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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Sunday May 03, 2020 ( 6 items )  

Rep. Carson Announces Millions in Additional Funding to Indy Airports
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 1 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congressman Andre Carson announced that the Indianapolis Airport Authority has received more than $50 million in federal grants as part of the CARES Act. This 2-trillion-dollar relief package, passed in March, provides for billions of dollars in support for aviation, which has been hurt by the global pandemic. The grants are listed below: $52,275,549 for Indianapolis International Airport $69,000  more

Rep. Pence Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Action to Support Meat, Agriculture Industry
COLUMBUS, Indiana, April 29 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on Trump administration's decision to invoke the Defense Production Act to support meat processing plants: In a victory for meat producers, this Executive Order will compel meat processing plants to stay open as part of critical infrastructure. "Meat processing plants in rural communities across our country have been forced to shut down due to COVID-19 and our nation's food supply chains are vulnerable.  more

Reps. Banks, Johnson Call on Congress to Flatten the Debt Curve
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: In a letter to House and Senate leadership, Republican Study Committee (RSC) Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) and Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) outlined a conservative blueprint for Congress to flatten the nation's climbing "debt curve" while it works to provide necessary COVID-19 relief. The Budget and Spending Task Force is issuing two critical policy recommendations in its letter t  more

Sen. Young Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for Establishing 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and 21 other U.S. Senators in a bipartisan, bicameral push to include S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, in the next coronavirus relief package. The bipartisan legislation would designate 9-8-8 as the three-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. "We write to request the inclus  more

Sens. Durbin, Duckworth Express Concern Over ArcelorMittal Inspection Summary, Urge EPA to Take Action
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) expressed concerns over the results of a recent Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) inspection summary of ArcelorMittal USA's Burns Harbor facility that showed the company's self-monitoring program and its contract laboratory, Microbac, were both deemed unsatisfactory in terms of its procedures and laboratory meth  more

Sens. Young, Perdue, Durbin, Coons to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Addressing Shortage of Doctors, Nurses
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced they will introduce bipartisan legislation called the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to provide a temporary stopgap to quickly address our nation's shortage of doctors and nurses, which poses a significant risk to our ability to effectively respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The senators' proposal  more