But we have a plan to protect our ports and people, to build and launch a new fleet, manned by Americans mariners, flying the Stars and Stripes.

Neither of these situations are inevitable, but we must act now to rebuild America’s rusted Maritime Industrial Base and end our reliance on Chinese-flagged vessels.

From modernizing critical bridges and freight facilities to improving major transportation corridors, these projects will benefit Hoosiers for decades to come while keeping Indiana’s transportation network strong and our economy growing.

I appreciate Secretary Duffy’s partnership in helping make these investments possible.

These investments will strengthen Indiana’s infrastructure, improve safety, support commerce and help communities prepare for future growth.

This is not merely a hypothetical question, but a possibility America’s leaders must prepare for.

Drones continue to be critical for the Hoosier ag industry, and Indiana’s new UAS test site will help ensure our drone ecosystem meets the industry’s growing needs.

Prohibiting members of Congress from leveraging their positions of public trust for personal enrichment would go a long way.

In a divided America, this could unify America.

It would be a gesture of self-respect for politicians to embrace this reform.

“We need to ensure the United States has the talent and research capabilities required to lead the global tech competition and outcompete China,” said Senator Young.

Hoosiers should not be forced to choose between a quality education and an affordable one.

There aren’t many issues like this. In a divided America, this could unify America.

It is time to ban members of Congress from trading stock.

Today, roughly 200 members of Congress own shares in publicly traded companies.

86 percent our population supports a prohibition on congressional stock trading.

There are two bills that we already have. I don’t need to draft a new bill. Let’s recognize our colleagues handy work and get something important done.

It’s urgent, it’s essential that we earn the trust of the American people back.

We can prevent its members from using their positions of public trust to enrich themselves, to enrich their families by banning stock trading among members of Congress.

These policies limit export opportunities for U.S. companies, increase the burden on the United States to finance global drug development, and reduce the flow of investment into new treatments and cures.

The United States should act quickly to send a strong signal that foreign policies undervaluing U.S. innovation and investment will be met with a serious and sustained trade response.

I am excited to see how this space will further position IU as a national and global leader in education.

Superbugs have become a growing public health crisis in recent years.

I’ve introduced a bill to accelerate quantum technology development and real-world applications that are vital to U.S. economic and national security.

How can you tell? The relative silence in the mainstream media and on this floor from many of our Democratic colleagues tells you all you need to know.