WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Banks voted in favor of H. Res. 863, a resolution impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Rep. Banks is a cosponsor of this legislation. Said Rep. Jim Banks: "Today I voted to impeach Secretary Mayorkas for aiding and abetting an invasion at our southern border. While I am disappointed this measure did not pass, fighting to secure our border remai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Banks voted in favor of H.R. 7217, a standalone bill to send $17.6 billion to Israel as it fights back against Hamas and other Iranian-backed terrorists. President Biden said he would veto this legislation: Said Rep. Jim Banks: "Supporting Israel in the aftermath of the October 7th attack by Hamas is not only the right thing to do, but vital to our own national security interests  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN-06) voted in favor of H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. This legislation bans Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and other similar measures from being used in federal health care programs, which will decrease the likelihood that these programs are able to discriminate against people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. "Every lif  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), along with U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Bill Huizenga (R-MI-14), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) for another five years through 2031. The GLRI is the most significant in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students (ACCESS) to Careers Act. The legislation would boost student success and career readiness by increasing work-based learning opportunities and apprenticeships, ensuring students have access to support   more