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Mike Braun

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Mike Braun is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Braun has focused on issues such as fair representation and gerrymandering, advocating for equitable electoral maps in Indiana. His business background includes founding a successful auto parts company, which has informed his approach to economic policy and job creation.

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May 12, 2021

I rise here today, and I have been in the Senate a little over 2\1/2\ years, and I never imagined that I would have to drift back to my days at Wabash College, as I migrated from a biology major to a political science major and, thank…

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May 11, 2021

So in listening to the tone and direction of the conversation today that idea of hierarchy and priority between domestic terrorism and threats from afar, to me, it is easy to get into a false equivalency there.

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May 11, 2021

today I am proud to join my colleague Senator Coons in relaunching the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus. Currently, there are no effective treatments or cures available to stop or slow the disease, and we still do not know what really causes…

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Apr 28, 2021

The big elephant in the room is Medicare, its high cost, and Social Security.

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Apr 28, 2021

Medicare is the biggest driver, and I am probably the most vocal Senator on trying to reform health care in general.

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Apr 28, 2021

If we do not get the political will soon to start doing something about it, it is going to be here before we know it.

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Apr 28, 2021

COVID has, I think, give us a big wakeup call about another looming issue that drives our trillion dollar deficits annually.

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Apr 27, 2021

I am particularly concerned by Congress' seeming inability to address the slow-moving national debt crisis.

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Apr 27, 2021

Thank you. And my office will be watching closely to see how that rebalancing act is going on, and that, in fact, that it is rebalanced, and not the same old thing occurring again because lobbyist and House Cardinals may want it to be.

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Apr 26, 2021

I think we are at a really pivotal point when it comes to health care in general, childcare.

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Apr 21, 2021

I think there are certain things that would undermine that if it is not given careful consideration.

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Apr 21, 2021

I think it would set us back significantly.

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Apr 21, 2021

I think my advice, from being so deeply involved in agriculture, is that it was kind of working, and do not be beguiled by the Chinese.

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Apr 20, 2021

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Apr 20, 2021

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Apr 20, 2021

my office will be watching closely to see how that rebalancing act is going on, and that, in fact, that it is rebalanced, and not the same old thing occurring again because lobbyist and House Cardinals may want it to be.

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Apr 20, 2021

I am particularly concerned by Congress' seeming inability to address the slow-moving national debt crisis.

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Apr 19, 2021

70 percent of Hoosiers wanted better roads and bridges. In an enterprising State like ours, 70 percent didn't want their taxes to go up.

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Apr 19, 2021

I can't think of anything that should have more bipartisan support.

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Apr 15, 2021

I rise to honor the 50th anniversary of the signing of Coach Robert Montgomery Knight at Indiana University, who set the standard for excellence as a collegiate men's basketball coach. Coach Knight had a legendary career as a college head…

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Apr 15, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…

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Apr 15, 2021

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 157) was agreed to.

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Mar 25, 2021

Reserving the right to object, coming from the world of business, I have been dismayed by Washington's inability to fix problems in a timely, rational manner, and that has been over a stretch of many years before I got here. I do…

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Mar 24, 2021

there is no way we ever catch up.

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Mar 24, 2021

we are at probably the worst balance sheet that we have ever had in the history of the country.

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