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Sen. Todd Young: 2023 Bayh-Lugar Government Leader of the Year

Sen. Todd Young: 2023 Bayh-Lugar Government Leader of the Year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy_vWKi7Kws&t Senator Todd Young was recently named as the Indiana Chamber's Birch Bayh-Richard Lugar Government Leader of the Year. Recognizing the need to curb reliance on China, Sen. Young took action and achieved bipartisan collaboration with the CHIPS and Science Act. The new law will boost investment in domestic high-tech research and bring semiconductor manufacturing back to American soil. [...]

Matt Ottinger2023-11-22T09:09:29-05:00November 22nd, 2023|

U.S. Sen. Todd Young Named Bayh-Lugar Government Leader of the Year by Indiana Chamber

(INDIANAPOLIS) — In today’s political climate, it takes a true problem-solver to build consensus and get things done. For reaching across the aisle to work with Democratic leadership in authoring and supporting the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the country’s economic and national security, U.S. Sen. Todd Young is being heralded by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Young has been selected [...]

Matt Ottinger2023-09-06T11:01:56-04:00September 6th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber Reacts to Sen. Lugar’s Passing

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the passing of former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar: “Richard Lugar was the ultimate public servant and bipartisan leader. His impacts will be felt for generations to come in Indianapolis, our state, our nation and globally. He was an invaluable mentor to myself and thousands of others.” [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-04-28T13:39:54-04:00April 28th, 2019|

Quick Hits: Meeting With U.S. Sen. Mike Braun; Wage Assignment Bill Pulled, While Meaningful School Accountability Moves On

Quick Hits: Meeting With U.S. Sen. Mike Braun; Wage Assignment Bill Pulled, While Meaningful School Accountability Moves On

On the federal front – On February 11, the Indiana Chamber’s Greg Ellis and Jeff Brantley met with U.S. Sen. Mike Braun in his Indianapolis office. The Chamber highlighted key issues that its membership has identified. Some of those issues include the continued concern over tariffs/trade, the negative impacts of a medical device tax and general tax issues. Senator [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-02-15T14:08:27-05:00February 15th, 2019|

Federal Relations: Young: U.S. Must Respond Strategically to China’s Economic Aggression; Donnelly Pushes Bipartisan Appropriations Measure

Federal Relations: Young: U.S. Must Respond Strategically to China’s Economic Aggression; Donnelly Pushes Bipartisan Appropriations Measure

- Last week, U.S. Senator Todd Young highlighted the dangers of China’ economic practices. Young, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is leading bipartisan efforts to require a National Economic Security Strategy. “Our national security rests on an economic foundation, and predatory economic practices by China have undermined that foundation for years – leaving Hoosiers and all [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-08-27T13:54:19-04:00August 27th, 2018|

Banks Named Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman; Hollingsworth Bills Pass in JOBS and Investor Confidence Act; Young Leading Bipartisan Effort on Retirement Security

Banks Named Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman; Hollingsworth Bills Pass in JOBS and Investor Confidence Act; Young Leading Bipartisan Effort on Retirement Security

- Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) was recently named chairman of the newly established Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. The subcommittee will provide oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records transition and other enterprise technology modernization projects. “I am honored (House Veterans’ Affairs Committee) Chairman Phil Roe has entrusted me with leading the subcommittee and I look [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-07-20T14:33:45-04:00July 20th, 2018|

Young to POTUS: Push Congress to End Medical Device Tax

Young to POTUS: Push Congress to End Medical Device Tax

Senator Todd Young on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to push Congress to act quickly on the onerous medical device tax. The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on a medical device tax repeal bill as early as next week. If the bill passes the House it will head to the Senate. “In the [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-07-20T14:25:56-04:00July 20th, 2018|

Federal Relations: News Briefs From Indiana’s Delegation

- Representative Jim Banks (IN-3) has been pushing for Congress to permanently repeal the harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Put in place by the Obama administration, the rule is on a list of regulations the Indiana Chamber has been actively engaging in to repeal or modify. The Congressman recently wrote an op-ed in the Fort Wayne [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-05-11T13:02:13-04:00May 11th, 2018|

Federal Relations: News Briefs From Indiana’s Delegation

The House has passed IRS reforms, including a measure Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) introduced to strengthen IRS accountability for modernizing its information technology (IT) systems.“The first priority of the IRS should be serving taxpayers, but it can’t do that with decades-old technology and a broken process. Repeated failures, delays and cost overruns have opened up a trust gap between [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-04-27T14:18:52-04:00April 27th, 2018|

Donnelly, Young Rank Among Most Bipartisan Senators; Opioids and Career Technical Education Recent Policy Focus

In its newest Bipartisan Index, the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University recognized Indiana’s two senators for their willingness to reach across the aisle. Senator Joe Donnelly ranks as the fourth most bipartisan senator, and the most bipartisan Democrat, while Sen. Todd Young comes in ninth. The full Senate rankings are available here. [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-04-27T13:22:25-04:00April 27th, 2018|

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