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News from May 2023

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Young, Shaheen, Cramer Reintroduce Legislation to Address Shortage of Mental Health Providers in Schools

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) reintroduced the bipartisan Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act to address the shortage of mental health providers in schools by boosting the pipeline of graduate students trained to become school psychologists, counselors, and social workers responding to the youth mental health crisis that was worsened by the pandemic.

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Committee Passes Braun and Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Artificial Intelligence Training Programs for Federal Workforce Leadership

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 22, 2023

Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Mike Braun and Gary Peters to create an artificial intelligence (AI) training program for federal supervisors and management officials has advanced in the Senate

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Young, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Small Business Innovation Voucher Act

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 22, 2023

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced the bipartisan Small Business Innovation Voucher Act to ensure America’s small businesses can compete in the 21st century economy.

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Week ending May 6 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Indiana

By Hoosier State Today | May 22, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 261 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Young, Cantwell Reintroduce Legislation to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 22, 2023

As many American families struggle to find a safe, affordable place to call home and homelessness across the nation continues to rise, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help build nearly two million new affordable homes over the next decade.

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Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Enhance Competition in Organ Donation Network

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 21, 2023

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on anti-competitive practices in the U.S. organ donation system by modernizing the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Indiana during week May 6

By Hoosier State Today | May 21, 2023

Indiana's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Indiana: 164 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died during week ending May 6

By Hoosier State Today | May 21, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 164 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Indiana: 25 Hispanic lives lost in week ending April 29

By Hoosier State Today | May 21, 2023

There were 25 Hispanic people who died in Indiana in the week ending April 29, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Young, Colleagues Honor Medal of Honor Recipients By Designating U.S. Highway 20 as the “National Medal of Honor Highway”

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 21, 2023

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 as the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” Indiana is home to 156 miles of Highway 20.

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Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Cut Burdensome Regulations, Increase Housing Opportunities for Americans

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) reintroduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act to shed light on discriminatory land zoning policies, encourage localities to cut burdensome regulations, and bring a new level of transparency to the community development process.

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Young Op-Ed: Congress Should Restore R&D Tax Deductions to Help US Compete

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 20, 2023

The following opinion column was originally published in Bloomberg Tax on May 10, 2023.

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How many 25-44-year-olds died in Indiana during week ending May 6?

By Hoosier State Today | May 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 18 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Young, Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Hundreds of Billions in Unchecked Unemployment Fraud

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 19, 2023

enator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and a group of Senate Republicans reintroduced legislation to help recover funds lost to unemployment insurance (UI) fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments.

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What They Are Saying: Support for the PASTEUR Act

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 19, 2023

Patients, medical providers, and health care associations in Indiana and across the country are voicing support for the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act.

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Young, Braun, Yakym Urge Pentagon to Return KC-135 Stratotanker Inspection Point Back to Grissom

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 19, 2023

On May 8, Indiana’s U.S. Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun and Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall urging the Air Force Reserve to return full inspection point operations for the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet back to Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base.

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Young: Bipartisan Agreement that Biden Administration Border Policies Have Failed

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 18, 2023

On May 17, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of Republicans who spoke on the Senate floor about the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our southern border.

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Senate Passes Young, Colleagues Legislation to Support Maritime Academy Students

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 17, 2023

Ahead of National Maritime Day on May 22, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) to expand the age eligibility for the Maritime Administration’s Student Incentive Payment Program.

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Senator Braun Statement on Report from Special Counsel John Durham

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 17, 2023

Senator Mike Braun released the following statement on the release of Special Counsel John Durham’s report.

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Young, GOP Senators Oppose Raising Debt Limit Without Spending Cuts and Budget Reforms

By Hoosier State Today Report | May 17, 2023

Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of 43 Republican senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressing a collective commitment to oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending cuts and budget reforms.