May 19, 2022
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), along with a group of Senate colleagues, sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security expressing opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board and urging that any funding for such board be prohibited in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.
"…While DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that the board will not be used for political purposes and did h… Continue Reading
May 16, 2022
Today,U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) joined with 29 colleagues to introduce a resolution calling on the Biden administration to work with Congress to develop a plan to combat the rise in our nation's crime rates and the crisisat the southern border. The resolution comes as the nation honors our law enforcement community during National Police Week.
Last week, Senator Young spoke at a press conferenceabout how problems at our southern border are affecting law… Continue Reading
May 12, 2022
Today, Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a conferee on his U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), spoke at the first public meeting of the conference committee. The bill aims to out-innovate and outcompete the Chinese Communist Party.
To watch Senator Young's remarks, click .
Remarks as prepared for delivery:
When I first introduced the Endless Frontier Act in the spring of 2020, I didn't imagine it would take two years to be sitting here today.
Nevertheless, I'm pleased that th… Continue Reading
May 11, 2022
Today, Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke at a press conference about how problems at our southern border are affecting law enforcement officers in Indiana and across the country. Senator Young also discussed the impact of the drug fentanyl on Hoosiers.
Excerpts from Senator Young's remarks are below:
"According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses during the pandemic's first year. 100,000 Americans. That's double the figure fr… Continue Reading
May 11, 2022
Today, Senator Young (R-Ind.), the lead Republican sponsor of the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), participated in a live conversation with LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, former national security advisor and Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' (FDD) Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP), on how America can outcompete the Chinese Communist Party.
The event covered the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party to America's economy and nationa… Continue Reading
