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Todd Young

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Todd Christopher Young is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young has focused on various issues including economic growth, national security, and healthcare reform during his tenure in the Senate. He has been involved in legislative efforts aimed at improving the business climate in Indiana and supporting veterans' services.

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Feb 27, 2017

The military will lead the fight against terrorism in the battlefield, but it needs strong civilian partners in the battle against drivers of extremism--lack of opportunity, insecurity, injustice, and hopelessness.

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Feb 27, 2017

We need money, sufficient financial resources. We also need personnel, so we need to nominate appropriate personnel.

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Feb 16, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of all nominations on the Secretary's Desk; that the nominations be confirmed; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

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Feb 15, 2017

I think a human-to-Mars mission will stretch us almost to our limits but I think is achievable.

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Feb 15, 2017

I firmly believe that maintaining access to critical programs like Medicaid and Medicare and building upon the progress of the ACA is fundamental to both the physical and financial well-being of thousands of Americans across our country.

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Feb 15, 2017

When we choose to tie one of their hands behind them and say, look, you know, we're only going to use part of your capabilities, that's when we usually end up with not very satisfactory results.

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Feb 15, 2017

I personally believe there's a lot of things that need to be done in cislunar space to support the Mars program.

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Feb 15, 2017

I think NASA should not be in that business except for providing technological support.

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Feb 15, 2017

My personal belief is that the priority for human spaceflight should be exploration, boots on the ground, either the Moon or Mars.

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Feb 15, 2017

I believe that if we continue on the current course with the multiple paths that we're on and the current budget, the committee hearing that'll take place ten years from now will say what a disappointing decade we had and that we will be…

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Feb 14, 2017

So I am inviting members of both sides of the aisle to work with me on this legislation.

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Feb 14, 2017

I think we should make every effort to make sure that the State Department has a specific, concrete plan of action comprehensive in nature that would arrest this problem internationally.

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Feb 14, 2017

So tomorrow I plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development Accountability Act of 2017.

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Feb 14, 2017

the need for regulatory reform, whether it's in the manufacturing sector or services or in the logistics industry, has never been greater.

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Feb 14, 2017

It would require State and USAID to provide a timeline for implementation of these anti-trafficking proposals.

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Feb 8, 2017

Times have changed, which is why we are holding this opportunity about the challenges ahead and implicitly the opportunities.

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Jan 31, 2017

I do believe we have an emergency on our hands, whether we happen to be a Republican or Democrat.

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Jan 31, 2017

I think we too frequently delegate the very difficult decisionmaking in the sweeping bills we pass to the administrative branch.

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Jan 31, 2017

I look forward to working with Senator Paul to hopefully get it passed out of the Senate.

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Jan 30, 2017

I gather one of you indicated that eroding Kim Jong-un's support base by facilitating more elite departures... was one tactic we should continue to exploit.

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Jan 30, 2017

We focus on reunification planning as well, because the whole question of what a free and peaceful post-DPRK North Korea will look like...

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Jan 30, 2017

I think it would be a worthwhile investment to provide that personal incentive.

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Jan 17, 2017

Congress still sits on the sidelines in terms of exercising this most important responsibility.

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Jan 17, 2017

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution grants to Congress the power to declare war.

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Jan 17, 2017

I do not think we remind the American people and the international community frequently enough that a genocide has occurred here.

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