November 25, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today released a video message in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
"Our current Thanksgiving tradition can be traced to a fellow Hoosier, President Abraham Lincoln, who spent his formative years in our great state. President Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 inviting a national celebration of Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November. This tradition has unit… Continue Reading
November 23, 2020
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) sent a letter with members of the Indiana delegation to the Appropriations Committees voicing concern against provisions and unnecessary regulatory requirements that unfairly target bioengineered salmon. The letter warns such action against Indiana-grown Salmon would harm the state of Indiana and the future of biotechnology.
"Provisions unfairly targeting the bioengineered salmon due to reasons other than safety and efficacy are not based on science, sound p… Continue Reading
November 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced it has finalized a proposed rule modeled after legislation introduced by Senator Young to bring greater accountability to the nation's organ donation system and deliver more lifesaving organs to patients.
"Saving lives must be the number one priority for organ procurement organizations, which are responsible for getting donated organs to patients in need. Unfortunately, we have seen that this is not always the case. HHS' … Continue Reading
November 20, 2020
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today issued a statement cautioning the Trump Administration against designating the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization:
"We are concerned about the adverse consequences of designating the entire Houthi movement in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. We have reason to believe that this designation would further destabilize the country, which is already the home of Al Qaeda in the Ara… Continue Reading
November 19, 2020
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) applauded the Senate passage of their bills to rename two post offices in Dana and Kokomo, Indiana.
The first bill would rename the post office in Dana, Indiana, after Ernest 'Ernie' T. Pyle, the celebrated war correspondent and Hoosier journalist who was born near Dana. On April 18, 1945, Pyle was reporting on the U.S. Army's 305th Infantry Regiment when he was killed. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signe… Continue Reading
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