| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Friday September 20, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Chairman Banks Issues Opening Statement At Hearing On Army Extremism Policies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on extremism policies in the U.S. Army in the wake of a Ft. Liberty training that wrongly characterized pro-life organizations as terrorist groups.
Rep. Banks' remarks as prepared for delivery:
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Rep. Banks, Colleagues Call on Biden Admin to Enforce MAHSA Act & Sanction Iran
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) and lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding his administration's failure to enforce the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability (MAHSA) and Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Acts. The MAHSA Act directs the president to issue an assessment of potential sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and
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Rep. Pence Speaks in Opposition to Shortsighted Minimum Staffing Rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN) offered the following remarks during the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup. One piece of legislation that was considered and passed through the Committee is a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandatory nursing staff ratio rule, which Congressman Pence introduced with Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-M
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Reps. Bucshon, Rep. Davis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Recycling Infrastructure & Spur Innovation, Tackle Plastic Pollution
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, issued the following statement:
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Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) and Don Davis (D-NC-01) issued the following statement after introducing the Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act (H.R. 9676). This bipartisan legislation seeks to tackle plastic pollution and improve the sustainability of plastic packaging materials by modernizing the nation's recycling infrastructure and in
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Reps. Carson, Jayapal, Schakowsky Introduce UNRWA Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release:
Representative Andre Carson (IN-07) has introduced H.R. 9649, the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024 with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09). This bill will end the congressionally and administratively mandated pause on funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA).
The United States has historically been one of
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Young, Colleagues Write to Vice President Harris about Mismanagement of Broadband Initiatives
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Thune (R-S.D.), and a group of Republican senators sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding mismanagement of federal broadband initiatives. In 2021, President Biden tasked the Vice President with leading the Administration's effort to expand broadband services to rural, unserved communities. The $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) progr
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