Press Releases

**Click here or above to watch Senator Young’s interview.** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Bloomberg TV to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown. The full interview is available here or by clicking above. A portion of the interview is available here.

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes. In the letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin,

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats again blocked the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, a bill to extend current spending levels for seven weeks and avoid a government shutdown: “The overwhelming majority of Americans do

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Representative Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) and a majority of the Indiana delegation in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare

**Click here or above to watch the full report.** WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, was recently featured in an Investigate TV report on the impact of cargo theft.  The report examines the

INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) toured Corn Island Shipyard in Spencer County to learn more about its operations, Hoosier workforce, and manufacturing of custom barges. Earlier this year, Young and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) introduced the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act, legislation to help more Americans buy their first home by increasing the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) tax exception withdrawal limit for first-time homebuyers. “Homeownership is critical

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) recently introduced the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 to ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. “America’s college campuses should be places where students

Click here or above to watch Senator Young’s full floor speech. WASHINGTON – Today is the 100th birthday of Hoosier World War II Veteran Clyde Milligan, and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke about Milligan on the Senate floor. “Let’s continue to cherish and honor

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined colleagues in urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue his advocacy to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who the Chinese government has

**Click here or above to watch Senator Young’s full remarks.** WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor against a resolution offered by Senate Democrats that would have increased energy costs for Hoosiers by reinstating outdated limits on

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and nearly all Senate Republicans in sending a letter to Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs; Johann Wadephul, the German Federal Minister of

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Brake for Kids Act, legislation to increase public awareness about the dangers of illegally passing a stopped school bus. In 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 24%

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ overwhelming passage of legislation they have championed for years to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq. The

WASHINGTON – The United States Senate unanimously passed the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation honors the 1980 Olympic Men’s Hockey Team’s improbable victory over the four-time reigning champion Russian Olympic team. Against all odds, the American team of

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and officials from Indiana and Kentucky welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to southwest Indiana to discuss progress on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project and participate in an aerial

Senator Young with Secretary Duffy.  EVANSVILLE – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to southwest Indiana to discuss progress on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project. Young and Secretary Duffy were

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and over 70 members of Congress in sending a letter of support for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) proposal to rescind a rule from the Biden

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) noted growing support for the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete clauses, which negatively impact almost one in every five American workers.  The Workforce Mobility Act would: In

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Helping Allies Respond to Piracy, Overfishing, and Oceanic Negligence (HARPOON) Act to combat the devastating economic, environmental, and geopolitical impact of China’s illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing around the world. The legislation would expand