{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Republican\", state = \"IN\" and year = 2021 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-wishes-hoosiers-a-merry-christmas/", "Young Wishes Hoosiers a Merry Christmas", "2021-12-23", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released a video message today to wish Hoosiers a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year this holiday season.\n\nClick here to watch Senator Young\u2019s full remarks.\n\nFull transcript of the video:\n\nAs we enter the Christmas season and 2021 draws to an end, it\u2019s easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of the season and forget how lucky we are to be here.\n\nWe live in a beautiful country, where we have the freedom to choose how we celebrate this season and the opportunity to spend time with the people we love.\n\nI\u2019m also thinking about those who cannot be in-person with their loved ones today.\n\nTo the brave Hoosiers serving our country, thank you for your sacrifice this holiday season.\n\nI am sending my thoughts to you and your families during this time.\n\nI wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-finance-republicans-to-demand-treasury-analysis-of-oecd-agreement/", "Young Joins Finance Republicans to Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement", "2021-12-22", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senate Finance Committee Republicans in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to renew requests for information regarding international tax negotiations. To date, Treasury has been unwilling or unable to fully engage with Congress to provide details on the negotiations, which will have a significant impact on American workers, businesses and revenue.\n\nThe senators raise concerns with how the negotiations may negatively impact U.S. competitiveness; the commitment from the United States to increase its global minimum tax before any other country; and suggestions that Treasury could implement the agreement without the advice and consent of the Senate, bypassing the treaty process.\n\nFrom the letter:\n\n\u201cThe Administration\u2019s rush to reach a political agreement, tied to its domestic spending plans and pursuit of revenue, has come at the expense of thorough analysis and meaningful engagement with Congress and the business community, and may ultimately put U.S. businesses at risk\u2026 Given this agreement\u2019s potential to jeopardize U.S. competitiveness, we continue to have concerns with the lack of detail underlying the approach being proposed under Pillar One and its lack of foundation in any discernible tax principles.\n\n\u2026\n\nFurther troubling is Treasury\u2019s continued insistence that the United States once again move first by significantly increasing the U.S. global minimum tax\u2026 As Pillar Two does not require other countries to adopt a global minimum tax, we are not confident that our biggest foreign competitors, like China, will enact and implement a global minimum tax on the same terms or on the timeline agreed to at the OECD.\n\n\u2026\n\nFinally, suggestions that the United States could fully implement Pillar One without the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate through the treaty process are highly problematic\u2026 [A]ny suggestion that Pillar One can be implemented absent treaty ratification is a dramatic shift from past precedent and calls into question the binding nature of any such agreement, thereby threatening the very tax certainty that many of our companies, and this Administration, claim to seek under Pillar One.\u201d\n\nThe senators end the letter with a detailed list of questions regarding the proposals, reiterating that any opportunity for a bipartisan outcome will require greater transparency and engagement from Treasury.\n\nIn addition to Senator Young, the following Republican members of the Finance Committee signed the letter:\n\nMike Crapo (R-Idaho, Ranking Member)\n\nChuck Grassley (R-Iowa)\n\nJohn Cornyn (R-Texas)\n\nJohn Thune (R-South Dakota)\n\nRichard Burr (R-North Carolina)\n\nRob Portman (R-Ohio)\n\nPat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania)\n\nTim Scott (R-South Carolina)\n\nBill Cassidy (R-Louisiana)\n\nJames Lankford (R-Oklahoma)\n\nSteve Daines (R-Montana)\n\nBen Sasse (R-Nebraska)\n\nJohn Barrasso (R-Wyoming)\n\nFull text of the letter can be read here or below.\n\nDecember 22, 2021\n\nThe Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary\n\nDepartment of the Treasury\n\n1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220\n\nDear Secretary Yellen,\n\nWe remain focused on ensuring the agreement reached at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/G20 regarding international taxation allows U.S. businesses and workers to remain globally competitive. Because this Administration has failed to provide us with the detail necessary to evaluate the agreement, we renew our request for this information.\n\nU.S. engagement in the OECD negotiations has historically received broad, bipartisan support given the key objective of eliminating discriminatory digital services taxes (DSTs). Rather than prioritizing this shared goal, this Administration\u2019s focus shifted to its domestic agenda of increasing taxes on American businesses, including through a higher global minimum tax. The Administration\u2019s rush to reach a political agreement, tied to its domestic spending plans and pursuit of revenue, has come at the expense of thorough analysis and meaningful engagement with Congress and the business community, and may ultimately put U.S. businesses at risk.\n\nGiven this agreement\u2019s potential to jeopardize U.S. competitiveness, we continue to have concerns with the lack of detail underlying the approach being proposed under Pillar One and its lack of foundation in any discernible tax principles. Although you have stated that Pillar One will be \u201clargely revenue neutral\u201d to the United States, you have refused to provide us with an analysis substantiating your claim. You have also undercut this assertion by acknowledging that open design features may \u201cmaterially impact American companies and the fiscal position of the United States relative to other countries.\u201d\n\nWe are also concerned the Pillar One implementation timeline agreed to by this Administration is not realistic. The Administration\u2019s recent agreements allow existing DSTs to remain in place, pause all U.S. retaliatory options, and require implementation by December 31, 2023 in order for DSTs to be removed. Given the number of open issues remaining and the need for all countries to achieve consensus, implementation by 2023 is likely unachievable. These agreements appear to eliminate any U.S. leverage, while attempting to manipulate Congress to act\u2014potentially to the detriment of U.S. businesses and revenue\u2014in order for DST relief to be achieved.\n\nFurther troubling is Treasury\u2019s continued insistence that the United States once again move first by significantly increasing the U.S. global minimum tax. The United States already acted first when the global intangible low-tax income (GILTI) minimum tax was enacted \u2013 four years ago. Yet the United States remains the only country that imposes a global minimum tax on its companies. As Pillar Two does not require other countries to adopt a global minimum tax, we are not confident that our biggest foreign competitors, like China, will enact and implement a global minimum tax on the same terms or on the timeline agreed to at the OECD.\n\nFinally, suggestions that the United States could fully implement Pillar One without the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate through the treaty process are highly problematic. Beyond constitutional concerns, any suggestion of implementation through a congressional-executive agreement at this stage is entirely inappropriate: this Administration chose not to engage with Congress to establish a legislative procedure defining OECD negotiating objectives or providing a detailed oversight and consultation process. The Administration cannot now assert it has the authority to enter into such an agreement. Overall, any suggestion that Pillar One can be implemented absent treaty ratification is a dramatic shift from past precedent and calls into question the binding nature of any such agreement, thereby threatening the very tax certainty that many of our companies, and this Administration, claim to seek under Pillar One.\n\nAny opportunity for a bipartisan outcome will require greater transparency and engagement. We ask that you provide prompt answers to the following questions surrounding these proposals:\n\nPlease provide your estimate of the number of U.S. companies that would be in scope under Pillar One.\n\nWhile we understand there are open design issues, Treasury has clearly performed an analysis and identified a range of possible outcomes. Please provide point estimates of the following, and describe the key design issues on which these estimates depend:\n\na. The amount of profit that would be reallocated between the United States and foreign countries, including a breakdown of estimated amounts by country.\n\nb. The net revenue impact of Pillar One to the United States.\n\nThe Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has long been engaged with the OECD negotiations at the request of both Congressional tax-writing committees. If you are unwilling to share this information directly with our members, will you commit to provide JCT with this information so they may provide an independent and confidential analysis?\n\nPlease provide a proposed plan for Pillar One implementation, including:\n\na. Treasury\u2019s proposed approach for implementation, including the expected treaty actions, domestic legislation, and changes to our competent authority agreements.\n\nb. Treasury\u2019s proposed timeline for the United States to implement Pillar One.\n\nc. If it is Treasury\u2019s position that treaty action will not be necessary to implement Pillar One, by what means and under what authority will the U.S. enter into a multilateral convention? Please provide a detailed analysis regarding how each of the United States\u2019 bilateral tax treaties\u2019 permanent establishment provisions will be modified through means other than the formal treaty approval process.\n\nd. If Pillar One is not implemented by December 31, 2023, will U.S. companies have any recourse for DSTs collected between now and that date? Will other countries be free to enact DSTs at that time?\n\ne. What are the OECD\u2019s plans for public consultation with stakeholders, including Congress and the U.S. business community, before design and implementation plans are finalized? What efforts are the Treasury Department taking to ensure meaningful public consultation takes place?\n\nWhat, if any, commitments has China made regarding its timing for implementation of a 15 percent global minimum tax? Have any of the other 134 countries joining the agreement provided you with a commitment regarding implementation?\n\nWe will continue to engage in good faith to evaluate the effects of this agreement on American workers, businesses, and revenue. However, this Administration\u2019s current posture of stonewalling our requests for relevant, material information has made it impossible to make this determination.\n\nWe appreciate your attention to these issues and look forward to your timely response to our questions.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-introduces-national-critical-capabilities-defense-act", "Spartz Introduces the National Critical Capabilities Defense Act", "2021-12-21", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 United States Representatives Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today introduced the National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (NCCDA) to establish a review process that would protect the United States supply chain from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. This legislation would create a whole-of-government screening process for outbound investments and the offshoring of critical capacities and supply chains to ensure that the United States can quickly detect supply chain vulnerabilities.\n\n\u201cThe recent pandemic highlighted significant weaknesses in supply chain resiliency, geographic imbalances, and material dependencies on the manufacturing output of our adversaries\u2014like China\u2014posing serious national security risks,\u201d said Representative Spartz. \u201cThis bipartisan, bicameral legislation will improve transparency to mitigate strategic risks and increase domestic manufacturing capabilities for critical products and materials.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic and semiconductor shortages exposed that critical U.S. supply chains were not up to the task in robustly responding to the America\u2019s needs. We have to learn from our mistakes and cannot allow outbound investments from the United States to take critical supply chains overseas and into the hands of our adversaries such as China or Russia,\u201d said Representative DeLauro. \u201cCompanies at a minimum should be required to report on their proposed offshoring of supply chains so the United States can better protect critical manufacturing capacity here at home to protect American workers and our national, economic and health security. I am hopeful that this legislation can spur action related to U.S. supply chain security. I thank my colleagues in the House, Representatives Pascrell, Fitzpatrick, and Spartz, and in the Senate, Senators Casey and Cornyn, for leading this critical effort. Now is the time to act.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe unfolding global supply chain crisis is evidence that America can no longer afford to rely on foreign adversaries like China and Russia for our essential goods and supplies,\u201d said Representative Fitzpatrick. \u201cThe NCCDA is an immediate, bipartisan response to the supply chain bottleneck that is plaguing our country and will increase transparency surrounding the offshoring of critical industries and manufacturing. We must act now to ensure the US has a resilient and secure supply chain that will bolster American innovation, job creation, and national security.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe frayed American supply chain and our continued bleeding of industrial capacity offshore represent a dangerous national security threat to the United States,\u201d said Representative Pascrell. \u201cThis watershed, bipartisan, bicameral legislation will take a major step to provide needed transparency and tools to prevent supply chains and critical industries from being offshored to our adversaries. The Chinese Communist Party climbed America\u2019s back to economic power and is now using that power to commit genocide, crush democratic norms, empower dictators, undermine workers, rig the world economy, and threaten America\u2019s allies. Putin\u2019s Russian Federation has also leached off America\u2019s economic might to sow discord in the world. It is time to enhance supply chain visibility so our companies and average worker investments are not being hoodwinked into empowering trade that undermines American competitiveness. Our proposal would be an important element for innovation and competition legislation being advanced in the House.\u201d\n\nUnited States Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) also introduced this bipartisan legislation in the Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-convenes-workforce-solutions-roundtable-madison-county", "Spartz Convenes Workforce Solutions Roundtable in Madison County", "2021-12-20", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ANDERSON, Ind. -- Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz hosted a workforce solutions roundtable in partnership with Madison County Chamber of Commerce and the Anderson Impact Center.\n\nSpeakers from Ascend Indiana, Gaylor Electric, the Hinds Career Center, and the StartEd Up Foundation were joined by business and community leaders discussing best practices and challenges in the local labor markets. Among the topics discussed were adult learning, wraparound services, inefficiencies of government funding, testing mandates, modern apprenticeships, financial literacy, public-private partnerships, and innovative education solutions.\n\n\u201cWe have some strategic workforce readiness and supply chain issues, which are slowing the recovery of our economy,\u201d said Congresswoman Spartz. \u201cAll the best ideas are coming from the grassroots, not from Washington, D.C., and I am always eager to hear from the innovators and leaders on the ground to be their partner in implementing and scaling up these initiatives.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-wraps-2021-20-person-town-halls", "Congresswoman Spartz Wraps up 2021 with 20 in-person Town Halls.", "2021-12-19", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ANDERSON, Ind. \u2013 This Saturday, Congresswoman Spartz held three in-person town halls in Alexandria, Fairmount, and Hartford City. This brings her total for the year to 20 public town hall meetings.\n\nKey topics discussed were spending, lack of budgeting process in Washington DC, inflation, the national debt, illegal robocalls, election laws, and dependencies on China.\n\n\u201cTown hall meetings are not always easy but carry out an important aspect of representative democracy and political discourse,\u201d said Spartz. \u201cThese in-person meetings allow me to update my constituents on my work, answer unfiltered questions, but most importantly hear directly from them.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Spartz hosted town hall meetings in Alexandria, Anderson, Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fairmount, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Hartford City, Indianapolis, Lawrence, Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton, Sheridan, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville this year.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/letter-young-braun-call-for-action-on-port-congestion-that-harms-hoosier-businesses/", "LETTER: Young, Braun Call for Action on Port Congestion that Harms Hoosier Businesses", "2021-12-16", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 This week, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.)sent a letter to the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force regarding the port congestion and shipping delays that are jeopardizing Midwest businesses struggling to receive timely access to inputs and inventory.\n\n\u201cThe businesses located in Indiana are particularly impacted by these supply chain barriers, most urgently at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Some have products stuck in container ships on the water, some have containers stacked in inaccessible environments, and some cannot find proper storage space or available methods for transport.\n\n\u201cThe combination of these factors has led to an incredibly strenuous environment for our constituents, one that they cannot withstand much longer. We must identify measures to increase productivity, unkink the chain, and finds ways to be efficient before even more businesses go under,\u201d said Senators Young and Braun in the letter.\n\nThe letter requests written responses from agency heads to ensure the public has full knowledge of current and ongoing efforts to take action at the ports. The Indiana Senators sent the letter after repeated outreach from struggling small and medium sized businesses in Indiana that are dependent on efficient supply chain processing at our nation\u2019s coastal ports.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nDecember 14, 2021\n\nSupply Chain Disruptions Task Force\n\nWhite House\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.\n\nWashington, D.C. 20500\n\nDear Members of the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force:\n\nWe write to you expressing deep urgency regarding the port congestion and shipping delays that are wreaking havoc on our constituents and jeopardizing businesses all across the Midwest. We have heard countless stories and fielded requests from small and medium sized businesses that have led us to inquire about your actions to minimize harm resulting from this crisis and your plans to address it with urgency.\n\nThe businesses located in Indiana are particularly impacted by these supply chain barriers, most urgently at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Some have products stuck in container ships on the water, some have containers stacked in inaccessible environments, and some cannot find proper storage space or available methods for transport. The combination of these factors has led to an incredibly strenuous environment for our constituents, one that they cannot withstand much longer. We must identify measures to increase productivity, unkink the chain, and finds ways to be efficient before even more businesses go under.\n\nWe appreciate the efforts undertaken to address supply chain challenges such as the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force (Task Force). Unfortunately, the Task Force has failed to deliver meaningful and immediate relief. While the installation of the Port Envoy could achieve beneficial changes, the initiative is too narrow and fails to address the entirety of port congestion, not just the concentration evident at Los Angeles and Long Beach. Further, warehouse space and chassis availability continue to represent a significant hurdle in in alleviating congestion. The recent announcement to open the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports for 24/7 operation addresses working hours, but not the fundamental issue of available chassis and escalating costs passed down to consumers and incurred by importers struggling to manage inventory and secure inputs.\n\nOur constituents are simply asking for action that leads to results, which so far has not occurred in a meaningful way. In that vein, we are requesting written responses to a series of questions below regarding tangible action and improvements to port congestion and supply chain disruptions.\n\nWhat does the Task Force identify as the root cause or causes for this current crisis at our nation\u2019s ports?\n\nWhat actions has the Task Force taken to mitigate or eliminate supply chain issues that prevent transfer of products off container ships and on to trucks or rail cars?\n\nWhat are the Task Force and the Administration doing to encourage greater automation and efficiency at our nation\u2019s major ports, which are noted to be some of the most inefficient in the world?\n\nAre there other parts of our supply chain that could be operating more efficiently, and what are the relevant agencies in the Task Force doing to promote such efficiency?\n\nDoes the Task Force and their related agencies require additional authorities from Congress to address port congestion and shipping delays? If so, please detail these authorities.\n\nAre there any solutions or mitigating relief measures pertaining to the supply chain crisis that the agency members of the Task Force would like to implement but cannot because they are outside of their scope and authority?\n\nHas the Task Force or the Administration consulted with military logistics experts to identify creative solutions to solving port congestion and supply chain issues?\n\nHas the Task Force or the Administration consulted with private entities focused on business solutions to identify ways to solve port congestion and supply chain issues?\n\nWhy does the American public not have access to timely updates on what the federal government is doing to improve the pressing port congestion issues?\n\nWould the American people benefit from increased transparency through systematic reporting on supply chain disruptions?\n\nWhat analysis has been conducted to determine the geographical implications to the Midwest caused by decisions made on coasts where the majority of the port-related disruption has taken place?\n\nIs the Task Force currently equipped to develop and implement a comprehensive set of solutions that will execute immediate results? If not, please identify what barriers exist in the Task Force\u2019s mission.\n\nIs there a single point of authority and accountability within the federal government for dealing with the current supply chain crisis and, if so, who is it?\n\nHas the Task Force or the Administration considered the impact that the federal vaccine mandate policies and requirements on cross-border truck drivers may have on port congestion and shipping delays?\n\nWe look forward to your thorough answers to these questions, which we will share with our constituents in need.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-sherman-and-barr-introduce-bill-accelerate-holding-foreign-companies", "Spartz, Sherman, and Barr Introduce Bill to Accelerate Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act", "2021-12-15", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN), along with Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), who Chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act \u2013 legislation that would increase accountability for the auditors of U.S.-listed foreign companies currently not subject to oversight by U.S. regulators.\n\nIn 2020, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Kennedy-Sherman Act (Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act) which prohibits the shares of foreign companies from continuing to be listed on U.S. exchanges if a company\u2019s auditor is not overseen by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board\u2019s (PCAOB) for three years in a row. For over a decade, Chinese authorities have effectively blocked the PCAOB from conducting effective oversight of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. However, these audit firms currently serve as the primary auditor for 191 companies publicly traded in the U.S. with a combined global market capitalization of $1.9 trillion.[1]\n\nThe Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act would put additional pressure on China by requiring foreign auditors to allow PCAOB inspections or risk publicly traded companies being de-listed from U.S. exchanges if inspections do not happen after two consecutive years rather than three. This legislation represents a House companion to S.2184, a bill introduced by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) which was passed by the Senate on June 22, 2021. Sherman also held a hearing in his subcommittee on this bill on October 26, 2021.\n\n\u201cAs someone who spent over a decade in public accounting and auditing, I understand and value the importance of investor protection and proper quality control of audits,\" said Rep. Spartz. \"It\u2019s our responsibility to protect the public and I am happy to co-lead a bipartisan, bicameral initiative to start leveling the playing field and increase accountability for Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act may be the most significant piece of investor protection legislation passed in several years,\u201d said Congressman Sherman, Chair of the Investor Protection and Capital Markets subcommittee. \u201cIt is designed to assure Financial Statement integrity of 191 U.S.-listed companies with over $1.9 trillion in market capitalization. The purpose is not to de-list any company, but to persuade China to allow the audit oversight that U.S. investors need, and the U.S. investors get when investing in all U.S. companies as well as companies in over 50 foreign jurisdictions.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis bill builds off of the bipartisan Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to protect investors, ensure the integrity of financial statements and create a level playing field for issuers on U.S. exchanges,\u201d said Congressman Barr, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy. \u201cI am pleased to join Reps. Sherman and Spartz in this effort to hold China accountable.\u201d\n\nSources:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-discusses-rising-cost-of-child-care-under-democrats-build-back-better-plan/", "VIDEO: Young Discusses Rising Cost of Child Care under Democrats\u2019 Build Back Better Plan", "2021-12-15", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a press conference with his Senate GOP colleagues to discuss provisions in Democrats\u2019 Build Back Better plan that would reduce child care options for parents, raise child care costs, and hinder child care providers\u2019 ability to operate and retain workers.\n\n\u201cIn the great state of Indiana \u2026 child care costs actually exceed the cost of higher education. This issue has not received enough attention.\n\n\u201cThe worst thing we could do is to put out of business our existing child care providers, which is precisely what the Build Back Better plan would do,\u201d said Senator Young during the press conference.\n\nAccording to a left-leaning think tank, the Build Back Better plan would increase child care costs by $13,000 per year per child. By increasing demand for child care without addressing the already limited supply of providers, Build Back Better will make it more difficult for parents to find and afford child care. Additionally, faith-based providers would have to meet extra requirements, likely putting some out of business.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-votes-to-pass-final-defense-authorization-to-prioritize-troops-strengthen-national-security/", "Young Votes to Pass Final Defense Authorization to Prioritize Troops, Strengthen National Security", "2021-12-15", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, after months of unnecessary delays, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted to approve the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed by a vote of 89-10 and included provisions that will benefit our military and make Americans safer and more secure.\n\n\u201cWhile Democrats haggled over their reckless tax-and-spend proposal, this vital defense bill has been on the back burner receiving little attention. Though it\u2019s later than it should have been, the version we passed today is far better than President Biden\u2019s original plan. It gives our troops a pay raise and puts real resources behind countering the aggressive actions of Putin\u2019s Russia and the Chinese Communist Party.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have secured several key provisions in this bill, including provisions to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with Israel, invest in emerging technologies, and create a bipartisan commission to examine our two decades of war in Afghanistan. The bill also includes a plan I worked on with members of the Burmese community in Indiana to support the restoration of democracy in Burma,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nAs passed, this NDAA gives our troops a 2.7 percent pay raise and provides a 3 percent increase over the previous year\u2019s military budget. This increase is more for our military than President Biden\u2019s proposal, which would have slashed defense spending. This increase is critical to keep pace with the Chinese Communist Party which has averaged ranged between 7.2 percent and 8.1 percent increases in year-over-year growth since 2016.\n\nSenator Young, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and Marine who serves on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked to ensure the bill would strengthen our military, while keeping Americans safe amidst threats from coronavirus, Russia, and the Chinese Communist Party.\n\nThe NDAA was also a success for keeping liberal priorities out of the final bill. The compromise legislation rejected distractions that would have impacted the rights of Hoosier gun owners and would have required women to register for the draft.\n\nFour of Senator Young\u2019s national security priorities were included in the legislation.\n\nSenator Young\u2019s provisions in the NDAA:\n\nThe Afghanistan War Commission Act to establish a 16-member nonpartisan commission to examine military, diplomatic and intelligence activities by the U.S. from late 1996 to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in August. This is essential as we examine our two decades at war and our failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.\n\nU.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement to establish a Department of Homeland Security grant program to facilitate closer U.S.-Israel cybersecurity cooperation.\n\nPilot program on acquisition practices for emerging technologies to bring the themes of Senator Young\u2019s Endless Frontier Act into the Department of Defense. This requires the Department to identify and award no less than four agreements for new projects to support high priority modernization activities that are consistent with the National Defense Strategy and creates an advisory group to bring private sector expertise into the process.\n\nSupport Democracy in Burma, a bipartisan amendment that was drafted with the input of leaders from across the Burmese community in an effort to restore democracy and hold those responsible accountable following this year\u2019s coup. This amendment requires the U.S. government to examine supporting the National Unity Government, denying legitimacy for the junta, and the role sanctions could play in accountability.\n\nSenator Young also secured the following provisions in support of Indiana projects:\n\nAnti-Submarine Warfare Equipment:\n\nAs the United States engages in strategic competition, our Navy will be at the forefront of securing vital sea lanes, protecting commerce, and reducing threats to the homeland from the navies of China and Russia. Sonobuoys, like those manufactured by Ultra Electronics in Columbia City, Indiana, are a vital tool in detecting and tracking submarine threats from our peer competitors. Senator Young secured a 20% increase in funding to procure additional sonobuoys.\n\nPersistent Maritime Intelligence Gathering:\n\nSenator Young also secured funding support for two additional MQ-4C Triton drones, reversing the Biden Administration\u2019s decision to not procure this aircraft. The Triton provides long-range intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities over vast oceans spaces. As the United States seeks to deter against China in the Pacific, this airborne capability will be invaluable in monitoring China\u2019s deployments of ships and aircraft. Rolls-Royce produces the engines for the Triton in Indianapolis, Indianapolis.\n\nVital Ground Combat Capabilities:\n\nWith Vladimir Putin and Russia threatening the security of Europe and the NATO alliance, now is not the time to reduce the acquisition of the necessary armor capabilities to deter against Russian aggression. Senator Young secured important increases in the procurement and development of the newest version of the venerable Abrams tank, the transmission for which is produced by Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, Indiana. This funding will ensure that the U.S. Army is fully equipped to win on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-highlights-democrats-efforts-to-supersize-the-irs/", "VIDEO: Young Highlights Democrats\u2019 Efforts to Supersize the IRS", "2021-12-14", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a press conference with his Senate GOP colleagues to discuss a provision in Democrats\u2019 Build Back Better plan that would supersize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve to know: The Democrats propose spending eighty billion in their tax, borrow, spend, and regulate Build Back Better Plan. Eighty billion dollars towards the IRS.\n\n\u201c\u2026 Even worse, we have been told by the President of the United States \u2013 he campaigned on a platform of ensuring taxes would not be increased \u2026 We know that most of this eighty billion will be used to enhance the ability of the IRS to target middle Americans. That promise will be broken. Yet another. Nearly six months since ProPublica leaked private, legally protected taxpayer information, at a time when there is a peak level of distrust of the Internal Revenue Service, Democrats want to increase the power of the IRS to insinuate themselves into the private lives of ordinary Americans.\n\n\u201cNow look, this is the wrong idea at the wrong time. We are in the middle of a pandemic. We have supply chain problems. We\u2019re experiencing cost inflation across a range of consumer goods. We\u2019ve got so many challenges, and once again the Biden Administration and Democrats in the United States Senate are out of touch with the real challenges and experiences of everyday Americans,\u201d said Senator Young during the press conference.\n\nTwo weeks ago, Senator Young joined Republican colleagues on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in sending a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to press the agency on its weak responses to the massive apparent leaks of private taxpayer information to ProPublica. To view the full letter, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-braun-romney-blackburn-hagerty-inhofe-introduce-legislation-to-empower-state-innovation-within-medicaid-program-2/", "Young, Braun, Romney, Blackburn, Hagerty, Inhofe Introduce Legislation to Empower State Innovation Within Medicaid Program", "2021-12-14", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the Let States Innovate Under Medicaid Act.\n\nThis legislation authorizes a framework to allow innovation under Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waivers. Specifically, it would include \u201cwork or community engagement requirements\u201d as an acceptable practice that furthers the objectives of the Medicaid program, thereby prohibiting the CMS administrator from denying a 1115 waiver on the basis that work or community engagement requirements do not further the objectives of the Medicaid program.\n\n\u201cMedicaid should ideally be available as a temporary option, with a goal of preparing individuals for a life of dignity in the workforce. Work and community engagement activities, such as those that Indiana previously had in place, are designed to improve quality of life over the long term and help individuals transition to full employment. CMS\u2019s decision earlier this year to revoke Indiana\u2019s ability to set these expectations for some Medicaid recipients treats work as a punishment and discourages efforts to transition to self-reliance. That\u2019s why I joined my colleagues to introduce the Let States Innovate Under Medicaid Act to allow states the opportunity to innovate under the Medicaid program, with the objective of preparing individuals for a life of independence in the workforce,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nIn February 2021, at the direction of the Biden Administration, CMS began efforts to withdraw work requirement waiver authorities in several states that had either been previously approved, or had a pending application, to implement work requirements. CMS is continuing to review some states\u2019 work requirement waivers, but has already withdrawn waiver authorities in nine states\u2014 Indiana, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, and Wisconsin.\n\nAdditionally, other states have voluntarily withdrawn work requirements from their waiver applications or have postponed the implementation of work requirements because of the uncertainty concerning Medicaid work and community engagement programs. CMS based its decision to withdraw waiver authorities in the nine states on the basis that \u201cwork or community engagement requirements\u201d do not further the objectives of the Medicaid program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-braun-romney-blackburn-hagerty-inhofe-introduce-legislation-to-empower-state-innovation-within-medicaid-program/", "Young, Braun, Romney, Blackburn, Hagerty, Inhofe Introduce Legislation to Empower State Innovation Within Medicaid Program", "2021-12-14", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced the Let States Innovate Under Medicaid Act.\n\nThis legislation authorizes a framework to allow innovation under Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration project waivers. Specifically, it would include \u201cwork or community engagement requirements\u201d as an acceptable practice that furthers the objectives of the Medicaid program, thereby prohibiting the CMS administrator from denying a 1115 waiver on the basis that work or community engagement requirements do not further the objectives of the Medicaid program.\n\n\u201cMedicaid should ideally be available as a temporary option, with a goal of preparing individuals for a life of dignity in the workforce. Work and community engagement activities, such as those that Indiana previously had in place, are designed to improve quality of life over the long term and help individuals transition to full employment. CMS\u2019s decision earlier this year to revoke Indiana\u2019s ability to set these expectations for some Medicaid recipients treats work as a punishment and discourages efforts to transition to self-reliance. That\u2019s why I joined my colleagues to introduce the Let States Innovate Under Medicaid Act to allow states the opportunity to innovate under the Medicaid program, with the objective of preparing individuals for a life of independence in the workforce,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nIn February 2021, at the direction of the Biden Administration, CMS began efforts to withdraw work requirement waiver authorities in several states that had either been previously approved, or had a pending application, to implement work requirements. CMS is continuing to review some states\u2019 work requirement waivers, but has already withdrawn waiver authorities in nine states\u2014 Indiana, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, and Wisconsin.\n\nAdditionally, other states have voluntarily withdrawn work requirements from their waiver applications or have postponed the implementation of work requirements because of the uncertainty concerning Medicaid work and community engagement programs. CMS based its decision to withdraw waiver authorities in the nine states on the basis that \u201cwork or community engagement requirements\u201d do not further the objectives of the Medicaid program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-menendez-introduce-the-end-tuberculosis-now-act-of-2021/", "Young, Menendez Introduce the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2021", "2021-12-14", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2021, comprehensive legislation to bolster U.S. efforts to combat the global TB pandemic.\n\nThe bipartisan legislation, which for the first time addresses the major impact COVID-19 has had on global TB control efforts, directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost its bilateral tuberculosis programs and activities to account for new goals established by the international community. In 2018, the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) set a new target of successfully treating 40 million people with Tuberculosis by 2022, including 3.5 million children. TB is now ranked as the second worst infectious killer in the world after COVID-19, with the World Health Organization estimating 1.9 million tuberculosis deaths in 2020 alone, underscoring the need to take urgent action.\n\n\u201cTuberculosis (TB) is a preventable, treatable, and curable disease. More than 25 years after it was declared a public health emergency, TB still remains the second most deadly infectious health threat next to COVID-19, and goes undiagnosed in many countries,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cWe must demonstrate U.S. leadership by passing our End Tuberculosis Now Act to find and treat TB, reduce the stigma, and better target this curable disease.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to introduce the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2021 to overhaul the United States\u2019 response to the global tuberculosis pandemic to ensure this deadly and entirely preventable disease is placed at the forefront of our global health priorities,\u201d said Senator Menendez. \u201cAs we begin to grasp the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic\u2019s widening of gaps in global health equity, the spread of tuberculosis has intensified among vulnerable populations, with approximately one fourth of the world currently affected. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the coming months to secure passage of this critical legislation and to recommit the United States as a leader in the global fight to end the tuberculosis pandemic through improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs we rally against the newest pandemic, we can\u2019t afford to ignore the longstanding ones. TB is a centuries old pandemic that killed 1.5 million people last year; we have the tools to end this curable disease, but we still need the resources and political attention to match,\u201d said Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS. \u201cRESULTS is grateful for the leadership of Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) for introducing the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2021 to help reach the millions of people with TB that health systems are leaving behind. We urge Congress to swiftly pass this bill and to greatly increase funding to fight TB everywhere in their end of year spending bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs someone who lives and was treated for tuberculosis in New Jersey, I am so grateful for Senator Menendez and Senator Young\u2019s leadership on Global Health and their work to create a world without TB for families like mine,\u201d said Kate O\u2019Brien of We Are TB, current co-chair of the Tuberculosis Roundtable. \u201cTuberculosis is treatable and curable. That anyone dies of TB is a tragedy and an injustice. The End TB Now act will give tuberculosis programs across the globe the prioritization and oversight they require to ensure people are given the high-quality care they need and deserve. I am so thankful for this legislation and I hope these efforts to safeguard the health of millions of people is supported by others in Congress.\u201d\n\n\u201cTuberculosis has long been one of the deadliest diseases in the world, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made our fight against TB more difficult and more urgent. We must act now to avert further unnecessary deaths and get us back on the path to ending TB once and for all. The End TB Now Act will bolster our efforts through a comprehensive approach to TB that allows more people to be diagnosed, improves access to the best available treatments, prevents future infections and disease, prioritizes the communities being placed at highest risk, builds partnerships for research and development, and so much more. We thank Sen. Menendez and Sen. Young for introducing this critically important legislation, and we look forward to a TB-free future that the End TB Now Act can help secure,\u201d said Elizabeth Lovinger, Treatment Action Group, co-Chair of Tuberculosis Roundtable.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-spartz-host-town-halls-blackford-grant-and-madison-counties-saturday", "Rep. Spartz to Host Town Halls in Blackford, Grant and Madison Counties on Saturday, December 18", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continues to host town halls across Indiana\u2019s fifth congressional district with the next three taking place in Alexandria, Fairmount, and Hartford City on Saturday, December 18.\n\n9:00 AM\n\nEmery Lee Facility, Beulah Park\n\n400 East 4th Street, Alexandria\n\n11:00 AM\n\nFairmount Public Library\n\n217 South Main Street, Fairmount\n\n1:00 PM\n\nBlackford County Courthouse\n\n110 West Washington Street, Hartford City\n\nRep. Spartz has already hosted town halls in Anderson, Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Lawrence, Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton, Sheridan, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-gives-nightmare-before-christmas-speech-on-us-senate-floor/", "VIDEO: Young Gives \u2018Nightmare Before Christmas\u2019 Speech on U.S. Senate Floor", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) gave a speech on the U.S. Senate Floor today highlighting some of the \u201cgifts\u201d included in the Democrats\u2019 Build Back Better Act that could cost American families this Christmas season.\n\n\u201cIt seems that Democrats want our children and grandchildren to pay for this bundle of goodies through the lay-away plan. GDP is projected to fall because of Build Back Better.\n\n\u201cColleagues, the best present all of us can give the American people is to do whatever is in our power to stop the Build Back Better Act,\u201d said Senator Young during his speech.\n\nClick here to view the Senator\u2019s full speech.\n\nSee Below for the Senator\u2019s Full Remarks as Prepared for Delivery:\n\nIn case anyone was wondering, there are 16 shopping days left before Christmas.\n\nI know I still have some shopping to do myself, but it seems as though President Biden and my Democratic colleagues here in Congress have already done most of their shopping.\n\nThat\u2019s good thinking.\n\nYou can\u2019t start too early with the supply chain as bad as it is.\n\nSo let\u2019s gather around the Christmas tree to see what gifts Democrats are prepared to pass out on Christmas morning thanks to their reckless tax-and-spend bill.\n\nTo left-wing labor unions \u2013 Democrats are gifting billions of dollars in handouts to strengthen this core constituency of theirs.\n\nWhile they\u2019re letting charitable tax deductions expire in Build Back Better, they have giftwrapped an above-the-line tax deduction for union dues.\n\nAnd as a special Christmas surprise, they\u2019re putting under the tree a shiny new tax credit for electric vehicles \u2013 but only if those vehicles are made in a union shop.\n\nYou see, if you are naughty and buy an electric vehicle from a non-union shop like those in my state of Indiana, you will miss out on the Democrats\u2019 $4,500 holiday give-away in this bill.\n\nApparently, during this Christmas season, the impact of EVs on climate change only matters if the workers\u2019 contracts are collectively bargained.\n\nWhich brings us to China, the tax hikes on businesses large and small in this bill will give China an unfair competitive advantage.\n\nIncreasing taxes on American businesses by more than $800 billion when they\u2019re already struggling with supply-chain issues and worker shortages will do very little to bring the jobs of the future here.\n\nWhich is exactly why the communist leaders in China will love this gift.\n\nAnd the largest gift under Washington Democrats\u2019 tree goes to none other than the rich.\n\nBy dramatically increasing the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction or SALT for short.\n\nThe once-proud \u201cparty of the working class\u201d is giving a tax cut to two-thirds of people earning more than $1 million a year. The average size of that cut is almost $17,000 a year for millionaires.\n\nThis is the now Democratic Party. Merry Christmas. This is the single most expensive tax expenditure in the Build Back Better Act and it\u2019s the second biggest component of the whole bill.\n\nEvidently, Democrats believe it\u2019s better to give than receive from millionaires so they have proposed a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans from the wealthiest cities, gift wrapped from the Democratic Party.\n\nBut maybe there\u2019s something under the tree for the rest of us?\n\nAfter the handouts, giveaways, entitlements, and earmarks, what\u2019s left for regular, middle class working stiffs?\n\nWe know that the really big gifts come in the smallest packages\u2026a lump of coal.\n\nThat lump of coal represents a massive $367 billion that will be added to the debt by the Democrats\u2019 reckless tax-and-spend bill according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.\n\nNot to mention the ten years of tax increases included in the bill to pay for only a few years of policy changes.\n\nOf course, we all know that figure will be much higher in reality. If all the temporary provisions in this bill are made permanent \u2013 it will increase our budget deficit by nearly $3 trillion this decade.\n\nIt seems that Democrats want our children and grandchildren to pay for this bundle of goodies through the lay-away plan.\n\nGDP is projected to fall because of Build Back Better. The cost of living is expected to rise even more than it already has over the last year because of BBB.\n\nAnd despite promises from President Biden & my Senate Democratic colleagues, if BBB were to become law, taxes would be raised on lower and middle class Americans who are just trying to get by.\n\nLadies and gentlemen, this Christmas season, Democrats are not offering holiday jobs or good cheer.\n\nInstead, this feels more like the Nightmare Before Christmas. Colleagues, the best present all of us can give the American people is to do whatever is in our power to stop the Build Back Better Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-colleagues-urge-ssa-to-reopen-field-offices-to-the-public/", "Young, Colleagues Urge SSA to Reopen Field Offices to the Public", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, in sending a letter urging Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi to immediately reopen the SSA\u2019s field offices to the public.\n\nSenator Young\u2019s office has received numerous complaints from constituents unable to schedule in-person appointments in a timely manner and from Hoosiers \u2013 often elderly \u2013 who have had difficulty navigating the online options.\n\n\u201cSocial Security is a bedrock of our nation\u2019s social safety net, especially for our nation\u2019s seniors aged 62 or older who comprise more than four-fifths of all Social Security beneficiaries. \u2026 On March 17, 2020, the Social Security Administration (SSA) suspended in-person services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This suspension created a disruption to the millions of new applicants and beneficiaries receiving Social Security benefits,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cOn behalf of the nearly 70 million Americans who receive benefits from SSA, we reiterate the need to reopen the field offices as quickly as possible. Our nation\u2019s seniors and beneficiaries of SSA programs deserve no less.\u201d\n\nNearly 21 months ago, the SSA suspended in-person services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the SSA reportedly submitted its reentry plan to the Office of Management and Budget in July of 2021, the SSA still has failed to fully reopen its offices to the public. This has resulted in disruptions to the millions of applicants and beneficiaries receiving Social Security benefits, including:\n\nChallenges for individuals, especially seniors in rural areas, who do not have reliable telephone or internet access;\n\nA reduction in Supplemental Security Income awards and disability benefit approvals; and\n\nMail backlogs and delays in providing benefit payments.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-spartzs-patents-humanity-act-passes-judiciary-committee-heads-house-floor", "Rep. Spartz\u2019s Patents for Humanity Act Passes Judiciary Committee, Heads to House Floor", "2021-12-08", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 H.R. 5796, the Patents for Humanity Act, led by U.S. Representatives Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee today. The Patents for Humanity Act will codify into law an expedited process to obtain patents for innovators who use game-changing technology to meet humanitarian challenges.\n\n\"This pandemic highlighted the importance of speed and agility in developing innovative solutions to benefit our society,\" said Rep. Spartz. \"I appreciate Rep. Jeffries\u2019 leadership and bipartisan collaboration.\"\n\n\u201cThe framers of our constitution and the founders of our great country understood that society would benefit if we incentivize creativity and innovation. That\u2019s why Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to create a robust intellectual property system to promote the progress of science and useful arts. The Patents for Humanity Act builds on this principle in practice by helping creators fast-track innovations that better our global community through the patent process,\u201d said Rep. Jeffries. \u201cI thank Rep. Spartz for her leadership and partnership on this important legislation.\u201d\n\nH.R. 5796 will now head to the Floor for consideration by the full House of Representatives.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-colleagues-urge-senate-foreign-relations-committee-to-take-action-on-us-chile-tax-agreement/", "Young, Colleagues Urge Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Take Action on U.S.-Chile Tax Agreement", "2021-12-07", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, urging them to prioritize the U.S.-Chile bilateral tax treaty by scheduling a committee vote on this important agreement.\n\nIn their letter, the senators noted that the U.S.-Chile bilateral tax treaty was negotiated between the U.S. and Chile in 2010, but the Senate has yet to give its consent to ratification.\n\n\u201cThe Treaty is vitally important to U.S. foreign direct investment in Chile,\u201d the senators wrote.\u201cWithout ratification of the Treaty, Chilean tax rates are due to increase on U.S. companies\u2019 Chilean operations and could reach a rate of 44.45 percent.\u201d\n\n\u201cFailure to ratify the treaty could significantly reduce investments by U.S. companies in Chile, weakening the U.S. economy,\u201d the senators continued in the letter.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here and below.\n\nDecember 7, 2021\n\nThe Honorable Robert Menendez\n\nChairman\n\nU.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations\n\n423 Dirksen Office Building\n\nWashington, D.C. 20510\n\nThe Honorable James Risch\n\nRanking Member\n\nU.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations\n\n423 Dirksen Senate Office Building\n\nWashington, D.C. 20510\n\nDear Chairman Menendez and Ranking Member Risch:\n\nWe urge you to prioritize the U.S.-Chile bilateral tax treaty this year by scheduling a committee vote on this important agreement.\n\nAs you know, the U.S.-Chile bilateral tax treaty was negotiated between the U.S. and Chile in 2010, but the Senate has yet to give its consent to ratification. The Treaty is vitally important to U.S. foreign direct investment in Chile. Without ratification of the Treaty, Chilean tax rates are due to increase on U.S. companies\u2019 Chilean operations and could reach a rate of 44.45 percent. By comparison, the Chilean operations of multinational companies headquartered in countries with treaties in force, such as China, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, would continue to enjoy the current Chilean rate of 35 percent.\n\nFurther, the Treaty would benefit U.S. companies, and a growing number of Chilean companies who operate in a variety of sectors, and are eager to increase their investments in the U.S. These investments have the potential to create thousands of jobs. Failure to ratify the treaty could significantly reduce investments by U.S. companies in Chile and weaken the U.S. economy.\n\nIn order to strengthen the economy and protect U.S. company investments, we ask for your support to ensure the prompt ratification of the U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty. Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter and we look forward to working with you to ensure timely ratification.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-takes-action-to-address-supply-chain-crisis/", "Young Takes Action to Address Supply Chain Crisis", "2021-12-06", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 For years, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) has pushed for a bill to fix the truck driver shortage \u2013 one key component of the country\u2019s supply chain. Now, as a supply chain crisis continues to hurt consumer and businesses this holiday season, that bill has become law and Senator Young is pushing even harder for more solutions.\n\n\u201cEverywhere I\u2019ve gone in Indiana over the last few months, high prices and empty shelves have been chief concerns for Hoosiers,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cThe people sent me to Washington to solve problems, and Democrats should join Republicans in taking action to fix the supply chain instead of haggling over a massive tax-and-spend boondoggle that will only exacerbate our current crisis.\u201d\n\nAmong the list of Senator Young\u2019s actions on the supply chain include: the DRIVE-Safe Act, the FREIGHT Act, and a supply chain mapping database.\n\nSenator Young\u2019s DRIVE-Safe Act helps alleviate the nation\u2019s truck driver shortage by allowing drivers aged 18-20 to cross state lines. The bill became law on November 15. Under previous law, drivers in this age group could drive within states, but could not cross state lines. These drivers must complete additional safety training in order to qualify.\n\nAdditionally, Senator Young joined fellow Republican senators on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to introduce the FREIGHT Act. This bill would take important steps to address the ongoing freight challenges while also putting in place policies to support the transportation network in the long term. Specifically, the FREIGHT Act would enhance appropriate government oversight of transportation operations, minimize barriers for stakeholders to address unlawful shipping conduct, streamline certification requirements for truck drivers, and incentivize the use of new technologies to improve efficiency.\n\nFinally, Senator Young successfully included an amendment in the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), also known as the Endless Frontier Act, that creates a voluntary online database to support supply chain mapping. This online toolkit will help American manufacturers divert supply chains from foreign countries back to the United States. The bill passed the Senate in June and is awaiting action in the House.\n\nIn addition to legislative activity, Senator Young joined his Republican colleagues from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in inviting the Biden Administration to testify before the committee on the steps they have taken to alleviate the crisis.\n\n\u201cWe have all seen the images of cargo vessels lined up for miles off the West Coast waiting to dock,\u201d the senators wrote in the letter. \u201cThis committee would benefit from the opportunity to learn how your Administration is addressing the ongoing crisis and discuss potential solutions.\u201d\n\nTo read the full letter, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-passing-of-senator-bob-dole/", "Young Statement on Passing of Senator Bob Dole", "2021-12-05", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement on the passing of Senator Bob Dole.\n\n\u201cOne of the greats of the Greatest Generation, courageous in war, humble and civil in peace, Senator Bob Dole believed in the American people, our system, and our way of life. He spent a lifetime working through institutions to serve others, especially his fellow veterans. His life should remind us all that common decency and public virtue is not a hindrance to political success. May peace be with Mr. Dole\u2019s family, and may Bob Dole \u2013 an authentic American Hero \u2013 forever rest in peace,\u201d Senator Young said.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-prevent-settlement-payments-for-illegal-immigrants/", "Young, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prevent Settlement Payments for Illegal Immigrants", "2021-12-02", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined his colleagues to introduce legislation to prevent payments for legal settlements for illegal immigration. Under the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act, no federal funds, including money from the Judgment Fund, could be spent to enrich illegal immigrants at the expense of hardworking American taxpayers.\n\nDespite the crisis consuming our southern border, President Biden\u2019s Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to give out payments of $450,000 per person to illegal immigrants who broke our laws, came here illegally, and put their children\u2019s lives at risk. If successful, President Biden\u2019s DOJ could pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to illegal immigrants at the same time that hardworking American taxpayers are struggling under Democrat\u2019s reckless tax and spend policies.\n\n\u201cIllegal immigrants are streaming across the border in record numbers. Everyone can see that the border is a clear and growing crisis, but the Biden-Harris Administration has no interest in fixing it,\u201d said Senator Young.\u201cInstead of discouraging illegal entry into the United States, if left unchecked, the Administration could hand illegal immigrants a winning lottery ticket with a $450,000 settlement. That\u2019s why I joined my colleagues to put an end to these payouts and this growing crisis.\u201d\n\nThis legislation builds upon Senator Young\u2019s prior leadership on this issue with the introduction of the Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act last month.\n\nSenators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) are all original co-sponsors of the bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-finance-committee-republicans-to-press-irs-on-propublica-leak/", "Young Joins Finance Committee Republicans to Press IRS on ProPublica Leak", "2021-12-02", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Republican colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee in sending a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig, to press the agency on its weak responses to the massive apparent leaks. Nearly six months after ProPublica began disclosing confidential, private, and legally-protected taxpayer information, the IRS and the Biden Administration continue to show little regard for the haphazard handling of private taxpayer data.\n\nProPublica unabatedly continues to publish articles naming individual taxpayers while the IRS, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Justice have all failed to identify the source or sources of the leaked information.\n\n\u201c[\u2026] ProPublica continues to publish what appears to be confidential taxpayer information that is protected by law, and as Commissioner, you have been a proponent of the IRS being allowed access to even more information from taxpayers and a significant and mandatory enforcement budget. The fact that the source of the information ProPublica continues to publish remains unknown means that the ability of the IRS to safeguard information already entrusted to it also remains unknown. It is possible that ProPublica obtained whatever information it has at one time from a specific source. However, if the ProPublica information was leaked or hacked from the IRS, and the IRS is unable to even determine if a leak or hack took place, this could indicate an ongoing and persistent problem with IRS information technology (IT) systems and the ability of the IRS to safeguard taxpayer information,\u201d the senators wrote in the letter.\n\nThe letter notes known deficiencies in IRS systems and highlights data and privacy security vulnerabilities involved in contractor relationships. The members also request further, detailed information about the IRS\u2019s efforts to determine a source of the leaks, and what the IRS has done to resolve open recommendations for curing deficiencies.\n\n\u201cAs we enter month six with no information about how ProPublica obtained protected taxpayer information, the risks we highlighted in this letter are of growing concern,\u201d the letter continues. \u201cIt is our constitutional obligation to ensure that IRS enforcement remains effective, and that requires the IRS to properly secure taxpayer information.\u201d\n\nTo view the full letter, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-youngs-fourth-annual-stomach-cancer-awareness-month-resolution/", "Senate Passes Young\u2019s Fourth Annual Stomach Cancer Awareness Month Resolution", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, the Senate passed U.S. Senator Todd Young\u2019s (R-Ind.) bipartisan resolution marking November 2021 as Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. The annual resolution was first introduced in 2018 in memory of Indy Star reporter and columnist Matthew Tully, who lost his battle to stomach cancer that year.\n\nThe resolution was cosponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and passed the Senate unanimously.\n\nStomach cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide and one of the most difficult to detect in its early stages. The resolution expresses support for more education of patients and health care providers and more research into early diagnosis, screening, and treatment.\n\n\u201cThis resolution was first introduced after the loss of Hoosier columnist Matthew Tully, and four years later, it is just as important to continue bringing awareness to this disease that has impacted so many Americans,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cThe goal is to bring awareness to stomach cancer so that we can detect and treat it sooner and save more lives.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-stands-for-life-ahead-of-tomorrows-supreme-court-hearing/", "VIDEO: Young Stands for Life Ahead of Tomorrow\u2019s Supreme Court Hearing", "2021-11-30", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a press conference with his Senate GOP colleagues to discuss tomorrow\u2019s scheduled oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organizationbefore the U.S. Supreme Court.\n\nThe landmark case concerns Mississippi\u2019s state law protecting unborn babies from abortions after 15 weeks. Senator Young signed an amicus brief asking the Court to uphold this law and consider overturning the outdated precedents set by Roe v. Wade.\n\n\u201cThe United States of America is an outlier when it comes to how we protect babies. We are only one of seven countries around the world, one of seven countries, that allows abortion to take place past the point at which a baby can feel pain in the womb. We join the likes of the Chinese Communist Party and the dictator in North Korea in our policies.\n\n\u201cEighty percent of the American people oppose abortions beyond the point of which a child can feel pain. So, I look forward to welcoming other Hoosiers into this city tomorrow as they descend on the nation\u2019s capital, make their voices heard, and ensure that the voices of those who can\u2019t speak for themselves will ultimately be heard as well,\u201d said Senator Young.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-introduces-impact-act", "Congresswoman Spartz Introduces IMPACT Act", "2021-11-24", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last week, U.S. Representatives Victoria Spartz (IN-05), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Improving Access to Care and Treatment (IMPACT) Act. The legislation would simply increase the amount of time a physician may hold long-acting injectable (LAI) buprenorphine if ordered through a specialty pharmacy from 14 days to 60 days.\n\nUnder current law, a healthcare provider who orders LAI buprenorphine \u2013 a form of medication for opioid use disorder \u2013 from a specialty pharmacy may only hold the drug in their facility for 14 days. However, due to the logistical hurdles associated with specialty pharmacy delivery, the 14-day time limit is a barrier to healthcare providers utilizing LAI buprenorphine. This legislation makes a commonsense change to the law that was envisioned in the SUPPORT Act by allowing health care providers to hold the drug in their facility for up to 60 days. Thus, the bill helps to facilitate continuity of care and treatment of people with Opioid Use Disorder.\n\nThis bill ensures health care providers have a larger window to use the medications they are prescribing, and in turn it reduces an unnecessary barrier to this innovative treatment method. Given the magnitude of the opioid epidemic, we need to do everything we can to increase access to all treatments.\n\n\u201cThe opioid epidemic has reached historic levels and is a national crisis affecting social and economic welfare of our country and our people,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \u201cThe IMPACT Act is important commonsense legislation which will bring much-needed treatments to more Americans and save lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur substance use epidemic continues to grow and get worse \u2013 we need innovative treatment methods to better combat substance use disorder,\u201d said Rep. Dean. \u201cThe IMPACT Act will reduce barriers to treatment, ensuring healthcare providers have the full access to proven medications, in turn helping patients get access to a potentially life-saving treatment.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-hosts-next-round-town-halls-hamilton-and-marion-county", "Congresswoman Spartz Hosts Next Round of Town Halls in Hamilton and Marion County", "2021-11-21", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CARMEL, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held town hall-style listening sessions in Lawrence and Sheridan this weekend. The federal vaccine mandate, health care, education, federal spending bills, border security, election integrity, and Big Tech issues, were among some of the topics discussed.\n\n\"These town halls are very important for me to hear directly from my constituents and provide DC updates directly to them,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \"Honest and open exchange of views and ideas in a respectful way is very important to any healthy democracy.\u201d\n\nRep. Spartz has now hosted 17 in-person town halls in Anderson, Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Lawrence, Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton, Sheridan, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-young-announces-nominees-for-united-states-service-academies-3/", "Senator Young Announces Nominees for United States Service Academies", "2021-11-19", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced his nominations for U.S. service academy appointments. Applications were received from 106 high school students, and a select group was interviewed by an advisory board chosen by Senator Young. In total, 47 exemplary young men and women from across Indiana received a nomination from Senator Young.\n\nA nomination does not guarantee admission to a service academy, but is required in order to be considered. Nominees are chosen based on personal merit. Criteria considered include evidence of character, leadership, academic excellence, physical aptitude, and extracurricular activities.\n\n\u201cI had the privilege of recommending a talented group of Hoosiers for admission to the United States service academies this year,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cThese young men and women are highly qualified to serve our country and I\u2019m very proud of their hard work. I wish them the best of luck in their application process.\u201d\n\nSenator Young\u2019s service academy nominees are listed below:\n\nUnited States Naval Academy\n\nAustin Beck\n\nClinton Prairie High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Air Force Academy\n\nCatherine Dely\n\nHomestead High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Air Force Academy\n\nCameron Frye\n\nSycamores Classical Christian Academy\n\nEmma Herring\n\nMunster High School\n\nEthan Howard\n\nPortage High School\n\nJohn Jackson\n\nWestern Boone High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Merchant Marine Academy\n\nJacob Klein\n\nCarmel High School\n\nCharles Krone\n\nZionsville High School\n\nSophia Nestler\n\nPenn High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy\n\nEllison Nou\n\nCarmel High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy\n\nAndrew Penca\n\nBrebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy and United States Air Force Academy\n\nPayton Plank\n\nNew Castle High School\n\nSamuel Schmidt\n\nWestfield High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Air Force Academy\n\nBenjamin Schmitt\n\nLake Central High School\n\nCarter Schutte\n\nMadison Consolidated High School\n\nJohn Sheddy\n\nCathedral High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy\n\nTitus Stutsman\n\nNorthwood High School\n\nGrace Sullivan\n\nCarmel High School\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy\n\nJonathan Yang\n\nCulver Academy\n\n*Also nominated to the United States Military Academy\n\nJohn Yeager\n\nWarsaw Community High School\n\nUnited States Military Academy\n\nAlden Asher\n\nLutheran High School\n\nRenee Beaubien\n\nLeo Jr./Sr. High School\n\nJoseph Boiquaye\n\nMarian Catholic High School\n\nJasmine Cai\n\nIndiana Academy\n\nJack Fellmy\n\nHamilton Southeastern High School\n\nAsher Halsey\n\nHenry Harrison High School/University of Southern Indiana\n\nChris Jennings\n\nFloyd Central High School\n\nRichard Kang\n\nCulver Academy\n\nLydia Kittrell\n\nJeffersonville High School/Purdue University\n\nLogan McCleese\n\nPerry Meridian High School\n\nLilian Rose\n\nCarmel High School\n\nHagan Wells\n\nPenn High School\n\nReid Wesley\n\nZionsville High School\n\nScott Winger\n\nBlackford High School\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy\n\nLandon Dolvin\n\nColonial Christian High School\n\nTom Huynh\n\nCarroll High School\n\nCharles Long\n\nLafayette Jefferson High School\n\nNicholas Mark\n\nCardinal Ritter High School\n\nKyle Mellady\n\nFountain Central High School\n\nAudrey Petree\n\nDanville Community High School\n\nNathan Windell\n\nHeritage Hills High School\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\n\nEnzo Costanza\n\nCulver Academy\n\nJoseph Hartzell\n\nHomestead High School\n\nConner Kobold\n\nCulver Academy\n\nDenys Miroshnyk\n\nBrownsburg High School\n\nMarcus Sherrod\n\nBrebeuf Jesuit High School\n\nOscar Stuart\n\nCulver Academy", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-young-bill-to-honor-13-american-heroes-killed-in-afghanistan/", "Senate Passes Young Bill to Honor 13 American Heroes Killed in Afghanistan", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 The Senate unanimously approved Senator Todd Young\u2019s (R-Ind.) bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. The bill passed the House in October and now awaits President Biden\u2019s signature.\n\n\u201cAmerica honors the bravery and selfless service of the 13 service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan, including Indiana\u2019s own Corporal Humberto \u2018Bert\u2019 Sanchez,\u201dsaid Senator Young. \u201cBert gave his life protecting strangers thousands of miles from home. He was the best, not just of the Marine Corps, but of this country. It is fitting that we award these heroes the Congressional Gold Medal.\u201d\n\nRecipients of the commendation include Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, of Logansport, Ind., along with Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, and Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss.\n\nSenator Young joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to introduce the bill.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-colleagues-to-urge-irs-to-investigate-enqs-pay-for-service-scheme/", "Young Joins Colleagues to Urge IRS to Investigate EnQ\u2019s Pay-for-Service Scheme", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate recent reports suggesting a private company is charging taxpayers a premium to speak to an IRS representative or face potentially hours-long wait times.\n\nA company called EnQ, has allegedly been flooding the IRS with robo-calls and selling slots at the front of the hold line to paying customers, taking advantage of an already strained customer service system. EnQ charges premiums as high as $1,000 per year.\n\n\u201cEnQ\u2019s service creates a two-tiered system for taxpayers seeking to access assistance from the IRS. It also may exacerbate the poor response rates at the IRS it purports to address,\u201d wrote the senators.\n\n\u201cBeing able to call the IRS is a free, public service that should be available on an equal basis. Paying to receive preferential access to the IRS should not be permitted,\u201d concluded the senators.\n\nThe IRS struggled to field incoming calls from taxpayers before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic has worsened this issue.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-introduces-cra-resolution-nullify-federal-covid-vaccine", "Congresswoman Spartz Introduces CRA Resolution to Nullify Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate", "2021-11-17", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Spartz, along with Rep. Fred Keller, Republican Leader of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify the Department of Labor's \u2018\u2018COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard.\"\n\nThis standard would mandate that companies employing over 100 people must require their employees be fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week.\n\n\"This burdensome and unconstitutional federal regulation would infringe on the rights of private employers and employees. It also reaches far beyond the scope of the Administration's authority and should be nullified by Congress,\" said Rep. Spartz.\n\nText of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution:\n\n\"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to \u2018\u2018COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard\u201d and such rule shall have no force or effect.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-all-gop-senators-to-file-challenge-to-bidens-vaccine-mandate-for-businesses/", "Young Joins All GOP Senators to File Challenge to Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses", "2021-11-17", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) filed the formal challenge against President Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act along with Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and their 47 other Senate Republican colleagues.\n\nThe Congressional Review Act is the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule. The resolution has been received by the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).\n\nThis move to overturn President Biden\u2019s vaccine or test mandate for private employers is guaranteed a vote on the Senate floor. The rule was transmitted to the Senate on November 16th, setting up a floor vote as soon as early December.\n\n\u201cThe Biden vaccine mandate is ill-timed, ill-advised, and likely illegal. In this moment when business owners are unable to fill the open jobs they have, President Biden is squeezing the labor market even more by forcing private employers to make health decisions for their employees,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nCongressman Fred Keller (PA-12), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and other members in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the companion legislation.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-agreement-to-conference-the-united-states-innovation-and-competition-act-2/", "Young Statement on Agreement to Conference the United States Innovation and Competition Act", "2021-11-17", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of an agreement to conference the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act, also known as the Endless Frontier Act:\n\n\u201cDespite months of delays from House Democrats who have been more focused on passing their tax and spend agenda than out-competing the Chinese Communist Party, tonight we finally took a step forward with the announcement that the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) will move to a conference committee. As the Chinese Communist Party ramped up their lobbying efforts against my bill in recent days, tonight\u2019s decision to move forward sends a message back to Beijing that we have no intentions of backing down. The Senate approved USICA with an overwhelming bipartisan majority in June and we intend to finish that work in the coming weeks. The result will be a historic investment in emerging technologies that will ensure the United States leads the world into the future,\u201d Senator Young said.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-agreement-to-conference-the-united-states-innovation-and-competition-act/", "Young Statement on Agreement to Conference the United States Innovation and Competition Act", "2021-11-17", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of an agreement to conference the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act, also known as the Endless Frontier Act:\n\n\u201cDespite months of delays from House Democrats who have been more focused on passing their tax and spend agenda than out-competing the Chinese Communist Party, tonight we finally took a step forward with the announcement that the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) will move to a conference committee. As the Chinese Communist Party ramped up their lobbying efforts against my bill in recent days, tonight\u2019s decision to move forward sends a message back to Beijing that we have no intentions of backing down. The Senate approved USICA with an overwhelming bipartisan majority in June and we intend to finish that work in the coming weeks. The result will be a historic investment in emerging technologies that will ensure the United States leads the world into the future,\u201d Senator Young said.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-announces-over-17-million-for-northwest-indianas-marquette-greenway-project/", "Young Announces Over $17 Million for Northwest Indiana\u2019s Marquette Greenway Project", "2021-11-16", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today announced that Northwest Indiana will receive a RAISE grant totaling more than $17 million for the Marquette Greenway Project. The grant application, which was submitted by the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), will complete over 55 miles of trail through three Hoosier counties to support economic development in Northwest Indiana. In July, Senator Young sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in support of the application.\n\n\u201cThe project will allow 55 miles of trail to pass through three Indiana counties: Lake County, Porter County, and La Porte County. The project\u2019s completion will directly benefit a local population of 130,000 residents, and provide interconnections throughout the Chicagoland region. Trails have proven to be a significant factor in improving quality of life, benefiting community health, and spurring economic development. The completion of the Marquette Greenway will improve the vitality of Northwest Indiana\u2019s economy and way of life,\u201d Senator Young wrote in the letter.\n\nNIRPC serves the counties of Lake, Porter, and La Porte and has played a critical role in furthering the region\u2019s economic progress.\n\nTy Warner, NIRPC Executive Director said, \u201cWe greatly appreciate Senator Young\u2019s support of the economic transformation happening in Northwest Indiana, and the Marquette Greenway is but the latest example of a truly transformational project with impacts far beyond its face value. This 60-mile active, outdoor transportation link creates enormous opportunities for Indiana residents to get connected to the incredibly unique ecosystem on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. But even beyond that, it creates a prime network to activate and grow the vitality of every community along the way. We are incredibly grateful and excited for what this project means to our region, and we can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d\n\nThe full text of Senator Young\u2019s letter is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/chinese-communist-party-lobbies-against-senator-youngs-endless-frontier-act/", "Chinese Communist Party Lobbies Against Senator Young\u2019s Endless Frontier Act", "2021-11-15", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) responded to reports that the Chinese Communist Party is lobbying against his bill to invest in frontier technologies that will help the United States outcompete China. According to a Reuters report, the Chinese Embassy in Washington is pressuring American business leaders to oppose Senator Young\u2019s United States Innovation and Competition Act, also known as the Endless Frontier Act.\n\nThe report says the Embassy is threatening businesses by telling them they will lose market share in China if the bill becomes law.\n\n\u201cXi Jinping does not want this bill to become law,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cHe is scared \u2013 rightfully so \u2013 that the U.S. will once again surge ahead when USICA becomes law. The Chinese Communist Party knows that when we invest in American ingenuity, there is no nation in the world that can out-innovate the United States.\u201d\n\nThe Senate passed USICA in June with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 68-32. Among other provisions, the bill would invest $29 billion over the next five years through the National Science Foundation in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and more. The legislation also includes critical funding for the CHIPS Act to address the worsening semiconductor shortage.\n\nAccording to the Reuters report, the letters sent from the Chinese Embassy encourage the businesses to lobby on the country\u2019s behalf against the bill.\n\n\u201cWe sincerely hope you \u2026 will play a positive role in urging members of Congress to abandon the zero-sum mindset and ideological prejudice, stop touting negative China-related bills, delete negative provisions, so as to create favorable conditions for bilateral economic and trade cooperation before it is too late,\u201d the letters said.\n\nSenator Young said the threats will only help to ensure the bill becomes law.\n\n\u201cAbsent from these letters are any reasons why USICA will be bad for America \u2013 only bad for the Chinese Community Party. Passage of this bipartisan legislation will create high-paying jobs for Americans, supercharge our nation\u2019s military and technological capabilities, and ensure the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s illiberal sphere of influence does not continue to grow unchecked.\u201d\n\nUSICA could be added as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act as early as this week.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-spartz-host-listening-sessions-lawrence-and-sheridan-nov-20", "Rep. Spartz to Host Listening Sessions in Lawrence and Sheridan on Nov. 20", "2021-11-12", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continues to host listening sessions across Indiana\u2019s fifth congressional district with the next two taking place in Lawrence and Sheridan on Saturday, November 20.\n\nLawrence Government Center\n\nGeorge Keller Public Assembly Room\n\n9001 East 59th Street\n\n10:00 AM\n\nSheridan Community Center\n\n300 East 6th Street\n\n1:00 PM\n\nRep. Spartz has already hosted listening sessions in Anderson, Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-young-veterans-day-remarks/", "Senator Young Veterans Day Remarks", "2021-11-11", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke at two Veterans Day ceremonies in Central Indiana today. In his remarks in Fishers and Beech Grove, Senator Young recalled the story of Corporal Barton Warren Mitchell, who played an unlikely role in the Civil War, despite being mostly forgotten today.\n\n\u201cFrom Lexington and Concord to Abbey Gate they have left home, left behind loved ones, not to seek glory or win treasure, but to defend the uniquely American idea that all men and women are created equal and capable of self-government,\u201d Senator Young said. \u201cWithout their blood and sacrifice, without all the Corporal Mitchells, the common soldiers whose names we don\u2019t know, whose brave deeds, big and small, are little known, our institutions, our government, our communities, our way of life, instantly vanish.\u201d\n\nSee Below for Senator Young\u2019s Full Veterans Day Remarks as Prepared for Delivery:\n\nIn the town of Hartsville, in Bartholomew County, not more than 60 miles south of here, there is a small red headstone in a Baptist cemetery. It reads simply: B.W. Mitchell 1816-1868. Below that, it mentions the 27th Indiana volunteer infantry in letters so small they strain the eye.\n\nCorporal Barton Warren Mitchell was a 45 year old railroad worker from Putnam County who joined the Union Army at the onset of the Civil War. In his life Corporal Mitchell was little known. He remains so today. No biographers have painstakingly retraced his life. His heroic deeds on the battlefield are not regularly recounted. Other than a $13 a month salary as a corporal, his government gave him no decorations or awards. There is no monument and memorial to him, only a small marker on State Road 46.\n\nBy simply doing his duty, though, this Hoosier soldier changed the course of history.\n\nYou see, in September 1862 Corporal Mitchell discovered an envelope laying in a field near Frederick, Maryland. Inside were three cigars, wrapped in a piece of paper. On that paper were written Robert E. Lee\u2019s plans to invade the North.\n\nCorporal Mitchell carried the piece of paper to his captain\u2026who took it to his colonel\u2026who jumped on his horse and rushed it off to headquarters. Once there the document \u2014 Special Orders No. 191, the Lost Order \u2014 landed in the hands of George B. McClellan, commanding general of the Union army.\n\nThe rebels\u2019 plans clear, he moved his army west and attacked Lee, culminating in the battle of Antietam, a bloody draw but a tactical victory \u2013 one that encouraged Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, transforming the Union war effort into a moral cause to end slavery, rescuing our Union.\n\nAll because a rank and file soldier did his duty.\n\nFor over two centuries America\u2019s soldiers, the men and women who make up freedom\u2019s army, have changed the course of history by doing their duty.\n\nThey defy categorization: they were farmers and shopkeepers, former slaves and newly arrived immigrants\u2026they are black and white, rich and poor, son and daughter, father and mother, from Bartholomew County and Brooklyn alike.\n\nFrom Lexington and Concord to Abbey Gate they have left home, left behind loved ones, not to seek glory or win treasure, but to defend the uniquely American idea that all men and women are created equal and capable of self-government.\n\nWithout their blood and sacrifice, without all the Corporal Mitchells, the common soldiers whose names we don\u2019t know, whose brave deeds, big and small, are little known, our institutions, our government, our communities, our way of life, instantly vanish.\n\nLiving and dead, they are as Lincoln once said, the pillars in the temple of liberty.\n\nOn Veterans Day, we honor and thank all Americans who have shouldered the terrible cost of war.\n\nIt falls to us and future generations to care for our veterans and those they leave behind. But I believe we have to do more.\n\nIf our veterans can risk and so often forfeit their lives for our freedoms, we can remember to see our fellow citizens as countrymen and friends. We can remind ourselves how precious and hard earned those freedoms are and never seek to deny another American of them. And we can resolve that no matter how great our passions, the Union preserved by veterans like Corporal Mitchell will forever stand and never break.\n\nIt may not be easy, but I believe by comparison, it\u2019s not a great sacrifice.\n\nCorporal Mitchell, by the way, was injured during the battle of Antietam; he spent eight months in a hospital, returned to his company and mustered out of the army in Indianapolis in 1864. His injuries never fully healed. He quietly returned to civilian life, moved to Hartsville and operated a sawmill. Before he died in 1868 he wrote to the federal government asking about recognition for his role in finding the Lost Order, with no success.\n\nAfter his death, Corporal Mitchell\u2019s son continued those efforts with similar results. A letter to his father\u2019s old colonel was answered with a promise though:\n\n\u201cThe memory of your father and his gallant services in my old regiment ever be duly appreciated by me. Anything I can do for his widow and family will be cheerfully done.\u201d\n\nLet the memory of the gallant services of our veterans ever be duly appreciated.\n\nAnd anything we can do, not just to help them and their families, but to cherish what they have fought for, let us do it cheerfully.\n\nThey have given so much. Let us never grow ungrateful.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-duckworth-effort-to-create-independent-afghanistan-war-commission-gains-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate/", "Young, Duckworth Effort to Create Independent Afghanistan War Commission Gains Bipartisan Support in the Senate", "2021-11-08", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the Afghanistan War Commission Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA). This bipartisan legislation would establish a nonpartisan, independent commission to conduct a comprehensive examination of the war in Afghanistan and deliver recommendations to avoid these mistakes in the future.\n\n\u201cOur country invested two decades in Afghanistan only to see it collapse in a matter of days. It is essential that Congress examine what occurred both in the Biden Administration\u2019s disastrous withdrawal and over the last 20 years to ensure we learn all that we can about how this occurred. I am proud to join Senator Duckworth to introduce the Afghanistan War Commission Act as an amendment to the NDAA. Assembling a nonpartisan Commission that cuts through the bureaucratic processes and helps us craft recommendations about where we go from here will be instrumental in keeping Americans safe.\u201d said Senator Young.\n\n\u201cThe War in Afghanistan was shaped by four different administrations and 11 different Congresses\u2014no party should be looking to score cheap, partisan political points off a decades-long nation-building failure that was bipartisan in the making,\u201d said Senator Duckworth. \u201cCongress owes the thousands of American servicemembers who sacrificed in Afghanistan a serious, honest and long-term effort devoted to bringing accountability and transparency, and I\u2019m glad Senator Young is joining my effort to create an independent, nonpartisan commission aimed at ensuring we learn from mistakes made over 20 years in Afghanistan and implement reforms to ensure those mistakes are never repeated.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission Act would:\n\nExamine all U.S. combat operations, intelligence actions, diplomatic activities and the interagency decision-making and coordinating processes used in the War in Afghanistan. The commission would span the entirety of the War\u2014from the September 11, 2001, attacks until the conclusion of the military evacuation on August 30, 2021;\n\nStudy the use of authorities for conducting the Afghanistan War, the effectiveness of Congressional oversight efforts and the strategic decisions made throughout the course of the war;\n\nInvestigate actions by all U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of State and the Intelligence Community. It would also examine the U.S. efforts with our allies and partners;\n\nEnsure its members are nonpartisan and chosen in equal numbers by the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate committees of jurisdiction for Armed Services, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs. The Commissioners would be experienced policy professionals from all corners of the federal government with no direct history of involvement in operational or strategic decision-making in the Afghanistan War to ensure objectivity;\n\nProvide lessons learned and actionable recommendations in a public and unclassified report, with a classified annex for Intelligence Community matters. The report would allow the United States to learn from our experience in Afghanistan and ensure those mistakes are never repeated; and\n\nIssue biennial reports to Congress on the status of declassification efforts to ensure classified findings and recommendations are eventually released to the public.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-spartz-democrats-socialist-spending-and-bad-energy-policies-are-hurting", "Rep. Spartz: Democrats' Socialist Spending and Bad Energy Policies are Hurting the American People", "2021-11-07", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This morning, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) joined Fox and Friends to discuss the Democrats' socialist spending bill proposed in the House, and bad energy policies benefiting our adversaries and hurting the American people.\n\nWatch the full interview below:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-seeks-purple-heart-award-fallen-servicemen-jolly-51-crash", "Spartz Seeks Purple Heart Award for Fallen Servicemen of Jolly 51 Crash", "2021-11-07", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) and six of her fellow Members of Congress petitioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to award the Purple Heart to the seven fallen heroes in the \u201cJolly 51\u201d helicopter crash in Iraq on March 15, 2018, including Major Christopher Zanetis of Carmel, Indiana.\n\n\u201cHonoring our fallen soldiers is the duty of a grateful nation,\u201d said Rep. Spartz \u201cWe can never forget our fellow Americans who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-co-sponsors-illegal-immigrant-payoff-prohibition-act", "Spartz Co-Sponsors Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act", "2021-11-06", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) joined Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Cal.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, as a co-sponsor of the Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act in response to the proposed $450,000 per person payments to illegal immigrants.\n\nThe legislation will prevent the Attorney General from making settlement payments to individuals and families who entered the United States illegally.\n\n\"The reported settlement of $450,000 per person to illegal immigrants is outrageous and an overreach by the executive branch,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \u201cCongress must reassert itself and take its powers back. The Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act does just that.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=206", "Congressman Baird Votes No on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", "2021-11-05", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) released the following statement in response to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve a targeted plan to improve our nation\u2019s infrastructure, but unfortunately the bill passed today by House Democrats is little more than a Trojan horse for their partisan wish list of wasteful spending,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \u201cDespite claims from Speaker Pelosi that the Senate infrastructure bill and reconciliation package are not linked, the repeated delays since its Senate passage continue to demonstrate that today\u2019s vote is to pave the way for her real priority \u2013 the multi-trillion dollar socialist spending spree. As hardworking Hoosiers continue to pay more for many essential goods and services, it is simply irresponsible to force them to foot the bill for a wasteful package that, while billed as infrastructure, dedicates less than 10% of its 1.2 trillion dollar price tag to roads and bridges. Constituents across the 4th district have expressed overwhelming opposition to this wasteful spending, and I was proud to vote no on this bill.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed the United States Senate on August 10, 2021. Since then, House Democratic Leadership has excluded both Democrat and Republican Members from infrastructure negotiations and inextricably linked the infrastructure bill to their multi-trillion dollar reconciliation package.\n\nDescribed by Democrats as a means to improve American infrastructure, only a small portion of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will fund projects considered by Americans as \u201cinfrastructure.\u201d The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that $400 billion of the bill\u2019s $1.2 trillion total is unpaid for \u2013 equal to 25% of the total price tag. The CBO also projects that this bill will add $256 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act calls for $625 billion in new spending over 5 years and fails to address the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a lengthy and costly project review process. Without reforms to NEPA, improvements to our roads, bridges, and highways will continue to be delayed by bureaucratic red tape.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-cruz-urge-sec-mayorkas-to-enforce-federal-immigration-laws-as-illegal-immigrant-caravan-approaches-us-border_/", "Young, Cruz Urge Sec. Mayorkas to Enforce Federal Immigration Laws as Illegal Immigrant Caravan Approaches U.S. Border", "2021-11-05", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Yesterday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, voicing concerns about a caravan of over 3,000 illegal immigrants approaching the U.S. and urging the Biden-Harris administration to enforce federal immigration laws to address the crisis on the Southern Border.\n\n\u201cWe must enforce our immigration laws as we do any other laws and ensure migrants in this caravan with nonexistent asylum claims will not be released into the United States. The safety of our American citizens and future migrants depends on your actions,\u201d the members wrote.\n\nThe caravan has already surged past a blockade of Mexican law enforcement officers in Tapachula, sparking fears a similar situation could happen at our Southern Border, where Customs and Border Protection field agents are overworked and under-resourced.\n\nIn the past year, more than 1.7 million immigrants have been apprehended at the Southern Border, the highest number of illegal crossings in history.\n\nSenators Young and Cruz were joined on the letter by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.), along with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and dozens of House Republicans.\n\nRead the full text of the letter here and below.\n\nNovember 04, 2021\n\nThe Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas\n\nSecretary\n\nU.S. Department of Homeland Security\n\n2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE\n\nWashington, D.C. 20528\n\nDear Secretary Mayorkas:\n\nWe are writing today with serious concerns about the organized migrant caravan currently on its way from southern Mexico toward the United States. It is estimated over 3,000 migrants from Haiti, South America, and Central America will reach our southern border within the coming weeks.\n\nAs you know, the caravan has already surged past a blockade of 400 Mexican law enforcement officers in Tapachula, who were prepared in anti-riot gear and attempted to block their path from getting to the U.S.-Mexico border. It has been reported that a number of minors were injured as a result of the breakthrough. We are deeply concerned about what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing to prevent a similar situation at our southern border, especially when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field agents are already overworked, undermanned and under-supplied as a result of the influx of migrants this year.\n\nAdditionally, this caravan comes only weeks after ten thousand migrants flooded Del Rio, Texas, overwhelming border personnel and later gaining entry into the United States. While the strategy DHS released on September 18, 2021, stated that migrants \u201cwho cannot be expelled under Title 42 and do not have a legal basis to remain will be placed in expedited removal proceedings,\u201d this did not occur in Del Rio. In fact, Senior Executive Branch officials stated that migrants were released into the United States on a \u201cvery, very large scale.\u201d We believe this incentivized the recent caravan to journey to the United States.\n\nTo better understand DHS\u2019s preparation strategy and make sure individuals with nonexistent asylum claims are placed in expedited removal proceedings, we ask that you respond to the following questions:\n\nWhat has DHS done to prepare for this caravan, including diplomatic efforts with Central American countries to stop it as it gains momentum?\n\nHow is DHS collecting, receiving, and sharing intelligence on this caravan through the interagency process to ensure malign actors are not making their way to\u2014and into\u2014the United States?\n\nHow are these actions different from the actions taken in Del Rio?\n\nWill DHS expel migrants encountered at the border using Title 42?\n\nWhat are DHS\u2019 plans to process and deport migrants who cannot be expelled under Title 42 and do not have a legal basis to remain in the U.S.?\n\nIn the past year alone, U.S. Border Patrol has recorded nearly 1.7 million migrant apprehensions at the southern border, which is the highest number of illegal crossings in history. If the Administration does not begin to appropriately respond to these caravans and the ongoing border crisis, these surges will surely continue. In fact, organizers made migrants who wished to participate in the current caravan \u201cregister with a QR code on their phones or a web link to participate.\u201d As this shows, the situation at our border is only getting worse.\n\nWe must enforce our immigration laws as we do any other laws and ensure migrants in this caravan with nonexistent asylum claims will not be released into the United States. The safety of our American citizens and future migrants depends on your actions. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and we look forward to your response.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-senators-to-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-fish-and-wildlife-restoration-in-the-great-lakes/", "Young Joins Senators to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Fish and Wildlife Restoration in the Great Lakes", "2021-11-05", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced a bipartisan bill to support fish and wildlife in the Great Lakes.\n\nAs leaders of the Senate\u2019s Great Lakes Task Force, the senators reintroduced the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Actto provide critical resources to conserve and restore fish and wildlife populations in the Great Lakes. The bill would authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to partner with other federal agencies, states, and tribes to develop and execute proposals for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin.\n\n\u201cThe Great Lakes play a crucial role in Indiana\u2019s ecosystem,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act to help restore wetlands, watersheds, and grasslands that add to the diversity of Hoosier wildlife.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe reauthorization of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act would be a strong step towards conserving one of the country\u2019s most vital recreational fisheries. Since 1998, this program has supported anglers across the Great Lakes through projects like wetland restoration and the detection of lake trout spawning in the wild. On behalf of the sportfishing industry, we are grateful to Senators Klobuchar and Portman for leading this important effort,\u201dsaid Connor Bevan, Inland Fisheries Policy Manager at the American Sportfishing Association.\n\n\u201cThe Alliance for the Great Lakes greatly appreciates the leadership of Senator Klobuchar to reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. For more than two decades this important program has provided grants to protect and restore fish and wildlife and their habitat in the Great Lakes Basin and is critical to the preservation of these resources,\u201dsaid Joel Brammeier, President and CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes.\n\nThis legislation would provide assistance to Great Lakes fish and wildlife agencies to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration, and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats by reauthorizing $6 million annually through 2027 to implement restoration projects and USFWS activities of regional importance to the Great Lakes. It would serve an important role in implementing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and renew continued cooperative efforts to address impacts associated with invasive species throughout the Great Lakes Basin.\n\nThe Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act has been endorsed by Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ducks Unlimited (DU), Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Great Lakes Commission, Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever, and The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-receives-american-patriot-award", "Congresswoman Spartz Receives American PATRIOT Award", "2021-11-03", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) was presented with the American PATRIOT Award by the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC).\n\n\"It is an honor to receive AMAC's American PATRIOT Award,\" said Rep Spartz. \"I look forward to continuing to work with AMAC on issues important to seniors in Indiana\u2019s fifth district, including Medicare, Social Security, rising healthcare and prescription drug costs, rising inflation, out of control federal spending, and border security.\"\n\nAMAC, founded in 2007, is a United States-based membership organization for people age 50 and over. The American PATRIOT award is given annually to a consistent supporter of AMAC's core values of faith, family, and freedom.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-40-colleagues-in-officially-challenging-bidens-vaccine-mandate/", "Young Joins 40 Colleagues in Officially Challenging Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate", "2021-11-03", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Republican colleagues today to formally move to disapprove and nullify President Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate on private employees under the Congressional Review Act, the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule.\n\nThis week, President Biden\u2019s White House is expected to issue a rule to officially mandate vaccination requirements for employees at private businesses with more than 100 employees. The rule will affect more than 80 million Americans and imposes $14,000 fines for people who do not comply.\n\n\u201cThe Biden vaccine mandate is ill-timed, ill-advised, and likely illegal. In this moment when business owners are unable to fill the open jobs they have, President Biden is squeezing the labor market even more by forcing private employers to make health decisions for their employees,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nSenators Young and Braun were joined by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) along with Congressman Fred Keller (Pa.-12), Ranking Member on Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and other members in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nOn September 8, President Joe Biden announced vaccine mandates that extend to 80 million private sector workers and additional mandates on millions of federal workers and contractors. These mandates are expected to force private sector employers with more than 100 employees to become vaccinated or produce at-least-weekly negative test results before coming to work.\n\nThe Congressional Review Act (CRA) can be used by Congress to overturn certain federal agency regulations and actions through a joint resolution of disapproval. If a CRA joint resolution of disapproval is approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, or if Congress successfully overrides a presidential veto, the rule at issue is invalidated.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-republican-colleagues-to-block-taxpayer-funded-payments-to-illegal-immigrants/", "Young Joins Republican Colleagues to Block Taxpayer-Funded Payments to Illegal Immigrants", "2021-11-03", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to block any taxpayer payments to illegal immigrants. According to media reports, the Biden Administration reportedly considered a plan to provide as much as $450,000 per person in taxpayer money for settlements for illegal immigrants.\n\n\u201cInstead of discouraging illegal entry into the United States, if left unchecked the Biden-Harris Administration could hand illegal immigrants a winning lottery ticket. This half-baked scheme is an insult to hardworking Americans who will never see a check that large and the servicemen and women who put their lives on the line for far less,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\n\u201cBiden\u2019s open border policies have reached a new crazy level. Montana families are struggling with inflation and skyrocketing costs on everything from gas to groceries because of Biden\u2019s wasteful spending policies, and now the President wants to give hundreds of thousands of dollars to illegal immigrants. Because of Biden, our southern border has been taken over by Mexican cartels and this effort will only continue to incentivize illegal immigration making it worse. This is a gut punch to the American taxpayer,\u201dsaid Senator Daines.\n\nMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Young and Daines in introducing this amendment.\n\nFor amendment text, click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-condemns-democrats-delay-in-bringing-the-ndaa-to-the-senate-floor/", "VIDEO: Young Condemns Democrats\u2019 Delay in Bringing the NDAA to the Senate Floor", "2021-11-02", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a press conference with his Senate GOP colleagues to discuss Democrats\u2019 delay in bringing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the Senate floor. The NDAA is one of many bills being held up due to the Democrats\u2019 months-long focus on President Biden\u2019s tax-and-spend agenda.\n\n\u201cThe Democratic leadership hasn\u2019t prioritized national defense. This is the most fundamental responsibility of our federal government. It\u2019s time that the Democrats show some leadership.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time that they step up and work with Republicans to pass this NDAA and put aside this multi-trillion dollar tax-and-spend, left-wing ideological wish list that they are trying to ram through an equally divided United States Senate. The American people have had enough,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nTo hear the Senator\u2019s full remarks, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-president-biden-lacks-legal-authority-vaccine-mandate", "Spartz: President Biden Lacks Legal Authority for Vaccine Mandate", "2021-10-28", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights of the House Education and Labor Committee held a joint hearing on President Biden's vaccine mandate on employers with 100 or more employees. This directive is included in President Biden's \"Pathway out of the Pandemic\" plan and directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement the mandate.\n\nCongresswoman Spartz questioned the witnesses about the constitutionality and legality of the federal mandate raising concerns with the ability of the federal government to mandate an individual lose their private-sector job, presidential authority to issue a broad vaccine mandate without action from the legislative branch, and OSHA\u2019s misinterpretation of the statute dealing with \u201ctoxic substances\u201d.\n\n\u201cThe issue of President Biden\u2019s employer vaccine mandate was raised by many of my constituents during my town halls last weekend. We need to remember that this mandate not only raises questions about constitutionality and presidential authority but will also have a direct effect on people\u2019s lives and livelihoods,\u201d Rep. Spartz said. \u201cGenerally, top-down government approaches do not work and backfire.\u201d\n\nYou can watch Congresswoman Spartz's full line of questioning here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-crapo-ask-social-security-administration-for-long-delayed-annual-report-on-the-supplemental-security-income-program/", "Young, Crapo ask Social Security Administration for Long-Delayed Annual Report on the Supplemental Security Income Program", "2021-10-28", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Social Security, and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) pressed the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on when Congress can expect to receive the annual report on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.\n\nThe delay in reporting to Congress on the program relative to the statutory deadline of May 30 is the longest in the history of the report, and comes on the heels of the longest delay ever in the Social Security and Medicare trustees report. Of concern, these delays also follow the Biden Administration\u2019s unlawful removal of the Commissioner of Social Security earlier this year\u2013an action that dissolved the political independence of the Social Security Administration. Moreover, the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy held a hearing on the SSI program on September 21 without having had the benefit of an updated report on the program.\n\nRanking Members Young and Crapo requested the Acting Commissioner identify when the annual report on the SSI program can be expected, and reasons for the inordinate delay.\n\nFrom the letter:\n\n\u201cSocial Security retirement and disability insurance beneficiaries, and beneficiaries of the SSI program administered by SSA deserve better, and Congress must receive timely, regular reports on the financial conditions of programs that SSA administers.\u201d\n\n\u201cPlease identify by November 4 when SSA expects to issue the overdue Annual Report on the SSI program and reasons for this year\u2019s inordinate delay.\u201d\n\nRead the letter here or below:\n\nDear Acting Commissioner Kijakazi:\n\nAccording to Section 231 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), not later than May 30 of each year the Commissioner of Social Security \u201cshall prepare and deliver a report annually to the President and the Congress\u201d regarding the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.\n\nBetween 1997 and 2009, the reports were received by Congress on or before May 30. During the Obama administration, the statutory deadline was then missed five of eight years. Since 2016, four reports have been issued, with only two having met the statutory deadline. The deadline was, however, met in 2019 and 2020. The longest delay in providing a report, relative to the statutory deadline, was in 2017 when the report was received on September 1.\n\nCongress has yet to receive a 2021 report and, therefore, the Social Security Administration is not in compliance with Section 231 or P.L. 104-193, and the delay in providing the report is the longest in history.\n\nThis delay comes on the heels of the 2021 trustees reports for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which are to be issued annually no later than April 1 or each calendar year, being delivered with the longest delay in the history of the reports since 1995. Of concern, the delays follow the unnecessary politicization of the Social Security Administration (SSA) resulting from the President\u2019s unlawful decision to remove the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner from leadership.\n\nSocial Security retirement and disability insurance beneficiaries, and beneficiaries of the SSI program administered by SSA deserve better, and Congress must receive timely, regular reports on the financial conditions of programs that SSA administers. Indeed, the Senate Finance Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy held a hearing on September 9 of this year titled \u201cPolicy Options for Improving SSI\u201d without the benefit of having a timely report on the SSI program.\n\nPlease identify by November 4 when SSA expects to issue the overdue Annual Report on the SSI program and reasons for this year\u2019s inordinate delay.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-carper-letter-seeks-to-protect-medical-device-jobs-and-hold-china-accountable/", "Young, Carper Letter Seeks to Protect Medical Device Jobs and Hold China Accountable", "2021-10-26", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai encouraging action to prevent China from deploying unfair practices that threaten jobs in the medical device manufacturing industry. The letter pushes for fair access to the Chinese market to ensure American businesses within the robust medical device industry can continue to grow, innovate, and remain competitive.\n\n\u201cThe medical device industry employs over 400,000 Americans and pays on average 28% higher wages than other manufacturing jobs. Given the importance of this industry to our country\u2019s economy, we must pursue policies that hold China accountable for deliberate actions that harm our job creators and employees. China keeping the current structure of the VBP in place will have ripple effects in communities supported heavily by the medical device industry and could jeopardize access to life-saving products made through cutting-edge technologies.\n\n\u201cWe urge you to raise this issue in diplomatic outreach to China\u2019s trade ministry and advocate for an equitable and transparent procurement process of mutual benefit. We further recommend consultation with industry representatives to understand the true scope of the problem and we stand ready to provide further counsel,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\nOver fifty percent of the U.S. medical device products sold in China are manufactured by American workers. However, in order to obtain market access, American manufacturers have to abide by the terms of China\u2019s volume-based procurement system, which lacks transparency and forces companies to drastically slash prices without regard to quality. Such measures harm medical device makers and their employees who cannot financially afford these reductions. This adverse action to the medical device industry in the U.S. could negatively impact jobs, consumers, and broader economic health, especially as industries recover from pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nOctober 26, 2021\n\nThe Honorable Katherine Tai\n\nUnited States Trade Representative\n\nExecutive Office of the President\n\n600 17th Street, NW\n\nWashington, D.C. 20580\n\nDear Ambassador Tai,\n\nWe write to you to express concern with recent action by China related to the procurement of medical devices. As Senators representing states with a robust medical device industry, we are troubled that this adverse action could negatively impact jobs, consumers, and broader economic health, especially as industries recover from pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.\n\nThe Chinese volume-based procurement (VBP) system inherently places American businesses at a disadvantage. The VBP distorts the Chinese medical device market, which in turn undermines the sustainability of U.S. exports and American jobs. Before VBP\u2019s introduction last year, the U.S. and China had a relatively balanced trade relationship in medical devices with U.S. exports exceeding $6 billion. The current structure of the VBP focuses exclusively on the lowest price without regard for the quality and value of the medical device product. This action negatively affects American manufacturers, threatens jobs, and could seriously impact the viability of this industry in the future: over fifty percent of the U.S. medical device products sold in China are manufactured by American workers residing in the U.S.\n\nFair access to the Chinese market is critical to ensure American businesses can continue innovating and remain competitive. The medical device industry employs over 400,000 Americans and pays on average 28% higher wages than other manufacturing jobs. Given the importance of this industry to our country\u2019s economy, we must pursue policies that hold China accountable for deliberate actions that harm our job creators and employees. China keeping the current structure of the VBP in place will have ripple effects in communities supported heavily by the medical device industry and could jeopardize access to life-saving products made through cutting-edge technologies.\n\nWe urge you to raise this issue in diplomatic outreach to China\u2019s trade ministry and advocate for an equitable and transparent procurement process of mutual benefit. We further recommend consultation with industry representatives to understand the true scope of the problem and we stand ready to provide further counsel.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-colleagues-to-introduce-bill-to-block-democrats-irs-surveillance-proposal/", "Young Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bill to Block Democrats\u2019 IRS Surveillance Proposal", "2021-10-26", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Last week, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined his Republican colleagues to introduce the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing Democrats\u2019 plan to give the agency access to transaction information of virtually every American.\n\n\u201cDespite Americans\u2019 outrage and warnings from local banks and credit unions, Democrats are insisting that we turn our local financial institutions into IRS agents. This proposal from the Biden-Harris administration is a clear violation of Americans\u2019 financial privacy,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cMy Republican colleagues and I introduced the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act to protect law-abiding, tax-paying citizens\u2019 confidential banking information from being handed over to the IRS.\u201d\n\nOn Oct. 19, Senator Young joined a group of Republican Senators to discuss the Democrats\u2019 IRS bank reporting proposal. Click here to watch his remarks.\n\nMore on the proposed IRS bank reporting rule by the Biden-Harris administration below:\n\nPresident Biden, Treasury Secretary Yellen, and the IRS are seeking access to every working American\u2019s financial information by requiring financial institutions to report to the IRS each and every withdrawal and deposit that cumulatively total at least $10,000 over the year.\n\nThe Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act would prohibit the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s proposed violation of privacy and federal government overreach.\n\nUnder the Biden-Harris administration reporting regime, a family whose monthly expenses total just $833 would still be required to be reported to the IRS.\n\nNearly every American, even those below the poverty line, would be subject to this proposed reporting regime.\n\nThe Joint Committee on Taxation has analyzed the proposal and found that it is likely to impact taxpayers in every income bracket, including those making less than $50,000.\n\nSteven Rosenthal at the left-leaning Tax Policy Center concluded the bank reporting requirement proposal would, \u201cin fact, bury the agency in a sea of unproductive information.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-hosts-listening-sessions-madison-county", "Congresswoman Spartz Hosts Listening Sessions in Madison County", "2021-10-24", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ANDERSON, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held listening sessions in Pendleton and Anderson this weekend to hear directly from her constituents and provide an update on what is happening in Washington D.C. and the fifth district.\n\nThe crisis at the southern border, the recent AG Garland oversight hearing and his overreach on the school boards issue, warrantless surveillance of the US citizens, warrantless access to private banking information by the IRS, details of the runaway spending package, legal immigration challenges, concerns posed by the hasty Afghanistan evacuation, the vaccine mandate, healthcare, big tech concerns, supply chain issues, and election security were among some of the issues discussed.\n\n\"Direct communications with my constituents, and being accessible and transparent, is extremely important to me,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \"I'll continue hosting these listening sessions throughout the fifth district to answer unscreened questions and solicit valuable feedback.\u201d\n\nRep. Spartz has now hosted 15 in-person listening sessions in Anderson, Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Marion, Noblesville, Pendleton, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-host-listening-sessions-madison-county-october-23", "Congresswoman Spartz to Host Listening Sessions in Madison County on October 23", "2021-10-21", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continues to host listening sessions across Indiana\u2019s fifth congressional district with the next two taking place in Pendleton and Anderson on Saturday, October 23.\n\nPendleton Community Public Library\n\n595 East Water St.\n\n11:00 AM\n\nAnderson Public Library\n\n111 East 12th St.\n\n1:00 PM\n\nRep. Spartz has already hosted listening sessions in Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Marion, Noblesville, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-under-biden-administration-garlands-fbi-starting-resemble-old-kgb", "Spartz: Under the Biden Administration, Garland's FBI is Starting to Resemble the Old KGB", "2021-10-21", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Judiciary Committee hearing conducting oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Rep. Spartz voiced her concerns about the politicization of the Department of Justice, the Biden Administration\u2019s failure to secure the southern border, and the reported widespread abuse of the FISA statute.\n\n\"As someone who was born in the Soviet Union, I am very disturbed by the use of the Department of Justice as a political tool and its power as a police state to suppress lawful public discourse,\"\n\nsaid Rep. Spartz. \"The FBI is starting to resemble the old KGB with secret warrantless surveillance, wiretapping, and intimidation of citizens.\"\n\nRep. Spartz went on to question Attorney General Garland about Second Amendment protections, FISA violations, and terror threats due to an open border and the rushed Afghanistan withdrawal. She pressed the Attorney General to reassure the American people that they will be protected from a terrorist attack that may result from the current border crisis and the Afghanistan debacle with no definitive answer.\n\nWatch Rep. Spartz\u2019s Questioning of Attorney General Garland below:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-stabenow-reintroduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-address-social-determinants-of-health/", "Young, Stabenow Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Social Determinants of Health", "2021-10-21", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would empower states and local governments to improve health outcomes by addressing the economic and social conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play.\n\nThe Social Determinants Accelerator Act would establish a federal interagency council to better leverage existing programs and address the barriers to coordination between health and social services programs. The bill would also help states and localities develop innovative strategies to address social determinants in their communities.\n\n\u201cA person\u2019s health should not be dependent on where they live or the economic challenges they face,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cIf we attack the challenges, such as reliable transportation and affordable housing, that negatively impact the health and well-being of our most vulnerable citizens, we can make our citizens healthier.\u201d\n\n\u201cFamilies know that staying healthy takes much more than just going to the doctor. Investing in nutrition services, housing, transportation, and good-paying jobs will make sure Americans have the resources they need to take care of their families, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. This bipartisan bill will improve the lives of Michiganders and expand Americans\u2019 access to comprehensive health care,\u201d said Senator Stabenow.\n\nSocial determinants of health are the economic and social conditions that affect an individual\u2019s health and well-being, such as access to reliable transportation and stable housing. Addressing these factors can have a meaningful impact on the prevention and management of chronic diseases in our communities.\n\nThe Social Determinants Accelerator Act aims to address the social determinants of health by providing grants for state, local and tribal governments to develop strategies that target social determinants negatively impacting our most vulnerable populations. The legislation also establishes a federal interagency council to help grantees identify federal authorities, opportunities and strategies to tackle these challenges.\n\nWhat They Are Saying:\n\n\u201cAligning for Health is proud to support the reintroduction of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act. The legislation will catalyze cross-sector collaboration and will give state and local officials the resources they need to get beyond the siloes and develop innovative solutions to complex problems,\u201d said Melissa Quick, co-chair of Aligning for Health.\n\n\u201cAcross the country, there\u2019s an incredible appetite for innovation to improve health outcomes by connecting health and social care. We strongly urge passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act to fuel community-led initiatives that address the most pressing local health challenges. Investments in social care infrastructure will lay the foundation for a more equitable healthcare system in the years to come,\u201d said Taylor Justice, President and Co-Founder of Unite Us.\n\n\u201cCSH strongly supports the Social Determinants Accelerator Act. For decades we have seen the negative health impacts people experience due to a lack of housing, food, and safety. The impact of systemic and institutional racism compounds these negative factors for individuals and communities of color. We are hopeful that the SDAA will enable communities and providers to work across sectors and create improved access and opportunities enabling those in need to thrive,\u201d said Deborah De Santis, President and CEO of Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH).\n\n\u201cVizient applauds Sens. Young and Stabenow for their leadership in introducing the Social Determinants Accelerator Act. Hospitals and health systems serve their communities and support patients by providing a whole-person approach to care. The legislation will catalyze needed cross-sector, data-driven community approaches to addressing social determinants,\u201d said Shoshana Krilow, SVP Public Policy & Government Relations, Vizient.\n\n\u201cStates are ready to lean into systemic reforms that address both the clinical and social influencers of health. Federal agency alignment and state grants will help drive these important efforts. 3M applauds legislative efforts to develop plans to address social determinants, including those that empower the use of clinical and social data to identify care gaps and inequities in the system,\u201d said Megan Carr, Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, 3M Health Information Systems.\n\n\u201cAs an organization devoted to making it easier for people to connect with social services, we are thrilled for the reintroduction of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act by Senators Young and Stabenow. The legislation will help drive community-level approaches to help connect people with the services they need,\u201d said Erine Gray, Founder and CEO, Aunt Bertha.\n\n\u201cOur surroundings \u2013 including where we are born, live, work and age \u2013 all have an impact on our health. This is why we need better coordination of care with programs that seek to address health and social needs. We strongly support the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021, and are pleased Senators Stabenow and Young are introducing this legislation, which incorporates meaningful updates made in the House this summer, and will help communities work together to break down barriers, improve overall health and advance health equity,\u201d said Justine Handelman, senior vice president of the Office of Policy and Representation for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.\n\n\u201cLISC invests in quality affordable housing, safety, good education, job opportunities and financial stability because they all factor into the health and well-being of a community. We enthusiastically support the Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Act because it will help states devise approaches that leverage the expertise of partners from multiple sectors \u2013 including community based organizations \u2013 who are committed to advancing health equity and closing interconnected racial health and wealth gaps,\u201d said Julia Ryan, Vice President of Health Initiatives, LISC.\n\n\u201cAs a health insurer committed to address health disparities, UPMC Health Plan strongly supports this common-sense, bipartisan bill which enhances the ability of the health care payers and providers to mitigate the causes of inequities with state collaborations. In addition to providing new tools to states looking at these issues, the Social Determinants Accelerator Act provides more resources to enhance existing state and community-based partnerships \u2013 like those supported through our UPMC Center for Social Impact \u2013 to address health inequities,\u201d said John Lovelace, President, Government Programs, UPMC Health Plan.\n\nThe Social Determinants Accelerator Act has been endorsed by several organizations, including: Aligning for Health, Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, Acelero Learning, achi, Activate Care, Adagio Health, Alameda County Public Health Department, Alliance for Better Health, America Forward, American Association of Service Coordinators, American Association on Health and Disability, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, American Society of Addiction Medicine, America\u2019s Essential Hospitals, America\u2019s Health Insurance Plans, America\u2019s Promise Alliance, AMGA, Amida Care, Anthem, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness, Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Association of American Medical Colleges, Aunt Bertha, Aurora Institute, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Bree Collaborative, CareSource, Centene, Change Healthcare, Children\u2019s Hospital Association, Citizen Schools, City Year Inc., College of American Pathologists, Community ConneXor, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Council on Social Work Education, CyncHealth, Early Learning Alliance, eHealth Initiative, Enterprise Community Partners, Families USA, Forum for Youth Investment, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, GreenLight Fund, Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center, Healthcare Leadership Council, Hep Free Hawaii, Humana, iMentor, Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), Institute for Child Success, Johns Hopkins University, Johnson & Johnson, KidSucceed LLC, Lakeshore Foundation, Let\u2019s Grow Kids, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Lutheran Services in America, Macoupin County Public Health Department, Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., Maycomb Capital Community Outcomes Fund, Meals on Wheels America, Medical Group Management Association, Molina, Nashville Health Disparities Coalition, National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH), National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, National Association of Counties, National Association of Social Workers, National Coalition on Health Care, National League of Cities, Nemours Children\u2019s Health System, New Profit, New Teacher Center, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Nurse-Family Partnership, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, Penn Center for Community Health Workers, Population Health Alliance, Primary Care Collaborative, Project Evident, Purchaser Business Group on Health, Quantified Ventures, REDF, Results for America, Roca, Share Our Strength, Signify Health, Single Stop, SNP Alliance, Social Finance, Socially Determined, Solera, Springboard Collaborative, SSM Health, StriveTogether, The Community Transportation Association of America, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson\u2019s Research, The Root Cause Coalition, Tivity Health, TransUnion Healthcare, Uber Health, UPMC Health Plan, URAC, WelCore Health LLC, Western Governors Association, Wholesome Wave, Wyman Center, and YMCA of the USA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-submits-comment-dhs-doj-proposed-asylum-rule", "Congresswoman Spartz Submits Comment on DHS-DOJ Proposed Asylum Rule", "2021-10-20", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Spartz and her House colleagues submitted comment on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed rule on asylum. The proposed rule would make it easier for illegal immigrants to be released into the U.S. through categorical parole, disregard mandatory bars for asylum, and remove adversarial proceedings before an immigration judge from the adjudication of asylum applications.\n\nCongress gave the DHS Secretary limited authority to grant parole to aliens on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Contrary to this statutory requirement \u2013 and in violation of the separation of powers \u2013 the DHS-DOJ proposed rule drastically expands the agency\u2019s authority to grant parole, which will undoubtedly result in aliens being paroled into the U.S. based on detention capacity instead of an individualized determination.\n\n\u201cThe disregard of the rule of law and lack of border enforcement by the Biden Administration have led to an all-out crisis on our southern border,\u201d said Congresswoman Spartz. \u201cThis proposed rule will not only make matters worse, but it also violates the separation of powers and willfully misinterprets statute. Any material changes to immigration law should be done only by the legislative branch.\u201d\n\nAs a member of the House Judiciary Committee\u2019s Immigration Subcommittee, Congresswoman Spartz is working with her colleagues to enact meaningful reforms to our immigration system, including the asylum process.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-spartz-trone-introduce-fresh-start-act", "Representatives Spartz, Trone Introduce the Fresh Start Act", "2021-10-20", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN) introduced the Fresh Start Act alongside her colleagues Reps. David Trone (D-MD), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA).\n\nRoughly one in three Americans live with records that prevent them from obtaining jobs, housing, and education \u2013 all driving factors in reducing recidivism. Millions of these individuals are eligible to have their records sealed or expunged under state law, but the process for doing so is often complex, arduous, and expensive.\n\nThe Fresh Start Act of 2021 allows states that have record-sealing or expungement laws in place to apply for a Federal grant to help improve their automated record-clearing infrastructure for eligible individuals, giving rehabilitated offenders a second chance to secure stable jobs, housing, and education.\n\n\u201cMillions of Americans have conviction records which could effectively punish them for life absent expungement.\u201d Said Rep. Spartz. \u201cI am proud to co-lead the Fresh Start Act to provide a second chance to the individuals who completed their sentences and improve the efficacy of our criminal justice systems.\u201d\n\nAbout the Fresh Start Act\n\nThe Fresh Start Act authorizes $50 million each year for the next five fiscal years for states to automate their criminal records programs. States can apply for up to $5 million, 10% of which will be for planning and research, with the remaining funds for implementation. The act prohibits states that delay record expungement or sealing due to fines or fees from receiving grant funding. The act requires states to report the number of records that have been sealed or expunged, broken down according to race, ethnicity, and gender.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-border-pick-refuses-to-call-illegal-immigration-a-crisis-says-he-is-unfamiliar-with-immigration-law/", "Biden Border Pick Refuses to Call Illegal Immigration a Crisis, Says He Is Unfamiliar with Immigration Law", "2021-10-19", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 During questioning from U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today, President Biden\u2019s pick to run U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) refused to call the situation at the Southern Border a crisis and said he was unfamiliar with the law that makes crossing the border illegally a crime.\n\nIn response to Senator Young\u2019s questions, Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus asked, \u201cDoes it really matter?\u201d\n\nThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported that between January and August of 2021, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants crossed our Southern Border. If current trends continue, the U.S. is on track to see two million or more immigrants enter the country illegally by the end of the year.\n\nLater in the questioning, Senator Young asked Chief Magnus if he was familiar with a section of Title 8 that makes it a crime to enter the country at any point other than an official point of entry.\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re the nominee to be the Commissioner of CBP and you\u2019ve not familiarized yourself with the operative immigration law. I see that as being a concern,\u201d Senator Young replied.\n\nChief Magnus also said he was unfamiliar with the recent cancellation of contracts to build a border wall. CBP and other agencies announced the cancellation of these contracts quietly over the recent holiday weekend, despite Congress authorizing and funding the border wall construction on a bipartisan basis since in 2018.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-response-to-irs-big-brother-proposal-no-no-no-no_/", "VIDEO: Young Response to IRS Big Brother Proposal: No. No. No. No.", "2021-10-19", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of RepublicanSenators to discuss the Democrats\u2019 IRS bank reporting proposal, which would require banks to report customer transaction data for any account with at least $600 of inflows or outflows annually.\n\n\u201cAt a time when the American people have lost so much trust in the leaders of our major institutions, and the institutions themselves, including government, I couldn\u2019t think of a worse idea for our national Democrats to embrace.\n\n\u201cNancy Pelosi was asked whether she intends to include this in Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion boondoggle the other day, and her response was: \u2018Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.\u2019 Well I\u2019ve consulted with so many people, as I travel the highways and byways of Indiana, and what I am consistently hearing is: \u2018No. No. No. No,\u2019\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nTo view Senator Young\u2019s full remarks, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-delivers-speech-on-democrats-tax-and-spend-spree/", "Young Delivers Speech on Democrats\u2019 Tax-and-Spend Spree", "2021-10-19", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate regarding Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend proposal.\n\n\u201cThis spending package, the largest in American history, represents a massive leftward shift in the way our country operates,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cAnd Hoosiers, and I think all Americans, need to know what\u2019s in it. It\u2019s worth asking: What is the other side trying to hide? What have Democrats put in this mother of all bills?\u201d\n\nDemocrats\u2019 tax-and-spend proposal is riddled with far-left wish-list items and would pass mountains of debt onto generations of Americans.\n\n\u201cIf Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets her way, wealthy elites on the coasts will get a massive tax write-off for their mansions in high-tax cities like San Francisco or high-tax states like New York,\u201d Senator Young continued.\n\n\u201cI haven\u2019t even talked about the tax increases supported by the other side that will raise taxes on lower and middle-income households. Some of these households are making under $30,000 a year, a clear violation of President Biden\u2019s tax pledge. A pledge that 49 out of 50 of my Democratic colleagues formally voted to uphold just two months ago when we considered the budget,\u201d Senator Young added. \u201cLadies and gentlemen, this reckless tax-and-spend spree is full of giveaways to the wealthy and handouts to Democrat constituencies. I stand for the working men and women in this country. The Republican Party stands for the working men and women of this country. We will stand united against these giveaways to the rich. It\u2019s offensive, it\u2019s too much money, and it must be stopped.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-general-colin-powell/", "Young Statement on General Colin Powell", "2021-10-18", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:\n\n\u201cI am saddened by the news of Colin Powell\u2019s passing. I will be praying for his family, he was a faithful husband and a devoted father.\n\n\u201cPowell was a selfless patriot, a dignified statesman, and a pioneer. As a public servant, Powell embodied the meaning of duty, honor, and country. He uplifted the institutions he touched by serving others.\n\n\u201cPowell left behind a legacy of unimpeachable integrity. May his example of statesmanship continue to mentor this and future generations to recall how true public leaders lead a nation.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-consider-teachers-act-signed-law", "Spartz: \"Consider Teachers Act\" Signed Into Law", "2021-10-15", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The Consider Teachers Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate by Senators Mike Braun (R-Indiana), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), and in the House by Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Victoria Spartz (R-Indiana) aimed at fixing an unintended and burdensome provision in the Higher Education Act, was signed into law by President Biden this week.\n\n\u201cI am pleased to see that this legislation, which fixes an inadvertent error and keeps our promise to teachers in rural and underserved communities across America, was signed into law.\" Said Congresswoman Victoria Spartz. \"I want to thank my colleagues and educators in Indiana for their support and hard work in passing this bill.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/youngs-legislation-makes-national-taxpayers-unions-11th-annual-no-brainers-list/", "Young\u2019s Legislation Makes National Taxpayers Union\u2019s 11th Annual No Brainers List", "2021-10-15", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Two of U.S. Senator Todd Young\u2019s (R-Ind.) bills were selected by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) for their 11th Annual No Brainers List. NTU selects 10 bills to add to the list each year. The bills must be bipartisan, have a common-sense solution to a problem facing taxpayers, and must not have been on a prior No Brainers list. Senator Young\u2019s American Innovation and Jobs Act and Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act were selected for this year\u2019s list.\n\n\u201cIntroducing legislation that drives results for Hoosiers while at the same time being a good use of taxpayer resources is of the utmost importance to me as a U.S. Senator,\u201dsaid Senator Young. \u201cIt is an honor to have the American Innovation and Jobs Act and the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act selected for NTU\u2019s 11th Annual No Brainers List that promotes common-sense solutions that are taxpayer friendly.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile bipartisanship is lacking in Washington, NTU is pleased to recognize Senator Young and additional members of Congress who have been able to put forward real solutions that would help taxpayers everywhere. From preserving research and development (R&D) incentives in the tax code to addressing housing affordability, Senator Young is helping lead the charge on no-brainer legislation,\u201d said Andrew Lautz, Director of Federal Policy for NTU.\n\nSenator Young\u2019s bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act would support innovative businesses and help create jobs by:\n\nPreserving incentives for long-term R&D investment by ensuring that companies can continue to fully deduct R&D expenses each year\n\nImmediately doubling and then further raising the cap over time for the refundable R&D tax credit for small businesses and startups\n\nExpanding eligibility for the refundable R&D tax credit so that more startups and new businesses can use it\n\nSenator Young\u2019s bipartisan Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act would:\n\nShed light on discriminatory land use policies\n\nEncourage localities to cut burdensome regulations\n\nBring a new level of transparency to the community development process\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-bicameral-group-in-supporting-renewal-of-the-national-coal-council_/", "Young Joins Bicameral Group in Supporting Renewal of the National Coal Council", "2021-10-12", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) joined a group of senators calling on U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to renew the National Coal Council\u2019s (NCC) charter.\n\nAccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Indiana is the eighth-largest coal producer in the United States, and in 2020, the state was ranked third in nation for total coal consumption. However, the state\u2019s production does not meet the heightened demand \u2013 especially from the industrial sector. Therefore, Indiana also relies on advanced technology and production from other coal producing states, including Wyoming, West Virginia, and Illinois.\n\nIn the letter, the group highlights the importance of the NCC in advancing coal policy, technology, and markets. The NCC plays a major role in new coal production for environmentally responsible uses including energy production and innovative new carbon products and materials.\n\n\u201cDenying newly mined coal a position in the domestic energy and manufacturing mix will come at a serious cost, both here at home and around the world. A politically driven rejection of understanding the benefits of newly mined coal and carbon research today kill thousands of jobs and innovation. It will leave our children and children around the world without the tools they need to both meet electricity demand and manage carbon,\u201dthe senators wrote.\n\nAlong with Senators Young and Barrasso, the letter was signed by Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah).\n\nRead the full letter here and below.\n\nSecretary Granholm:\n\nWe write in support of renewal of the National Coal Council\u2019s (NCC) charter, which must be renewed by November 20, 2021. The NCC is a Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) that provides valuable recommendations and insights to your office on coal policies and technologies. The NCC is a talented and multifaceted organization of coal producers and consumers, carbon researchers, academics, environmentalists, and policy experts. It is our understanding that the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has proposed to decline to recharter the NCC.\n\nFACs formally advise the executive branch, but their reports are read and relied upon more widely. We are grateful to the NCC for the analysis, research, and policy recommendations it provides. The NCC publishes reports on a variety of coal and carbon ore-related subjects to the Secretary. Comprised of nearly 125 members, the NCC is essential to advising the Department and other stakeholders on policy opportunities for coal. Over the last four decades, the NCC has been an excellent resource for lawmakers, helping to inform our approach to energy and manufacturing policy.\n\nAs global coal consumption is projected to increase, it is essential that the United States remains a leader in advancing coal and carbon related technologies. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese recently said, \u201cThe global nature of climate change also provides an opportunity for U.S. industry to help others meet their climate targets. We were once the arsenal of democracy for the world during World War II. We can again be an arsenal for the world dealing with climate change.\u201d\n\nThe NCC provides the Department with the tools and information it needs to ensure America\u2019s carbon management technologies are cutting edge and are deployed around the world. America\u2019s leadership in advancing coal and carbon-management technologies will have a profound impact on meeting global climate targets, while allowing emerging economies access to reliable, affordable energy.\n\nDenying newly mined coal a position in the domestic energy and manufacturing mix will come at a serious cost, both here at home and around the world. A politically driven rejection of understanding the benefits of newly mined coal and carbon research today kill thousands of jobs and innovation. It will leave our children and children around the world without the tools they need to both meet electricity demand and manage carbon.\n\nWe strongly encourage you to renew the charter before November or reconstitute the NCC with the same aims of advancing coal policy, technology, and markets, including for new coal production for environmentally responsible uses including energy production and innovative new carbon products and materials.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-responds-to-weekend-cancellation-of-border-wall-contracts/", "Young Responds to Weekend Cancellation of Border Wall Contracts", "2021-10-12", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced quietly this weekend that it has cancelled border wall construction contracts in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley sectors.\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris administration is doing everything in its power to skirt the law Congress passed requiring construction of a border wall. As record numbers of illegal immigrants stream into the US, Democrats continue to look the other way, creating a de facto open Southern Border. First, Vice President Harris \u2013 our \u201cBorder Czar\u201d \u2013 skipped a border security meeting in Mexico. Now, the Administration is quietly cancelling construction contracts in favor of more environmental studies. Perhaps Democrats believe that, instead of a wall, we can guard the border with a wall of regulatory paperwork. These unacceptable and dangerous actions threaten the safety and security of our nation.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=201", "Baird, Plaskett Lead Letter to Administration Urging Progress on USDA Regulatory Clarity for Animal Biotechnology", "2021-10-07", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04), the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Research, and Horticulture, along with the Subcommittee\u2019s Chairwoman, Delegate Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL), led their Agriculture Committee colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Secretary, Tom Vilsack and Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner, Janet Woodcock urging timely progress in the reform of regulatory frameworks for animal biotechnology products.\n\nThe bipartisan letter \u2013 signed by 37 members of the House Agriculture Committee, including Chairman David Scott and Ranking Member Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson \u2013 calls on the agencies to continue cooperation and quickly move towards implementing a more efficient, science and risk-based regulatory system that will allow a path to market for these important innovations. The letter expresses support for steps already taken, such as USDA\u2019s publishing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for animal biotechnology regulations and calls for the agencies to build on these important steps in a timely manner.\n\n\u201cInnovation has been the very backbone of agriculture throughout time. In the last several decades, that innovation has begun to look different as the technology has changed, but the goal remains the same \u2013to create the safest, and most sustainable, abundant, and stable food supply in the world,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \u201cThe unfortunate reality though, is that our regulatory system has not kept up with this technology and has created a near-impossible challenge to get these products to market. USDA needs to take the lead in developing new, risk and science-based, regulatory pathways that encourage agricultural innovation, provide access to valuable new technologies to American livestock producers, and ensures food safety and security for consumers.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-reiterates-call-on-biden-harris-administration-to-secure-the-border/", "VIDEO: Young Reiterates Call on Biden-Harris Administration to Secure the Border", "2021-10-06", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of Republican Senators to discuss the current crisis at the Southern Border, including the massive migrant camp under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas.\n\nIn May, Senator Young visited the border and saw the crisis firsthand. Since January, there have been more than 1.3 million encounters with people attempting to cross the Southern Border. Estimates show as many as 400,000 migrants could cross into the U.S. this month.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden, Vice President Harris, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle in the United States Senate and House of Representatives \u2013 secure the border, enforce the laws of the land, keep the American people safe and secure during a global pandemic and during a heightened risk of terrorism.\n\n\u201cDo the right thing, show some leadership. The President of the United States campaigned as a steady hand, someone blessed with competence, the most qualified of person in the United States of America, to be president of the United States.\n\n\u201cYet, we have this situation. We have this situation where we have open borders. Where there\u2019s an international perception, accurate, that one can fly to our Southern Border and walk right in. There\u2019s also a growing perception that Democrats in Congress, as so many have advocated, might slip an amnesty provision into a partisan reconciliation bill.\n\n\u201cListen, it\u2019s time for leadership. I will be fighting, my colleagues will be fighting hammer and tong against this complete abdication of leadership,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nTo view Senator Young\u2019s full remarks, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-gop-colleagues-press-dhs-for-answers-on-release-of-haitian-migrants-into-us/", "Young, GOP Colleagues Press DHS for Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into U.S.", "2021-10-06", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 36 of their Senate colleagues on a letter asking U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to address reports that thousands of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, were released into the interior of the U.S. instead of facing removal as the Biden-Harris Administration had previously pledged.\n\nThey wrote: \u201cWhile we applaud the Administration\u2019s original stated intent to expel the majority of migrants under the CDC\u2019s Title 42 order or to expeditiously remove them, we are concerned that DHS did not actually carry out this plan, deployed resources in a manner that weakened border security, and undermined the deterrent effect of any future statements that the Biden Administration will enforce our immigration laws at the border.\u201d\n\n\u201cDHS has openly admitted that the rapid influx of Haitian migrants into the interior was orchestrated by smuggling organizations, which only makes some aspects of the agency\u2019s response more puzzling.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Administration\u2019s response to the ongoing border crisis only makes it more likely that we will continue to experience surges like the one in Del Rio.\u201d\n\nThe letter was also signed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio).\n\nFull text of the letter is here and below.\n\nOctober 6, 2021\n\nHon. Alejandro Mayorkas\n\nSecretary of Homeland Security\n\nDepartment of Homeland Security\n\n2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE\n\nWashington, DC 20528-0525\n\nDear Secretary Mayorkas:\n\nWe are writing to inquire about DHS\u2019s response to the recent surge of migrants into Del Rio, Texas. While we applaud the Administration\u2019s original stated intent to expel the majority of migrants under the CDC\u2019s Title 42 order or to expeditiously remove them, we are concerned that DHS did not actually carry out this plan, deployed resources in a manner that weakened border security, and undermined the deterrent effect of any future statements that the Biden Administration will enforce our immigration laws at the border.\n\nThe recent influx of migrants into Del Rio is exactly the kind of situation the CDC\u2019s Title 42 order is meant to address. The New York Times described the conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge as \u201csqualid,\u201d and there is a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission in a migrant population of this size and concentration. You have described 42 U.S.C. 265 as \u201ca public health authority to protect the American public, to protect the communities along the border, and to protect the migrants themselves.\u201d We were thus pleased that the Administration secured a stay pending appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan\u2019s recent preliminary injunction on the use of the CDC\u2019s Title 42 order with respect to family units. It is vital that DHS preserve this important authority as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the extent to which migrants in Del Rio were expelled under Title 42 remains unclear. On Friday September 24, when you announced that the area under the Del Rio International Bridge had been cleared, you stated that only 2,000 migrants had been placed on expulsion flights to Haiti. Reports indicate that single adults\u2014which formed only a minority of the population under the Del Rio International Bridge\u2014were prioritized, and that many migrant families were released into the interior.\n\nAccording to the strategy you released on September 18, 2021, those migrants \u201cwho cannot be expelled under Title 42 and do not have a legal basis to remain will be placed in expedited removal proceedings.\u201d Expedited removal is a very effective tool, as DHS demonstrated in June 2005 when it was used to respond to a massive influx of Brazilian nationals in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector. Following implementation in 2005 in RGV, the number of apprehensions per day dropped precipitously, and it created a strong deterrent effect. Significantly, however, then-U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar noted that \u201caliens processed in expedited removal are required to be detained by law.\u201d Media reports suggest that DHS has not followed through on its stated strategy of using expedited removal to address the surge of migrants into Del Rio. According to these reports, senior Executive Branch officials have stated that Haitian migrants have been released into the United States and freed on a \u201cvery, very large scale\u201d in recent days, and that many have been released with a Notice to Report, or with parole and a requirement to enroll in Alternatives to Detention. Releasing large numbers of migrants into the interior with the request that they later report to ICE to commence their removal proceedings will only further incentivize illegal migration. And failing to follow through on a promise to expel or expeditiously remove migrants will only further convince them and the smuggling organizations that exploit them that the Biden Administration is not serious about enforcing our immigration laws at the southwest border.\n\nDHS has openly admitted that the rapid influx of Haitian migrants into the interior was orchestrated by smuggling organizations, which only makes some aspects of the agency\u2019s response more puzzling. On September 20, 2021, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz stated that \u201csmugglers are significant drivers of the misinformation that gets people to undertake these dangerous journeys.\u201d And Administration officials have communicated to congressional staff that smuggling organizations strategically bused migrants into Ciudad Acu\u00f1a in order to concentrate migrants at a single location and overwhelm the Border Patrol. Despite knowing this, however, DHS shut down Border Patrol checkpoints in the Del Rio Sector and reassigned those agents to process migrants under the Del Rio International Bridge. DHS also reassigned agents from neighboring sectors in order to handle processing. This approach seems to play directly into the smuggling organizations\u2019 hands, reducing operational control in the area and making it easier to move narcotics and other contraband into the interior.\n\nFinally, the Administration\u2019s response to the ongoing border crisis only makes it more likely that we will continue to experience surges like the one in Del Rio. In August, despite the summer heat, encounters along the southwest border stood above 200,000 for the second month in a row. Until DHS consistently enforces our immigration laws to swiftly remove migrants with weak or nonexistent asylum claims, smuggling organizations will continue to prey on these individuals and convince them to undertake the treacherous journey to our southwest border.\n\nIn order to better understand DHS\u2019s response to the recent influx of migrants in Del Rio, we ask that you respond to the following questions by October 19, 2021:\n\nExactly how many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were expelled pursuant to the CDC\u2019s Title 42 order? Of those migrants, how many were expelled between September 1 and September 24, and how many were expelled after that time? Does DHS anticipate expelling additional migrants encountered at the Del Rio International Bridge using Title 42? Please break down the totals by single adults, family units, and unaccompanied minors.\n\nExactly how many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were processed under one of the exceptions to Title 42? Of those who were processed under an exception to Title 42, how many migrants placed claims under the Convention Against Torture, how many were processed under the capacity exception to Title 42, and how many were processed under the humanitarian/medical exception to Title 42? Please break down the totals for each exception by single adults, family units, and unaccompanied minors.\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were placed into expedited removal proceedings? Of these, how many claimed credible fear or another form of protection? Were any of these migrants subsequently released within the United States, and if so, at what stage in their proceedings were they released? How many migrants placed into expedited removal proceedings have been removed, and how many are currently being detained? Please break down the totals by single adults and family units.\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were processed through the Electronic Nationality Verification Pilot?\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge whose removal proceedings have commenced have been placed onto the dedicated docket for families who arrive between ports of entry at the Southwest Border?\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were apprehended and transferred to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services as unaccompanied minors?\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were issued a Notice to Report and released (as opposed to the Notice to Report Plus process described below)? Of these, how many have reported to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to commence removal proceedings? Please break down the totals by single adults and family units.\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were processed through the so-called Notice to Report Plus process, where they are released with parole, enrolled in Alternatives to Detention and asked to report to an ICE field office in order to commence removal proceedings? Of these, how many have reported to ICE? Please break down the totals by single adults and family units.\n\nHow many migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge were issued a Notice to Appear? Please break down the totals by single adults and family units.\n\nHow many Border Patrol agents were transferred to process migrants or otherwise respond to the situation at the Del Rio International Bridge, and what locations were they transferred from? What was the average length of time such agents were away from their primary duty stations?\n\nWhy did DHS decide to shut down checkpoints in the Del Rio Sector? Were any actions taken to maintain operational control in areas from which Border Patrol agents were transferred?\n\nOf the migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge, how many were Haitian nationals who resided in another country immediately prior to migrating to the United States? If these migrants make asylum claims, does DHS intend to assert evidence of an offer of firm resettlement in their immigration court proceedings?\n\nOf the migrants encountered between September 1 and September 24, 2021 at the Del Rio International Bridge, how many were transported to other sectors for processing? Please break down the totals by sector, and within that, by the authorities under which they were processed (i.e., Title 8, Title 42).\n\nThank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and we look forward to your response.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-spartz-and-sherman-reconvene-cpa-caucus", "Representatives Spartz and Sherman Reconvene CPA Caucus", "2021-10-05", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Spartz (R-Ind) and Rep. Sherman (D-CA), announced the official reconvening of the CPAs and Accountants Caucus. Originally formed in 2011, the CPAs Caucus focuses its efforts on reforming and revitalizing the American financial system through common-sense fiscal policy and sound budgetary practices.\n\nThe CPAs Caucus serves as an informal, bipartisan group of Members who are CPAs and is dedicated to working on solutions to address China\u2019s non-compliance with American auditing standards, reforms to the PCAOB, the compliance burden of our tax laws, lack of proper budgeting and auditing of the federal government, and recruitment into the accounting profession.\n\n\u201cAs a CPA, auditor and finance professional who spent over a decade working in the private sector, I am appalled by the complete absence of any sound finance or fiscal accountability at the federal level,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \u201cI look forward to co-leading this bi-partisan CPA caucus and working with my colleagues to bring some fiscal responsibility to our federal government.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe CPAs Caucus is one of the few truly bipartisan caucuses in Congress. We have been successful in passing legislation. As CPAs we bring a unique approach to fiscal issues,\u201d said Congressman Sherman. \u201cI also look forward to Caucus examining standards for financial reporting and auditing in the private sector, the process around the auditing of federal government agencies, and tax accounting issues.\u201d\n\nList of CPA Caucus Members:\n\nRep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) - Co-chair\n\nRep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) - Co-chair\n\nRep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)\n\nRep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS)\n\nRep. Tom Rice (R-SC)\n\nRep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-op-ed-the-hill-the-unseen-problems-in-afghanistan/", "Young Op-Ed: The Hill: The Unseen Problems in Afghanistan", "2021-10-04", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member on the Subcommittee On Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, penned an op-ed for The Hill regarding the unseen challenges that remain after the United States\u2019 abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan.\n\n\u201cIt is critical that Congress continue to conduct rigorous oversight to understand the many facets of this failure, hold leaders accountable, and ensure that the United States is properly positioned to respond to new threats as they emerge,\u201d Senator Young wrote. \u201cUltimately, I expect that the American people will hold Joe Biden accountable for his calamitous withdrawal that left 13 American service members killed, left Americans and Afghan allies behind, and was a strategic and diplomatic failure for the United States.\u201d\n\nRead the full op-ed here and below:\n\nThe Hill: The Unseen Problems in Afghanistan\n\nBy: U.S. Senator Todd Young\n\nTo most Americans, foreign policy is not something they think about on a daily basis. But when the needle moves, it\u2019s often because of gripping footage that finds its way to our screens.\n\nIn Afghanistan, videos of American allies clinging to \u2014 and falling from \u2014 our military planes as we left the country in chaos caught the attention of millions of Americans. News footage of those trapped outside the Kabul airport and images of a blown-up Toyota Corolla once full of innocent civilians have kept the story alive.\n\nCompelling as those images are, what concerns me even more are the far reaching consequences of our botched departure that remain unclear.\n\nTop military leaders testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that they advised President Biden against withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan.\n\nSecretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the Biden administration never considered that the Afghan government would collapse in a mere 11 days. And Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s recent testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has left us with more questions than answers about how this disaster occurred and who is responsible.\n\nCongress\u2019 rigorous oversight of the Afghanistan failure must continue and we must go deeper to understand the devastating and far-reaching costs that have yet to surface.\n\nI can think of at least four areas where the costs of our dreadful exodus will continue to mount: diplomacy, intelligence, foreign influence and our military superiority.\n\nIf the orderly, conditions-based withdrawal President Trump agreed to and President Biden articulated support for had been implemented, we would have been able to maintain a strategic toehold within the country through our embassy.\n\nThat diplomatic presence would have enabled the United States to provide essential consular services for American citizens and Afghan allies. And our enduring presence would have enabled the United States to monitor threat streams and provided us with access to critical human intelligence to respond to threats facing our nation.\n\nThe Biden administration has claimed that it will be able to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions remotely or \u201cover-the-horizon.\u201d But mistakes like the tragic drone strike in Kabul are avoidable only when we rely on multiple kinds of intelligence to find, fix, and finish targets. Simply put, relying exclusively on \u201cover-the-horizon\u201d capabilities will only increase the risk to civilians on the ground in Afghanistan and increase the risks to the United States by missing critical details through gaps in the intelligence available.\n\nOur nation\u2019s intelligence community is immensely capable but they must have access to as many resources as possible if they are going to provide a complete and accurate picture to the appropriate decision makers.\n\nFurther, given the distance from which various platforms must now travel to Afghanistan, the amount of time they will have over the target area will be extremely limited.\n\nBeyond the tactical considerations, our withdrawal has also provided us with a strategic setback vis-a-vis the Chinese Communist Party.\n\nAs the U.S. Embassy in Kabul closed and shifted to Doha, Qatar, the Embassy for the People\u2019s Republic of China has remained open for business.\n\nWhile the relationship between the Taliban and the Chinese Communist Party will be complicated, China will undoubtedly do whatever they can in pursuit of Afghanistan\u2019s vast, untapped natural resources.\n\nBeyond the strategic threat with China, we have seen other challenges emerge as U.S. military equipment, originally provided to the Afghan National Security Forces, has now crossed the border into Iran.\n\nIt is now inevitable that experts from Russia, China, and Iran will use the equipment to test, research, and reverse engineer. Our equipment now serves as a laboratory for conducting tests to counter America\u2019s defenses.\n\nIt is critical that Congress continue to conduct rigorous oversight to understand the many facets of this failure, hold leaders accountable, and ensure that the United States is properly positioned to respond to new threats as they emerge.\n\nUltimately, I expect that the American people will hold Joe Biden accountable for his calamitous withdrawal that left 13 American service members killed, left Americans and Afghan allies behind, and was a strategic and diplomatic failure for the United States.\n\nPresident Biden may wish to be done with Afghanistan but it is clear Afghanistan is not done with us.\n\nTodd Young is the senior senator from Indiana and is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-requests-concrete-timeframe-broadband-maps", "Spartz Requests Concrete Timeframe for Broadband Maps", "2021-10-01", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 This week, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) sent a follow-up letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel requesting a timeline for the completion of broadband maps capturing the nation's access.\n\n\"Reliable broadband connectivity is the essential link for my constituents and Americans across the country for improved access to jobs, education, healthcare, and economic development opportunities.\" said Rep Spartz. \"It is long past due for the rural digital divide to be closed.\"\n\nThe letter comes in response to Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel's reply to the Congresswoman\u2019s April 5 letter regarding the FCC's continued efforts to address broadband access, the Broadband Data Task Force, efforts to implement the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act, and the Commission's Broadband Data Collection Website.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-sends-third-letter-president-biden-requesting-assistance-afghanistan", "Spartz Sends Third Letter to President Biden Requesting Assistance in Afghanistan", "2021-10-01", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) sent a third letter to President Biden requesting assistance from the Administration with efforts to evacuate a couple in contact with her office. The Congresswoman has yet to receive a response to her first two inquiries.\n\nRead the text of the third letter below:\n\n\"President Biden,\n\nMy office still has not received any response from your office or the Department of State to my August 31 or September 24 letters requesting urgent assistance with the evacuation of a U.S. Citizen and an approved I-130 (immigrant visa) petition holder from Afghanistan (see documents attached).\n\nWe have received another concerning e-mail that no one from your team has been in contact with this couple for some time. Please advise if your administration is planning to help these individuals or if our office needs to look for some other means to assist them.\n\nSincerely,\n\nVictoria Spartz Member of Congress\n\ncc: The Honorable Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State\"\n\nView the full first letter here.\n\nView the full second letter here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-pushes-to-upgrade-dated-unemployment-insurance-systems/", "Young Pushes to Upgrade Dated Unemployment Insurance Systems", "2021-10-01", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today reintroduced the Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act, legislation that would upgrade antiquated state unemployment insurance (UI) systems to address outdated technology, emergency response capabilities, and fraud. UI systems across the United States faced unprecedented pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated longstanding problems within the existing structure. On average, state unemployment insurance systems are 28 years old.\n\n\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the outdated infrastructure most states face when administering their UI systems. These antiquated systems caused delays and errors when many workers were in critical need of assistance during the pandemic,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cThis legislation is needed to ensure that we can efficiently and accurately target aid to those who truly need it.\u201d\n\nEven prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 10 percent of UI payments were improper payments. With the influx of additional funds authorized under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) and the CARES Act, states lost bandwidth to conduct quality oversight. Detecting fraudulent activity was extraordinarily difficult due to the lack of resources and outdated nature of UI systems. The combination of these challenges created gaping vulnerabilities, which criminals easily manipulated to access taxpayer dollars.\n\nTechnology improvements would enable UI systems to become more accurate and responsive when overwhelmed with an influx of claims. These updates would also allow UI systems to efficiently disseminate funds authorized by Congress and reach those who need it most.\n\nSpecifically, the UI Systems Modernization Act would:\n\nRequire states to upgrade their state UI systems to be better prepared to handle a surge in claims and adjust wage replacement levels.\n\nRequire states to be able to vary benefits over time, as well as automate a number of processes, which are currently done manually in many states.\n\nBoost program integrity provisions that include requiring the use of the electronic system states use to detect and prevent fraud and those employers use to communicate with the state UI agency.\n\nProvide the Department of Labor with additional authority to hold states accountable for performance.\n\nRequire states to recoup funds from fraudulent payments that will go toward systems improvement or deposits into UI accounts \u2013 saving taxpayer money.\n\nSenator Young introduced similar legislation in the last Congress.\n\nTo view the bill text, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-president-biden-creating-another-pandemic-misinformation", "Spartz: President Biden is Creating Another Pandemic of Misinformation", "2021-09-30", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, while co-leading a joint hearing of Civil Rights and Health Subcommittees of Education and Labor Committee on successful models for protecting communities from COVID-19, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-5) delivered the following opening statement:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an important discussion to have: how do we manage and mitigate pandemic risks, look at them comprehensively, and stop politicizing serious government decisions to play politics with people\u2019s lives and advance a party agenda.\n\n\u201cLet\u2019s look at the prior year\u2019s successes: Operation Warp Speed was the gold standard of vaccine development and distribution. Under President Trump, who promptly cut red tape and regulations, our private health care sector was able to produce several lifesaving vaccines in record time.\n\n\u201cThis proved, yet again, that America\u2019s health care system thrives when government gets out of the way and supports private innovation. As we continue discussing successful models for protecting communities from COVID-19, we must acknowledge that the most effective mitigation and prevention strategy\u2014vaccination\u2014is both free and widely available for every American over age 12. Our free-enterprise system and the private health care industry made this miraculous feat possible.\n\n\u201cThe timing of the pandemic, happening during an intense reelection year, caused it to be politicized even further; and despite claiming to be the \u2018party of science,\u2019 Democrats fueled the public\u2019s vaccine hesitancy by spawning doubt over whether a Republican president could be trusted to deliver a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination. This politically motivated disinformation was cowardly, cost people their lives, and exacerbated health disparities. Unfortunately, the Biden administration continues to sow fear, doubt, and confusion.\n\n\u201cThrough ever-changing guidance and policies crafted along ideological lines, President Biden is creating another pandemic: misinformation. We need our Commander-in-Chief to put facts before factions and to clearly communicate with the public about the state of COVID-19, the vaccines\u2019 effectiveness, and the path forward to a pre-pandemic life.\n\n\u201cFrom the latest vaccine mandates\u2014which are not based on risk or science\u2014to precluding our children from in-person learning\u2014which is not based on risk or science\u2014 this President has traded our country\u2019s long-term viability for short-term political wins for the Democrat Party.\n\n\u201cTo capitalize on early successes we experienced responding to COVID-19, it is imperative that we reestablish local and state control, working together with those leaders to execute policies that encourage vaccination and government transparency. Not government force and fear \u2013 it backfires and only belongs to totalitarian regimes, not a constitutional republic of free people. Only then can we begin to regain our pre-pandemic prosperity.\n\n\u201cThank you to all our witnesses for joining us in what, I hope for a change, will be a fact-based, productive, and meaningful discussion.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/virtual-job-fair-highlight-job-openings-hamilton-madison-counties", "Virtual job fair to highlight job openings in Hamilton, Madison counties", "2021-09-30", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CARMEL, Ind. \u2013 The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Region 5 Workforce Board, in partnership with the office of Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, will host a virtual job fair highlighting job openings in Hamilton and Madison counties. The virtual job fair will take place on Wednesday, October 6th from 11:00am \u2013 12:00pm.\n\n\u201cThere are continued record job opportunities available for Americans right now, and I look forward to partnering with local employers, the DWD, and the Region 5 Workforce Development to host this virtual job fair,\u201d Congresswoman Spartz said. \u201cThis is an innovative way to connect prospective employees with interested businesses who want to grow in our state and hire Hoosiers.\u201d\n\nParticipating employers will include Carter Logistics, Helmer Scientific, the Indiana Department of Corrections, Sitel Group, and Telamon Corp.\n\nA variety of positions are available at each company. Presenters from each organization will discuss job opportunities in detail, along with benefits, and how to apply.\n\n\u201cRecruitment is a pressing issue for many of our Region 5 employers. As the economy continues to recover and expand, finding the right employees is key to a business\u2019s capacity to meet the needs of its customers,\u201d said Lance Ratliff, Executive Director of Region 5 Workforce Board. \u201cThe virtual hiring fair enables employers to efficiently present their employment opportunities to a larger group of candidates in a single setting and shorten the hiring and onboarding timeframe. We are pleased to partner with Rep. Spartz and the DWD to provide this opportunity to our employers.\u201d\n\n\u201cVirtual job fairs have been an important part of our efforts to connect job seekers with employers throughout the pandemic,\u201d said DWD Commissioner Fred Payne. \u201cNow we are pleased to partner with District 5 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz and her office to offer a new virtual job fair opportunity for Hamilton and Madison counties on Oct. 6. Five local employers will discuss numerous job openings for those looking for new or better jobs.\u201d\n\nThose interested in the job fair but unable to attend are encouraged to still register, as a recording will be sent via email the following day.\n\nTo register, click here.\n\nAfter registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-senate-finance-colleagues-urge-democrats-to-abandon-proposal-that-would-compromise-law-abiding-americans-private-financial-information/", "Young, Senate Finance Colleagues Urge Democrats to Abandon Proposal that Would Compromise Law-Abiding Americans\u2019 Private Financial Information", "2021-09-29", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), and all Republican members on the Senate finance and banking committees, sent a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to abandon the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s unprecedented proposal to expand the reporting of the private, confidential financial data of law-abiding Americans from financial institutions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The administration\u2019s proposal would force financial institutions to report customer information such as gross inflow and outflow information and transaction information directly to the IRS for any account with at least $600 of activity annually.\n\n\u201cThis proposal represents a radical departure from existing reporting requirements associated with national security and actual taxable events,\u201d the Senators wrote. \u201cPlacing more requirements on financial institutions would not only adversely affect these institutions and their customers \u2013 who ultimately pay the price for compliance costs \u2013 but it would also inundate the IRS with layers of new paperwork and taxpayer data that is either redundant or irrelevant to improving federal tax compliance, as account inflows and outflows are not taxable events. Simply flooding the IRS with more data and burdening taxpayers, financial institutions, and already overwhelmed IRS service centers with more paperwork is of questionable value, especially when the IRS does not effectively use data already in its possession.\u201d\n\nSenator Young was joined by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R- N.D.), John Kennedy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Michael Rounds (R-S.D.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).\n\nWhat They Are Saying:\n\n\u201cWe are thankful for Senator Young\u2019s strong opposition to the proposed invasive IRS reporting requirements. We are concerned about the enormous regulatory burden and cost this would place on credit unions, but more than that we believe that this program would be a severe invasion of the financial privacy of Indiana\u2019s 2.7 million credit union members,\u201d said John McKenzie, President of Indiana Credit Union League in Indianapolis, Indiana.\n\n\u201cOur members trust us to protect their financial privacy. The push to require us to share a much deeper level of their confidential, private financial information with the IRS would jeopardize that trust and put their information at risk. We appreciate Senator Young\u2019s efforts to stop these requirements from becoming law,\u201d said David Abernathy, President & CEO of Via Credit Union in Marion, Indiana.\n\n\u201cThe Indiana banking community agrees with the insights expressed by Sen. Young and colleagues in their letter. If banks and other financial institutions are forced to report their customers\u2019 account information to the IRS, the result would be a disastrous breach of consumer privacy, an erosion of trust in financial institutions, and a serious compromise to the safety of private customer information. Additionally, it would add excessive and needless administrative expense to the business of banking. As the letter aptly summarized, \u2018It is a misguided and privacy-invasive proposal,\u2019\u201d said Amber R. Van Til, President & CEO of the Indiana Bankers Association in Indianapolis, Indiana.\n\n\u201cAs a community bank leader, I support the letter presented by Sen. Thune, Sen. Young and colleagues identifying the shortcomings of the proposed IRS reporting requirements for financial institutions. My main concerns relate to protection and privacy of customer information, the unintended consequences of pushing people out of the banking system, and the additional reporting burden and cost placed on banks. The negative impacts of this proposed legislation greatly outweighs any potential positive outcomes,\u201d said Michael Zahn, President & CEO of First Federal Savings Bank in Huntington, Indiana.\n\n\u201cThe IRS reporting proposal is a significant privacy invasion for our customers and places financial institutions in the middle of government enforcement agencies and our customers. The cost to banks and customers both financially and in loss of privacy are extremely high when compared to the insignificant benefit to the government in collecting this mountain of private information,\u201d said Todd Etzler, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Horizon Bank in Michigan City, Indiana.\n\n\u201cMandating new, extensive bank account reporting to the IRS would violate the privacy of First Federal Savings Bank\u2019s customers, discourage banking relations, and overload the IRS with more personal data about our customers than it can possibly process or defend from a data breach. This is an unprecedented invasion of privacy. As a community bank, we have a duty to protect our customers\u2019 and their confidentiality and our region\u2019s disapproval of this proposal is evident,\u201dsaid Michael H. Head, President & CEO of First Federal Savings Bank in Evansville, Indiana.\n\n\u201cAn ICBA poll conducted by Morning Consult found 67% of voters oppose requiring financial institutions to report customer account information to the IRS, while consumers are speaking with more than 400,000 messages to their members Congress in opposition. The IRS reporting proposal is an invasion of consumers\u2019 privacy, a violation of Americans\u2019 due process, a data security risk amid the agency\u2019s ongoing tax return leak investigation, and a threat to bipartisan efforts to reduce the unbanked population by driving more Americans out of the banking system and toward predatory lenders,\u201d said Rebeca Romero Rainey, President & CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America.\n\n\u201cThis proposal is deeply concerning for America\u2019s credit unions and their 120 million members. Not only would the regulatory burden create an outsized impact on credit unions serving rural communities, but it raises serious privacy concerns for every consumer in the country. From the massive 2014 data breach at the Office of Personnel Management to this year\u2019s IRS leak of federal tax returns, the federal government\u2019s checkered history of warehousing personal data underscores the dangerous impracticality of this policy proposal,\u201d said Jim Nussle, President & CEO of the Credit Union National Association.\n\nView the full text of the letter here and below:\n\nSenator Charles E. Schumer\n\nSenate Majority Leader\n\nUnited States Senate\n\nWashington, D.C. 20510\n\nDear Leader Schumer:\n\nCongress is currently considering a variety of proposals to address the tax gap and improve federal tax compliance. The tax gap \u2013 the difference between taxes owed and paid \u2013 has been a stubborn problem for decades. While we should pursue bipartisan measures to reduce the tax gap and better enforce our tax laws, we write to highlight our concern about the Biden administration\u2019s proposal to expand the reporting of private, confidential taxpayer information from financial institutions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).\n\nThough the details of the legislation being negotiated by congressional Democrats remain unclear because Republicans continue to be boxed out of the process, one of the misguided proposals embedded within President Biden\u2019s American Families Plan would violate law-abiding taxpayers\u2019 privacy and place onerous new reporting requirements on financial institutions. Specifically, this proposal would require banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to report financial account information to the IRS for nearly all of their customers \u2013 including gross inflow and outflow information, and possibly transaction information.\n\nThis troubling proposal would create serious privacy concerns for American taxpayers. In addition, it would be unreasonably burdensome for financial institutions across the nation, particularly those community financial institutions serving families and small businesses across America.\n\nContrary to claims that this proposal would only provide a \u201cdistinct benefit\u201d to already compliant taxpayers, this proposal would compromise the privacy of an inordinate number of law-abiding Americans whose confidential financial information would be sent by their financial institution directly to the IRS. As you know, the IRS faces approximately 1.4 billion attempted cyberattacks each year, and just a few months ago the private returns of thousands of taxpayers were obtained and leaked to the public by ProPublica \u2013 a serious information security lapse about which the agency has still not provided any useful information to Congress.\n\nGiven the IRS\u2019 troubling record of failing to protect certain confidential taxpayer information and abusing its authority, specifically the targeting of conservative political groups, this proposal would undermine trust in the financial system and, in turn, reduce financial inclusion. The most recent FDIC survey shows that the second most common reason unbanked households lack a bank account is that they do not trust banks. Approximately one quarter of all taxpayers do not trust the IRS to protect their tax account records or to fairly enforce the tax laws. Giving the IRS access to additional confidential financial information would only compound existing mistrust and drive more people out of the financial system and away from access to regulated financial products.\n\nThis proposal also represents a radical departure from existing reporting requirements associated with national security and actual taxable events. Placing more requirements on financial institutions would not only adversely affect these institutions and their customers \u2013 who ultimately pay the price for compliance costs\u2013 but it would also inundate the IRS with layers of new paperwork and taxpayer data that is either redundant or irrelevant to improving federal tax compliance, as account inflows and outflows are not taxable events. Simply flooding the IRS with more data and burdening taxpayers, financial institutions, and already overwhelmed IRS service centers with more paperwork is of questionable value, especially when the IRS does not effectively use data already in its possession.\n\nFurthermore, although the Biden administration has claimed the financial reporting proposal would not lead to increases in audit rates for those with income under $400,000, it has not provided any plausible reason to believe that assertion. On the contrary, past experience indicates the brunt of costs imposed on compliant taxpayers would fall on low- and middle-income households and businesses with incomes well below $400,000, not on \u201cbillionaires\u201d and \u201ctax cheats,\u201d as the administration\u2019s political messaging suggests.\n\nFor these reasons, we reiterate our strong opposition to the inclusion of these new IRS reporting requirements on financial institutions. It is a misguided and privacy-invasive proposal, and its consideration is nothing more than an attempt to find a way to pay for a fraction of this irresponsible spending bill currently under consideration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-equal-act-reducing-sentencing-disparity-passes-house", "Spartz: The EQUAL Act Reducing Sentencing Disparity Passes House", "2021-09-28", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House passed the EQUAL Act, a bill that reduces the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine from 18:1 to 1:1, co-sponsored by Congresswoman Spartz.\n\n\u201cToday, we fixed a disparity in sentencing which led to the disproportionate incarceration of lower-income individuals for longer terms,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \u201cEquality of justice and rights is the cornerstone of our Constitutional Republic, and I am proud to co-sponsor this bill as a member of the Judiciary Committee.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nFor more than three decades, Federal law codified a sentencing disparity between two forms of the same drug\u2014crack and powder cocaine. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, authored by then Senator Biden, created a 100:1 disparity in the quantity of cocaine necessary to trigger certain mandatory minimums, meaning that distribution of 5 grams of crack cocaine was punished the same as 500 grams of powder cocaine. This disparity was eventually lowered to 18:1 under the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and made retroactive by the First Step Act signed into law by President Trump in 2018. Decades of research show that this sentencing disparity has done nothing to reduce recidivism, improve public safety, or reduce drug use.\n\nThe EQUAL Act will end the Federal sentencing distinction between powder and crack cocaine as well as provide retroactive implementation for those individuals already sentenced. Those who were previously convicted under the existing disparity will not be automatically released or have their sentence reduced; however, they will have the right to request a sentence reduction from a Federal judge that must be analyzed under factors already specified by Federal law.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-passes-reps-spartz-and-nortons-consider-teachers-act", "U.S. House Passes Reps. Spartz and Norton's Consider Teachers Act", "2021-09-28", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The Consider Teachers Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Senator Kyrsten Sinema(D-Arizona), and in the House by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton(D-D.C.) and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz(R-Indiana) aimed at fixing a broken system burdening teachers with unfair loans, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 406 to 16. This legislation was passed in the Senate in April and now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nThe TEACH Grant program provides grant assistance to students who serve four years as a full time teacher in high-need, often underserved communities. However, often due to basic clerical mistakes, thousands of teachers have found their grants converted into loans that must be paid back with interest. The Consider Teachers Act aims to fix this broken system permanently, and provides extra time for teachers to complete service requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic.\n\n\"The TEACH grant is an important program to incentivize teachers to serve in neglected communities, but 12 years of poor government management has turned these grants into groans for thousands of teachers,\" said Senator Mike Braun. \"The passage of the Consider Teachers Act in the House and Senate shows our appreciation for America's great teachers, and now I look forward to this bipartisan bill being signed into law.\"\n\n\u201cArizona teachers receiving TEACH grants serve in low-income schools, helping Arizona students access quality educations across our state,\u201d said Senator Kyrsten Sinema. \u201cThe government made a promise to these teachers\u2014and our commonsense, bipartisan bill ensures the government honors its obligation and protects our teachers from surprise bills.\u201d\n\n\"The TEACH Grant program has done so much for Texas students in high-need areas, but it's crucial that we make sure this program is implemented responsibly and efficiently,\" said Senator John Cornyn. \"The Consider Teachers Act would streamline this grant process, ensuring that teachers will not be saddled with debt as a result of the bureaucratic inefficiencies in this program. I'm proud to join my colleagues in the Senate and House in shepherding this important bill through Congress.\"\n\n\u201cAs a mother and educator, I understand the importance of strong teachers for high quality learning,\u201d said Congresswoman Victoria Spartz. \u201cI was happy to join my Senate and House colleagues in leading the Consider Teachers Act, which clarifies and streamlines some processes for the TEACH Grant program.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am pleased the House today passed the Consider Teachers Act of 2021, which will reform the TEACH Grant program, which is unfairly converting many teachers' grants to loans,\u201d said Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. \u201cCurrently, many teachers are finding their grants converted to loans because of small administrative errors. This bill will correct the administrative process and extend the period teachers have to fulfill their service requirements by three years for those who were affected by the coronavirus crisis. It will now head to President Biden\u2019s desk to be signed into law. As the daughter of a teacher in the D.C. public schools, Vela Holmes, this bill pleases me personally.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe TEACH Act is a perfect example of well-intended policy that, when put in to practice, produced a bureaucratic headache for those it intended to help, said Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx. \u201cA lesson Congress should always remember \u2013 policies that look good on paper must convert to real world success. The bipartisan Consider Teachers Act will help more teachers obtain their promised student loan forgiveness, as long as they fulfill their four-year service obligation, without fear that bureaucratic folly could leave them indebted for life.\u201d\n\n\u201cFinally, we have some good news for teachers participating in the TEACH Grant program who wrongly had their grants converted into loans\u2014with back interest due,\u201d said. Senator Tina Smith. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will reform the program\u2019s administration processes so minor paperwork issues don\u2019t cause crushing financial consequences. This never should have happened in the first place, and it took too long to fix, but I\u2019m glad we\u2019re making changes to improve the program and support these teachers.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is critical that the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program would actually work as intended as we recover from the global health emergency that cost education jobs, exacerbated achievement gaps, and worsened the teacher shortage in many states and districts,\u201d said Chairman Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Scott. \u201cHowever, administrative issues with the program have inadvertently converted thousands of these grants into loans which must be paid back with interest. The Consider Teachers Act is a bipartisan legislative fix that would ensure TEACH grants can continue to strengthen and expand our nation\u2019s teacher workforce.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nIn 2007, the federal government created the TEACH Grant, providing grant assistance to students who serve four years as a full time teacher in a high-need field. Under program terms, if service requirements are not met, grants are converted into loan obligations. While the program was well- intentioned, poor program administration has resulted in teachers unfairly having grant dollars converted into loans\u2014prompting many to refer to the converted grants as \u201cgroans.\u201d The Consider Teachers Act addresses these challenges that are thwarting the program\u2019s intent.\n\nAccording to the Office of Management and Budget, the majority of TEACH Grants, 66%, are converted into Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans which must be paid back with interest. Previously, once converted, a loan cannot revert back to grant. 21,000 teachers have completed the program without a conversion, but 94,000 recipients have had their grants converted to loans. Small paperwork issues often triggered the conversions. For example, if teachers sent in their annual form one day late, or had other problems, such as a missing date or signature, the grant was converted.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-leads-effort-to-help-hoosiers-claim-unredeemed-savings-bonds/", "Young Leads Effort to Help Hoosiers Claim Unredeemed Savings Bonds", "2021-09-28", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2021 to help Americans claim more than $26 billion in unredeemed savings bonds. The bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Treasury to provide states information about matured and unclaimed bonds so these states can use unclaimed property programs to help find the original owners (or heirs of those original owners) of these bonds. This provision would only apply to unredeemed bonds that matured before 2018.\n\n\u201cTreasury currently holds billions of dollars in unclaimed savings bonds that have been forgotten or lost. This money belongs to the people. Our Unclaimed Savings Bond Act would help Americans identify and access their unclaimed savings bonds,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cI appreciate Indiana Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell\u2019s support as we work to help Americans get funds that are rightfully theirs.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Treasury is sitting on billions of dollars that should be in Americans\u2019 pockets\u2014including more than $300 million that belong to Louisianians. Louisianians pay their taxes faithfully, and Washington needs to pay out these savings bonds. The Unclaimed Savings Bond Act would make sure states have what they need to get this money to its rightful owners\u2014so they can invest it in what matters most to their families,\u201d said Senator Kennedy.\n\nSenators Young and Kennedy were joined by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce this legislation.\n\nThe U.S. Treasury Department is currently holding more than $26 billion in matured, unredeemed U.S. savings bonds, most of which it deems lost, stolen, destroyed or \u201cunclaimed.\u201d Estimates indicate that $478 million in unclaimed savings bonds belong to Hoosiers. Many of these bonds were issued more than 70 years ago and have matured\u2014meaning they no longer earn interest for bondholders. In cases in which bonds are not physically possessed by their rightful holders, only the Treasury has the names and addresses of the original bond owners. The Treasury also has the serial numbers needed to claim the bond proceeds.\n\nBill text for the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2021 is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-marshall-moran-inhofe-biden-administration-must-not-support-international-oversight-of-americans-2nd-amendment-rights/", "Young, Marshall, Moran, Inhofe: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans\u2019 2nd Amendment Rights", "2021-09-28", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined 33 colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, requesting clarification on the Biden Administration\u2019s intention to open U.S. 2nd amendment rights to international oversight by rejoining the Arms Trade Treaty, an international agreement that would regulate trade in firearms. This inquiry comes on the heels of reports of a top Administration official stating, \u201cThe United States has long supported strong and effective national controls on the international transfer of conventional arms, and the Arms Trade Treaty is an important tool [for] promoting those controls internationally,\u201d at the 7th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty.\n\n\u201cIn the first nine months of his presidency, President Biden has made clear that his administration will be hostile to the millions of law-abiding Hoosiers who value their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Recent remarks by a State Department official are deeply concerning as they indicate the President\u2019s willingness to allow international, unelected bureaucrats to undermine those rights,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cIt is vitally important that he clarify these remarks and make clear that the United States will not permit the Arms Trade Treaty, to which the United States is not a party, to restrict the rights and personal behaviors of Hoosiers.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s botched military withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in tens of millions of dollars of firearms gifted to the Taliban. Yet, instead of focusing on preventing further transfer of firearms to international terrorist groups due to gross negligence, the Administration is voicing its intent to jeopardize Americans\u2019 right to bear arms by allowing our 2nd Amendment rights to be controlled by foreign nations,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cJoining the ATT would be an unacceptable move by an already crisis-ridden Administration, and previous attempts failed the Senate with a bipartisan majority during the Obama era. President Biden must provide Congress clarification on whether or not he plans to subject our Constitutional rights to international intrusion.\u201d\n\nSenators Young, Marshall, Moran, and Inhofe were also joined by Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Susan M. Collins (R-Maine), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Boozman (R-Ark.) Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) , Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), M. Michael Rounds (R-S.D.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).\n\nFull text of the letter.\n\nSeptember 28, 2021\n\nPresident Joe Biden\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20500\n\nDear President Biden,\n\nWe write to you today seeking clarification on your Administration\u2019s position on the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Recent remarks by Deputy Director for Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, William Malzahn, seem to indicate your intention to rejoin this misguided and overbearing international treaty.\n\nAt the Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Deputy Director Malzahn stated \u201cThe United States has long supported strong and effective national controls on the international transfer of conventional arms, and the Arms Trade Treaty is an important tool for promoting those controls internationally.\u201d We find this statement to be most concerning and contrary to the current and historical position of the United States.\n\nWhen President Obama signed the ATT in 2013 he was met with strong bipartisan opposition and failed to garner the approval of the Senate, to which the Constitution vests the sole power to approve international treaties. As-in 2013, we remain concerned by the many troubling aspects of the ATT and its impact on American sovereignty and constitutional protections. The vague language of the ATT makes American commitments uncertain, the most concerning of which is the lack of protections for lawful gun ownership which threatens the rights afforded to Americans under the Second Amendment. Further, with an amendment process that only requires a \u00be vote for approval, more intrusive provisions could be applied in the future; legally obligating the United States to comply with international commitments without consent from the Senate.\n\nUnder any circumstance, it is inconceivable that the United States would consider subjecting our constitutional right to bear arms to international oversight and interference. For these reasons, we request clarification on your intentions regarding this international accord. Moreover, we urge you to reject the ATT; however, should you have plans otherwise, please know we will unequivocally oppose its ratification in the Senate.\n\nThank you for your attention to our concerns and we look forward to hearing your response.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-hosts-listening-sessions-greentown-and-marion-september", "Congresswoman Spartz Hosts Listening Sessions in Greentown and Marion on September 25", "2021-09-27", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ANDERSON, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held listening sessions in Greentown and Marion last weekend, providing an update on what is happening in Washington D.C. and across the fifth district.\n\nThe crisis at the southern border, Afghanistan debacle, federal government overreach, spending, health care, and juvenile justice were among some of the issues discussed.\n\n\"I appreciate hearing direct feedback from my constituents,\" said Rep. Spartz. \"I'll continue hosting these listening sessions throughout the fifth district to stay accessible and transparent to those I represent.\"\n\nRep. Spartz has now hosted listening sessions in Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Greentown, Indianapolis, Marion, Noblesville, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-votes-no-on-advancing-debt-ceiling-increase/", "Young Votes \u2018No\u2019 on Advancing Debt Ceiling Increase", "2021-09-27", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) issued the below statement following his vote against advancing legislation that would raise the debt ceiling:\n\n\u201cInstead of working on clean, bipartisan legislation to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown, Democrats forced a vote on a bill that ties government funding to a two-year suspension of the debt limit that will enable Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion reckless tax-and-spend bill. A vote to raise the debt limit is a vote to co-sign on the Democrats\u2019 partisan and unprecedented spending spree.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-a-vote-to-raise-the-debt-limit-is-a-vote-for-democrats-reckless-spending-spree/", "Young: A Vote to Raise the Debt Limit is a Vote for Democrats\u2019 Reckless Spending Spree", "2021-09-22", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate Floor regarding his intent to vote against raising the debt limit.\n\nRead the Senator\u2019s Remarks Prepared for Delivery Here:\n\nWhen I served in the House of Representatives, I walked into a lot of meetings back in Indiana full of conservatives who were angry about the debt limit.\n\n2011. 2013. 2014. And more.\n\nIn each of those meetings, I made the argument that raising the debt limit was a necessary thing to do. And, in fact, it was the conservative thing to do.\n\nI still believe that.\n\nDefaulting on our debts will start a spiral of economic turmoil.\n\nInterest rates would rise. The dollar would drop. Essential government workers might not get paid.\n\nIn those days, as a Republican in the House majority, we never failed to raise the debt limit. We also never failed to have a say in the spending that necessitated raising it.\n\nAnd in 2019, we again raised the debt limit, this time through July 31, 2021.\n\nNow, Democrats control the majority in both chambers.\n\nWith that control, the left has embarked on an unprecedented, reckless spending spree designed to remake America in their own image.\n\n$1.9 trillion in March.\n\nA $4.2 trillion budget.\n\nNow $3.5 trillion on a reckless tax-and-spend spree.\n\nYou\u2019ve decided to do all that on your own.\n\nAnd now you want our help?\n\nWhen you have a number of options at your disposal to raise the debt limit on your own, just as you\u2019ve gone it alone on this spending spree?\n\nA farmer back home over the August state work period told me it seems like the butcher wants to build a new slaughterhouse, and he\u2019s asking the cows to co-sign on the construction loan.\n\nI couldn\u2019t agree more.\n\nIf Democrats had treated Republicans as a governing partner these past nine months, I might feel differently.\n\nInstead, they\u2019ve treated us as an obstacle.\n\nAmerica must never default on its debt.\n\nA vote to raise the debt limit at this point in time is a vote to co-sign on the Democrats\u2019 partisan and unprecedented spending spree. Republicans will not be complicit.\n\nTo view Senator Young\u2019s full remarks, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-young-outlines-opposition-to-democrats-tax-and-spend-proposal/", "VIDEO: Young Outlines Opposition to Democrats\u2019 Tax-and-Spend Proposal", "2021-09-21", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee to express opposition to Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend proposal.\n\nCongressional Democrats are attempting to fast-track their legislative priorities through a partisan and divisive reconciliation process \u2013 without Republican input or support.\n\nRead the Senator\u2019s Remarks:\n\nIn 2017, my colleague, Senator Sanders said:\n\n\u201cThe function of reconciliation is to adjust federal spending and revenue, not to enact major changes in social policy.\u201d\n\nNow fast forward to 2021, Senator Sanders and many of my Democratic colleagues have changed their tune.\n\nDemocrats in Congress are doubling down on their efforts to steer America toward the democratic socialist policies laid out in Senator Sanders\u2019 budget, with a $3.5 trillion spending plan that would be the most significant expansion of our social safety net programs since the 1960s.\n\nDemocrats are seeking to enact these sweeping changes through reconciliation, a partisan process which Senator Sanders himself said is not meant to be a vehicle for major policy changes.\n\nFrom job-killing corporate tax hikes, to small business money grabs, and hidden tax increases on the middle class, the Democrats\u2019 plan will punish job creators and workers and make us less competitive on the global stage.\n\nNow, perhaps that is part of their plan, to remake the United States in the image of Western Europe.\n\nIt\u2019s as if they want to punish businesses while rewarding unemployment and dependence on the government.\n\nRepublicans want to empower Americans to be self-sufficient, to unleash their God-given potential. That after all, is the promise of at the heart of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nIt\u2019s that promise that has lead generation after generation of people to our shores so that they too could realize the individual liberty, the promise of the heart of America\u2019s Declaration of Independence.\n\nRepublicans want to provide employment opportunities and a strong economy. We don\u2019t want to make people beholden to the government for their livelihood. That\u2019s not healthy. That\u2019s not freedom. That isn\u2019t American.\n\nI visited the Soviet Union in its dying days as part of a junior high soccer exchange trip. I still remember what I saw there. Food was scarce. Water was too.\n\nThere were public water stations, where Russians drank from a communal cup. They were desperate for everyday items Americans take for granted. Blue jeans, for example. And chewing gum, too. For decades, Russians were denied this because it was a symbol of American culture.\n\nNow think about that. A government that gives you everything, can also take anything away. Even chewing gum.\n\nProfligate collectivism, some people call it socialism, creates an environment where citizens progressively give up the right to decide how they spend their earnings, how they educate their children, how they get better when they are sick, a system where they are all frozen on the lower rungs of the ladder of life\u2019s opportunity, where upward mobility is unknown.\n\nThat\u2019s why the Democrats\u2019 reckless tax-and-spend proposal goes against everything we believe in this nation.\n\nAmong its many defects, their proposal picks winners and losers, increases our dependence on foreign oil, and allows blatant double dipping.\n\nAll of this is of course, incredibly misguided.\n\nAnd simply makes no sense when gas prices have jumped 40 percent since January, directly harming middle income Americans who can\u2019t afford a cent more.\n\nPunishing oil and natural gas producers while propping up renewables, many of which have materials directly sourced from Communist China, will have disastrous, wide-reaching effects.\n\nA 100 percent renewable energy-supported grid will result in blackouts and will make power delivery less reliable for millions of families. Not to mention the job losses for the 10 million Americans employed by these industries.\n\nDemocrats are also proposing sweeping changes to Medicare, this is a program which is incredibly popular among our senior citizens, is already on shaky financial ground. It is projected to reach insolvency within the next four years, prior to any changes by the Democrats that will undermine it.\n\nDemocrats are determined to add benefits that private plans already cover more efficiently.\n\nAdding hearing, vision, and dental under traditional Medicare is duplicative of the coverage provided through Medicare Advantage.\n\nSeniors enjoy their high-performing Medicare Advantage plans, which come at little to no additional cost.\n\nExpanding Medicare is unnecessary, duplicative, and will come with higher costs, less access, and harm the quality of care providers are able to provide.\n\nThese are just two examples \u2013 but the Democrats\u2019 reckless tax-and-spend proposal would have harmful consequences across the board for our country and the freedoms we enjoy.\n\nAmericans should be outraged, I know Hoosiers are.\n\nNot only by this radical expansion of government, but by the process Democrats are using to ram through their liberal agenda. Possibly ramming it through a 50-50 Republican and Democrat equally divided United States Senate\n\nRepublicans have stood up to socialism again and again. And we must continue to do so by opposing this reckless tax-and-spending boondoggle. We must protect the American promise and ensure that this remains the land of the free.\n\nTo view Senator Young\u2019s full remarks, click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=194", "Baird Demands Border Security in the Wake of Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal", "2021-09-17", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014 This week, Congressman Jim Baird visited the U.S. Southern Border to survey the current conditions after President Biden halted construction efforts and issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s open-door policies at our southern border have made it unquestionably one of the biggest threats to our national security that our enemies stand ready to exploit,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \u201cFor months, we have seen our southern border overrun with the highest number of illegal crossings in decades, which has included known members of the FBI\u2019s terrorist watch list. Our enemies have already become emboldened by the Biden administration\u2019s disastrous withdrawal efforts in Afghanistan; we cannot entice them further by leaving our southern border in its current vulnerable state. It\u2019s time for the Biden administration to shore up our national defenses to keep Americans safe, and that absolutely must include securing our southern border.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-helps-introduce-bipartisan-bill-honoring-13-american-heroes-killed-in-afghanistan/", "Young Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill Honoring 13 American Heroes Killed in Afghanistan", "2021-09-15", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today joined 29 bipartisan colleagues to introduce legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members who lost their lives during the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021.\n\n\u201cAmerica honors the bravery and selfless service of the 13 service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan, including Indiana\u2019s own Corporal Humberto \u2018Bert\u2019 Sanchez,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cBert gave his life protecting strangers thousands of miles from home. He was the best, not just of the Marine Corps, but of this country. It is fitting that we award these heroes the Congressional Gold Medal.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Senators are pushing for Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, of Logansport, Ind., to receive the Congressional Gold Medal along with Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, and Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss.\n\nSenator Young joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to introduce the bill.\n\nCongresswoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) introduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-events-in-afghanistan-require-deep-examination-and-accountability/", "Young: Events in Afghanistan Require Deep Examination and Accountability", "2021-09-14", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee today:\n\n\u201cThe crisis in Afghanistan has highlighted both the best and worst of America.\n\n\u201cThe best in that American heroes, including Indiana\u2019s Marine Corporal Humberto Sanchez, valiantly laid down their lives so that American citizens and innocent Afghans could escape the brutal Taliban regime. Today, in Logansport, I was humbled to help celebrate Corporal Sanchez\u2019s life and service to our country. We must honor his legacy, and the 12 other service members killed in Kabul, who embody the best in America.\n\n\u201cThis crisis has also revealed to the world the disastrous foreign policy decision making process that squandered 20 years of investment and sacrifice by the United States and our allies. As we witnessed in Secretary Blinken\u2019s testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, there is bipartisan outrage over the events in Kabul. The days ahead demand a deep examination of how this happened and those responsible must be held accountable.\n\n\u201cAs I have been advocating through my bipartisan work on war powers reform, the events in Afghanistan illustrate why Congress must be closely involved in foreign policy decisions. I will be working with my colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee to push for a robust oversight agenda to understand the failures of the past 20 years in Afghanistan while also looking forward to ensure that our nation\u2019s counterterrorism strategy matches the new threats that are developing in Afghanistan as a result of this disaster. As we just marked the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, we must be diligent in never allowing Al Qaeda or other groups to again threaten our country.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-host-listening-sessions-greentown-and-marion-september-25", "Congresswoman Spartz to Host Listening Sessions in Greentown and Marion on September 25", "2021-09-13", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continues to host listening sessions across Indiana\u2019s fifth congressional district with the next two taking place in Greentown and Marion on Saturday, September 25.\n\nRep. Spartz will give an update on her work in the district and Washington D.C. Attendees will then have a chance to ask questions about the issues that matter most to them.\n\n\u201cI've held these listening sessions monthly to hear from constituents on the ground, which is incredibly valuable. I look forward to being in Greentown and Marion on September 25th,\u201d said Rep. Spartz.\n\nThe times and locations for the September 25 listening sessions are as follows:\n\nGreentown Public Library (Community Room)\n\n421 S. Harrison - 301 S. Meridian\n\nGreentown, IN 46936\n\n9:30 A.M. \u2013 11:00 A.M.\n\nMarion City Courthouse (Court Chambers 1st Floor)\n\n301 S. Branson Street,\n\nMarion, IN 46952.\n\n11:30 A.M. \u2013 1 P.M.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-20th-anniversary-of-september-11-terrorist-attacks/", "Young Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks", "2021-09-10", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:\n\n\u201cIt is difficult to believe that 20 years have passed since September 11, 2001. No matter the distance, it remains equally difficult to revisit the images and emotions of that day. The shock, grief, and anger. The Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Shanksville, PA.\n\n\u201cThough we carried on with our lives over the past two decades, we have never forgotten the terrorists\u2019 attack on our way of life and their taking of thousands of innocent lives. Threats to our national security remain. That life returned to normal after 9/11 is proof how tirelessly we fight them. We must not ever relent.\n\n\u201cThis is a somber anniversary. We can celebrate, though, that at its worst hour, the world saw America at its best. The first responders charging up staircases and rushing into the burning buildings, the volunteers driving all night and across country to dig through the rubble. The staggering donations of blood, food, and money. The prayers for the lost and the lines around our Armed Forces\u2019 recruiting offices. The flags draped over buildings and waving from highway overpasses. These are among the memories, too.\n\n\u201cAnd of course, so are the patriots who stormed Flight 93\u2019s cockpit to save our Capitol, the politics of those inside it never crossing their mind. Inspired by their sacrifice and heroism, we grieved together, we comforted one another, and we vowed to seek justice with a single voice. In that moment, we remembered that we are Americans above all else.\n\n\u201cNo matter how many Septembers pass, let us never forget that.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-finance-committee-republicans-demand-full-open-process-to-vet-reckless-tax-and-spend-proposals/", "Young, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Full, Open Process to Vet Reckless Tax-and-Spend Proposals", "2021-09-07", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Senate Finance Committee Republicans are demanding a full, open markup to thoroughly and rigorously examine any forthcoming reckless tax-and-spend proposals in the Finance Committee\u2019s jurisdiction. While the legislation Democrats intend to introduce has been withheld from Republicans on the Committee and from the American people, press reports indicate a far-reaching and potentially highly disruptive agenda, with trillions of taxpayer dollars at stake. Finance Committee Republicans and the American people deserve an open, thorough process to fully vet legislative proposals and maintain the integrity of standard Senate committee practice.\n\nThe letter, signed by all 14 Finance Committee Republican members, can be accessed here or below.\n\nDear Mr. Chairman,\n\nThe Finance Committee has a vital and time-honored tradition of fully vetting legislative proposals and voting on amendments. The Finance Committee has routinely carried out its instructed responsibilities under regular order, even in the case of bills that have resulted in a partisan outcome, such as the Affordable Care Act or the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as well as bills with a bipartisan outcome, like the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. Now is not the time to abandon this important tradition.\n\nLegislation currently being contemplated and drafted behind closed doors by Senate Democrats may encompass the rewriting of business, international, energy, housing, and other significant structural elements of the tax code, along with sweeping changes to our nation\u2019s health programs, federalization of unemployment insurance, and more. Unfortunately, the scope and substance of this legislation remains unclear, as Democrats have chosen to write and discuss the bill in secret, with no Republican input or consultation.\n\nAccording to S.Con.Res. 14, the Finance Committee\u2019s reconciliation instruction states that the Committee \u201cshall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022-2031.\u201d This instruction, which places only a lower bound on deficit reduction, coupled with the degree of spending envisioned by Democrats means that trillions of taxpayer dollars hang in the balance. While the legislation Democrats intend to introduce has been withheld from Republicans on the Committee and from the American people, press reports indicate a far-reaching and potentially highly disruptive agenda.\n\nDemocrats\u2019 broad agenda ranges from rewriting the tax code to overhauling government assistance programs, including: international tax provisions that would favor our biggest competitors, like China, over American businesses; tax increases that would kill jobs and reduce wages; energy tax policies that would gut certain sectors of the U.S. economy; construction of an unvetted paid leave program; drug pricing legislation that could crush innovation; expansions of Medicaid and Medicare; new powers for the Internal Revenue Service to monitor bank accounts of virtually every individual American and business\u2014all done willingly and solely along party lines.\n\nThe Senate Finance Committee\u2019s jurisdiction comprises a broad set of federal programs and policies with significant everyday impacts on all Americans. Legislation as unprecedented as the Democrats\u2019 rumored proposal should be fully vetted and afforded appropriate opportunity for debate. At this time, it does not appear that you intend to hold hearings on all provisions under consideration, or allow for discussion of, or amendments to, the Finance Committee\u2019s reconciliation package. Such a procedural scheme would circumvent standard Senate practice and would deviate from the Administration\u2019s stated goals of bipartisanship, cooperation and openness. If Senate Democrats insist on moving forward with this reckless, partisan proposal and procedure, we request that you at least act to protect the rights and jurisdiction of the Finance Committee and its members by not allowing for the marginalization of the Finance Committee through this reconciliation process.\n\nFailure to hold a full, open markup, as our House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committee counterparts are doing, would amount to a massive and unfortunate concession to the House, as well as to Congressional leadership. It would also serve to further erode the American people\u2019s trust in the Senate as an open and effective institution, substituting a secretive process behind closed doors for a productive public dialogue.\n\nWe stand ready to join you and our other Democratic colleagues in an open executive session to thoroughly and rigorously examine and debate any forthcoming reconciliation proposals in the Finance Committee\u2019s jurisdiction.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-young-statement-on-labor-day/", "Senator Young Statement on Labor Day", "2021-09-03", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today released the following statement in advance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6.\n\n\u201cHoosier workers are Hoosier heroes. In the face of great challenges over the last year-and-a-half, they continue to create, adapt, and lift our economy. Because of the ingenuity and sweat of Indiana\u2019s working men and women, whether it be in the factory or on the farm, we lead the nation in manufacturing and agriculture. Today, we offer them thanks for both building Indiana and making it work, throughout the good times and the bad. I will continue to fight to provide opportunities for all Hoosiers seeking to feed their families and advance their careers. Have a safe and happy Labor Day.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-ask-white-house-for-details-on-afghanistan-evacuation-strategies/", "Senators Ask White House for Details on Afghanistan Evacuation Strategies", "2021-09-03", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and nine Republican colleagues wrote President Biden Thursday seeking answers on how the Administration plans to evacuate the Americans and Afghan allies still on the ground in Afghanistan.\n\nIn the letter to the President, Secretary of State Blinken, Defense Secretary Austin, and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, the senators asked detailed questions, many prompted by constituents in their home states seeking help in bringing loved ones home. Joining Senator Young on the letter were U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.)\n\n\u201cFor decades, the United States has served as a refuge to those seeking safety and a better life, and we stand united in ensuring that those individuals who fought and worked for peace in Afghanistan and who served alongside our brave men and women in uniform are provided that same opportunity today,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cWe trust that your administration will give highest priority to addressing these questions, and we request that you provide answers in an open, unclassified response to better inform the American people, many of whom are desperate for answers.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-affordability-subcommittee-healthy-futures-task-force", "Congresswoman Spartz: Affordability Subcommittee of Healthy Futures Task Force Hosts First Hearing", "2021-08-30", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CARMEL, Ind. \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05), Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-1) and Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) hosted a Healthy Futures Task Force, Affordability Subcommittee Hearing this week on empowering consumers and reducing the cost of healthcare.\n\nRep. Spartz stated, \"Government regulations and significant subsidies to large stakeholders have created a material monopoly/oligopoly problem across all sectors of health care market. We have to introduce more value competition or accept full government takeover of health care, which will be fatal to quality and innovation.\"\n\nRep. Hern stated, \"Americans have been demanding an answer to rising health care costs; today we took our first step towards a solution. It\u2019s going to take time, but we are committed to empowering patients and lowering the cost of healthcare.\u201d\n\nRep. Allen stated, \"\u201cIn order to make health care more affordable, Congress must identify why costs are rising and focus on policy solutions that encourage transparency and innovation, while ensuring the vast majority of every taxpayer dollar spent on health care goes directly toward helping patients.\u201d\n\nWitness List:\n\nBrian Blas\u00e9, CEO of Blas\u00e9 Policy Strategies and senior research fellow at the Galen Institute and at the Foundation for Government Accountability\u2014Former special assistant to the president for economic policy at the White House\u2019s National Economic Council (NEC).\n\nDoug Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum\u2014former CBO Director, Chief Economist of the President\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).\n\nEric Hargan, Founder and CEO of the Hargan group \u2013Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Regulator Officer of HHS.\n\nKevin Kuhlman, Vice President of Federal Government Relations at National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-hosts-listening-sessions-cicero-and-tipton", "Congresswoman Spartz Hosts Listening Sessions in Cicero and Tipton", "2021-08-28", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CARMEL, Ind. \u2013 U.S. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held listening sessions in Cicero and Tipton today, providing an update on what is happening in Washington D.C. and across the district. She addressed the multi-trillion dollar spending packages that have advanced in the House of Representatives, the Biden Administration's calamitous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the humanitarian and immigration crisis at our southern border, and her legislative work to address monopoly powers, rising health care costs, and criminal justice issues.\n\n\"It was great to host the listening sessions in Cicero and Tipton and hear from residents in these communities,\" said Rep. Spartz. \"Getting feedback, exchanging ideas, and updating my constituents directly is very important to me and central to representing my district well in Congress.\"\n\nConstituents in Cicero and Tipton shared their concerns about the state of our public education, healthcare, and criminal justice systems, in addition to issues with election security, voting rights, cryptocurrencies, and current events in Afghanistan.\n\nRep. Spartz has now hosted listening sessions in Arcadia, Carmel, Cicero, Elwood, Fishers, Gas City, Indianapolis, Noblesville, Tipton, Westfield, and Zionsville.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-joins-colleagues-in-urging-hhs-secretary-to-distribute-remaining-covid-19-relief-for-health-care-providers/", "Young Joins Colleagues in Urging HHS Secretary to Distribute Remaining COVID-19 Relief for Health Care Providers", "2021-08-26", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with 40 bipartisan colleagues, in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an additional $8.5 billion for rural providers, however, the Government Accountability Office recently reported that 25 percent of the funding remains unspent.\n\n\u201cRegrettably, the PRF funding distribution process has been uneven. Shifting guidance, difficulties in reconciling tax information, the absence of a formal appeals process, and other technical problems have plagued the program,\u201d the Senators wrote. \u201cSome providers are still waiting for funding from PRF distributions that were announced last year. Furthermore, plans for additional PRF distributions have been opaque.\u201d\n\n\u201cFinancial losses occurring between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have not been adequately considered. In addition, some provider types, such as senior care facilities, have been underrepresented in previous rounds of funding,\u201d the Senators continued. \u201cAs the health care provider community continues to respond to the challenges posed by the pandemic, this funding should be released without any further delay.\u201d\n\nThe Senators asked that HHS announce and implement its plans for additional disbursement of PRF. Hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living providers, health clinics, and other health care providers need these funds to help weather the financial difficulties created by the pandemic. In rural areas in particular, the PRF has prevented facilities that struggled before and during the pandemic from falling into bankruptcy or closing entirely.\n\nIn addition to Senators Young, Collins, and Shaheen, the letter was co-signed by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Deb Fischer (R-Nel.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Angus King (I-Maine), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Jeffrey Merkley (D-Ore.), Robert Casey (D-Pa.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-deadly-attacks-in-afghanistan/", "Young Statement on Deadly Attacks in Afghanistan", "2021-08-26", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the deadly attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, that claimed the lives of at least 12 U.S. service members:\n\n\u201cMy heart goes out to those Marines and service members who made the ultimate sacrifice today and to their families who joined the ranks of other Gold Star family members. Every American patriot grieves as we witness this tragically avoidable crisis unfolding in real time.\n\n\u201cThese brave service members were doing their absolute best to safeguard the evacuation of Americans and innocent Afghan allies. Tragically, their heroic response was hamstrung by President Joe Biden and his administration, who have failed them at every turn. The American people cannot and should not accept these errors of judgment from their Commander in Chief.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration had months to plan our exit from Afghanistan and to methodically implement an exit strategy. Any plan should have made allowances for worst case scenarios. They should not have been constrained by arbitrary timelines. And under no circumstances should we have rushed to pull troops out before American and allied civilians were identified and ushered to safety.\n\n\u201cIt is time for a deep accounting of what has gone wrong to ensure an operation like this never occurs again. Accountability cannot be deflected. We all deserve answers and we must receive them in short order.\n\n\u201cTonight, we can take a measure of comfort in the knowledge that our fallen heroes are in God\u2019s arms. We pray for the wounded, grieving families, and the safe return of those still in harm\u2019s way. And we pray that all of our leaders will be granted wisdom and discernment in coming days.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-crapo-scott-ask-gao-to-clarify-authorities-and-term-of-acting-ssa-commissioner/", "Young, Crapo, Scott ask GAO to Clarify Authorities and Term of Acting SSA Commissioner", "2021-08-24", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHNGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Finance Committee Member and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Finance Committee Member and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, wrote a letter to request clarification from U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro on the authorities and the term of an Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) following the unlawful firing of the Senate confirmed Commissioner.\n\nOn July 9, President Biden took the unprecedented and unlawful step of firing SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul, in an unfortunate choice of politics over people. In place of Commissioner Saul, President Biden announced that Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi would take over as Acting Commissioner. There has been no formal public announcement of the change in leadership assignments at SSA from either the White House or SSA, and no direct outreach from the Acting Commissioner to Republican offices in the Senate\u2014offices that represent significant numbers of constituents whose benefits are administered by SSA.\n\nThe Senators were joined on the letter by U.S. Representatives Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), member of the Ways and Means Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security.\n\nFrom the letter:\n\n\u201cWe appreciate, in advance, the needed clarity that your informed responses can help provide, especially during these times of pandemic-induced uncertainty of Social Security service delivery to beneficiaries\u2014uncertainty that has, unfortunately, been amplified by politically-driven decisions by the administration\u2026 We remain concerned that administration of Social Security benefits that touch the lives of constituents from across the political spectrum now faces discontinuity, heightened uncertainty, and politicization. Retirees, disabled American workers, and deserving low-income Americans from across the political spectrum deserve better.\u201d\n\nRead the letter here or below:\n\nDear Comptroller Dodaro:\n\nOn July 9, President Biden took the unprecedented and unlawful step of firing the Social Security Administration\u2019s (SSA\u2019s) Commissioner, Andrew Saul, in an unfortunate choice of politics over people. Commissioner Saul was confirmed by a wide bipartisan margin of 77-16 in the Senate.[1]\n\nUnfortunately, the President chose to politicize an agency that administers benefits to roughly 70 million Americans from across the political spectrum. Politicizing the agency is especially concerning given that doing so violates the letter and spirit of the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 [P.L. 103-296].[2]\n\nIn place of Commissioner Saul, President Biden designated Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi as Acting Commissioner.[3] Clarity over the authorities and the term of an Acting Commissioner will be useful for Congress and Social Security beneficiaries to receive from GAO.\n\nUpon taking office, on January 20, President Biden incorrectly listed Commissioner Saul as Acting Commissioner\u2014an erroneous identification that the White House refused to correct after press inquiries and congressional expressions of concern.[4] That incorrect identification, unfortunately, was a stealth indicator of the President\u2019s politicized firing of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Social Security.\n\nPresident Biden removed the Commissioner in violation of the conditions set forward in Sec. 702(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (Act) [42 U.S.C. 902]. To date, neither the President nor the White House has provided the public with any findings of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office with respect to Commissioner Saul, which the Act requires. The only public announcement of the firing has been quotes appearing in the press from an unnamed White House source who put forward baseless allegations, expression of possible policy disagreement, and innuendo.\n\nCommissioner Saul, given his management expertise, was remarkably successful in managing service delivery to beneficiaries during the biggest management challenge SSA has faced. Now, as SSA must ensure beneficiary service as we face a choppy road of recovery from the pandemic, Social Security employees and beneficiaries have been thrown into an unfortunate state of uncertainty and discontinuity driven by politics.\n\nThere has been no public announcement of the change in leadership assignments at SSA from either the White House or SSA. White House officials have suggested to Congress that beneficiaries could find out by looking at a revised organization chart that was evidently changed during the stealth firing process and is buried somewhere in SSA\u2019s website.\n\nThe only notification of the President\u2019s unlawful firing of Commissioner Saul provided to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees came in the form of an email sent by legislative affairs officials at SSA to committee staff on Friday, July 9, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. with a message \u201cFYI,\u201d followed by a copy of a \u201cCommissioner Broadcast\u201d from Dr. Kijakazi reproduced below:\n\nFrom: ^Commissioner Broadcast <Commissioner.Broadcast@ssa.gov>\n\nSent: Friday, July 9, 2021 4:30 PM\n\nSubject: Change in Leadership\n\nA Message to All SSA and DDS Employees\n\nSubject: Change in Leadership\n\nToday, President Biden made the decision to change agency leadership and has asked me to serve as the Acting Commissioner. Over the past several months, I have gained great appreciation for SSA and I have witnessed the commitment you bring to public service each day.\n\nI thank former Commissioner Saul and Deputy Commissioner Black for their service to the public. I am a strong believer in collaboration and Scott Frey and I look forward to working with all of you. This is a pivotal time for the agency and the nation and I know we can overcome any challenge when we confront it together.\n\nKilolo Kijakazi\n\nActing Commissioner\n\nSSA officials waited six weeks to begin to initiate any direct outreach from the Acting Commissioner to Republican offices in Congress\u2014offices that represent significant numbers of constituents whose benefits are administered by SSA.\n\nThe Federal Vacancies Reform Act (Vacancies Act) was signed into law in 1998 to provide the means by which a government employee may temporarily perform functions and duties of a vacant advice-and-consent position in an executive agency.[5] The Vacancies Act provides three classes of people who may serve temporarily, including: the first assistant to the office of such officer; someone the President has directed to serve to perform the functions and duties of the vacant office temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations in section 3346 of the Vacancies Act; or, if there is no first assistant, the President may direct an officer or employee of the executive agency to perform the functions and duties, subject to the time limitations.\n\nAdditionally, section 3346 of the Vacancies Act provides that a person may serve \u201cfor no longer than 210 days beginning on the date the vacancy occurs,\u201d or \u201conce a first or second nomination for the office is submitted to the Senate, from the date of such nomination for the period that the nomination is pending in the Senate.\u201d\n\nFinally, the Vacancies Act limits an officer or employee\u2019s ability to perform \u201cthe functions and duties\u201d of a vacant advice-and-consent office. Section 3348 contains a definition providing that a \u201cfunction or duty\u201d must be (1) established either by statute or regulation and (2) \u201crequired\u201d by that statute or regulation \u201cto be performed by the applicable office (and only that officer).\u201d\n\nGiven the Vacancies Act and designation of Dr. Kijakazi as Acting Commissioner, there are several questions that must be considered and answered:\n\nDr. Kijakazi previously served as the Social Security Administration\u2019s Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.\n\nPlease confirm that Dr. Kijakazi serves in compliance with the Vacancies Act, including having served in a Deputy Commissioner role for at least 90 days prior to the unlawful firing of Commissioner Saul.\n\nPlease confirm that Dr. Kijakazi is paid at a rate equivalent to at least a GS-15 on the federal pay scale.\n\nSection 3346 of the Vacancies Act states that the Acting Commissioner cannot serve for \u201clonger than 210 days beginning on the date the vacancy occurs.\u201d\n\nPlease provide the exact date and time for when Dr. Kijakazi\u2019s start-time clock began.\n\nPlease identify the possibilities where the term clock could re-start (e.g., if the President makes a nomination for the position of Commissioner).\n\nUnder what conditions could there be pauses and re-starts of the clock?\n\nIf no nominee is put forward by the President, and 210 days elapse from the time the President unlawfully appointed Dr. Kijakazi as Acting Commissioner, who serves as the ensuing Acting Commissioner or chief administrator of Social Security?\n\nThe Vacancies Act limits an officer or employee\u2019s ability to perform \u201cthe functions and duties\u201d of a vacant advice-and-consent office. Section 3348 of the Vacancies Act contains a definition providing that a \u201cfunction or duty\u201d must be (1) established either by statute or regulation and (2) \u201crequired\u201d by that statute or regulation.\n\nPlease define \u201cfunctions and duties\u201d for the purposes of the Social Security Commissioner.\n\nPlease define what are, and are not, nondelegable duties of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.\n\nPlease define what are, and are not, delegable duties of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.\n\nWho has authority to delegate duties upon the Commissioner\u2019s departure?\n\nIf the duties are deemed delegable duties, do the duties have to be delegated by someone with the authority to do so?\n\nWhat \u201cfunctions and duties,\u201d if carried out by an Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, constitute violations of the Vacancies Act?\n\nWe appreciate, in advance, the needed clarity that your informed responses can help provide, especially during these times of pandemic-induced uncertainty of Social Security service delivery to beneficiaries\u2014uncertainty that has, unfortunately, been amplified by politically driven decisions by the administration. Please provide responses by September 15.\n\nWe remain concerned that administration of Social Security benefits that touch the lives of constituents from across the political spectrum now faces discontinuity, heightened uncertainty, and politicization. Retirees, disabled American workers, and deserving low-income Americans from across the political spectrum deserve better.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-spartz-host-listening-sessions-cicero-and-tipton-august-28", "Congresswoman Spartz to Host Listening Sessions in Cicero and Tipton on August 28", "2021-08-23", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) continues to host listening sessions across Indiana\u2019s fifth congressional district with the next two taking place in Cicero and Tipton on Saturday, August 28.\n\nRep. Spartz will give an update on her work in the district and Washington D.C. Attendees will then have a chance to ask questions about the issues that matter most to them.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve hosted nine listening sessions throughout the district already, and I will continue to do so to hear from constituents on the ground,\u201d said Rep. Spartz. \u201cThe feedback I receive from these listening sessions is very valuable, and I'm looking forward to being in Cicero and Tipton to hear from those communities.\u201d\n\nThe times and locations for the August 28 listening sessions are as follows:\n\nHamilton North Public Library (Cicero Branch)\n\n209 West Brinton Street\n\nCicero, IN 46034\n\n10:00 a.m. \u2013 11:30 a.m.\n\nTipton Community Foundation (Auditorium)\n\n1020 West Jefferson Street\n\nTipton, IN 46072\n\n12:00 p.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-spartz-and-pence-join-congressman-baird-farm-bill-roundtable", "Representatives Spartz and Pence Join Congressman Baird for Farm Bill Roundtable", "2021-08-20", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Victoria Spartz", "S000929", "spartz.house.gov", "spartz", "https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2013 Representatives Victoria Spartz (IN-05) and Greg Pence (IN-06) joined Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) at a listening session yesterday with key agriculture stakeholders from across the state who provided testimony on behalf of their respective commodity or segment of the industry.\n\n\u201cAgriculture is a significant contributor to Indiana\u2019s GDP. Our state is also in a unique position to advance innovation and value-added services for advanced agriculture,\u201d said Congresswoman Spartz. \u201cI appreciate Rep. Baird for hosting a roundtable discussion to solicit valuable feedback from industry stakeholders.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur farmers are the backbone of our nation, and I believe that Hoosier farmers deserve a seat at the table as Congress prepares for the 2023 farm bill,\u201d said Congressman Baird. \u201cHoosier farms and farmers across the nation play a critical role in feeding, fueling, and clothing our grateful country, and they can provide invaluable feedback as we draft the next farm bill. I look forward to sharing these critical stakeholders\u2019 testimony with my colleagues, and I sincerely appreciate their and Representatives Pence\u2019s and Spartz\u2019s participation in this productive listening session.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn Indiana and especially the Sixth District, the agriculture community is large and diverse. Hoosiers throughout the state will be affected by the next Farm Bill,\u201d said Congressman Greg Pence. \u201cI would like to thank my colleague, Congressman Jim Baird, for putting together this important listening session and his leadership on the House Agriculture Committee. 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