionally, on March 13, President Trump declared a national emergency to free up more federal aid for stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act to support apprenticeships in early childhood education. While child care costs strain working families, child care workers are often faced with low wages and long hours due to a lack of available educators, especially in rural areas. Apprenticeships are an innovative way   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * - Coronavirus Worker Relief Act Expands Current Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program To More Workers * * * U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced the Coronavirus Worker Relief Act. The new bipartisan, bicameral legislation will provide disaster unemployment assista  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) were joined by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D- Ill.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan and bicameral bill will ensure that goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghu  more