All Quotes

Currently, and by the way, health and wellness and prevention and all that is what I wove into my health care plan, back many years ago.

Our national debt, as I said earlier in my opening statement, is ballooning to the tune of a trillion dollars every six months.

With waiting lists and challenges in food delivery is it justified to expand the definition of greatest social need?

I applaud this local entrepreneurship.

The Biden Administration, though, has put rules out there that want to try to make everyone adhere to the same guidelines.

We should allow states and local service providers to innovate to meet growing nutrition needs.

You do not want a one size fits all. You do not want it being dictated from the top down.

I am committed to preserving flexibility for localities and states, because they generally do things with more effectiveness.

I would like to bring much needed transparency by requiring the Administration to summarize state ombudsman long-term care annual reports for Congress.

Under the current Administration, we have seen sky-high inflation, and probably 20 percent higher now than it was when the Administration came in.

The spending of borrowed money, almost anything we do new here, is 100 percent borrowed.

Inflation under this administration continues to hit record highs. We are all paying the price for this administration's mistakes. In April, the average Indiana household was paying $948 per month more than they were in January 2021…

The state of our southern border is a travesty, and this administration refuses to face the facts. I am here to repeat what we all know and what we have all said: Border security is national security. We have seen over 7.8 million illegal…

This weekend is the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Beginning in 1911, the first Indy 500 was unlike anything the world had ever seen, with 40 qualifiers fighting a 500-mile race for an overall total purse of $27,000. Eighty…

I recognize Franklin County college student Emma McLeish, who recently received the American Red Cross' Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders. Last year, Emma used her Red Cross training to help save lives twice. In July she…

I recognize former fire Captain Mike Buckley. Mike served the Rushville Fire Department for 32 years, retiring as captain in 2017. He later worked for the Indiana State Police as a motor carrier inspector. I recently met Mike and learned…

I recognize Ed Jenkins, who was named Indiana Teacher of the Year. An Indiana native, Ed teaches English at Franklin Community Early College, a high school in my district. Those who know him say that Sam is dedicated to his students and…

Our own Federal Government is doing that now to the tune of almost $0.30 on every $1.00 we spend.