WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee announced his probe into the U.S. Air Force's apparent use of race and sex-based quotas for its officer applicant pool. Said Rep. Banks: "The Biden-Harris DOD's use of race and sex based quotas is un-American and it should be illegal. It is difficult to understand how the Air Force could aim to cut recruiting   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN) today offered the following remarks on the House floor in remembrance of the 241 servicemembers who lost their lives in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks. Congressman Pence served in the Marine Corps from 1979-1983, and his battalion was stationed in Beirut that year, shipping out just days before the bombings. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to hono  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) applauded the passage of their Building Chips in America Act by the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation will streamline federal permitting processes for microchip manufacturing projects while maintaining bedrock protections for clean air and clean water. The legislation now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The Buildin  more