Todd Young

There is broad bipartisan agreement in this House that the looming defense sequestration cuts are bad policy for the U.S. military and our national defense. Our Defense Secretary has testified to me and to other members of the Armed…

My friends on the other side of the aisle keep saying we should focus on jobs. So let's look at how ObamaCare has impacted jobs and the economy. A few numbers: 48 percent of business owners say the potential cost of health care coverage…

I thank the gentlelady, my hardworking colleague from Tennessee, who is also a health care professional and quite conversant on these issues. You speak with some authority. So thank you very much. I come from the State of Indiana with…

I want to thank my friend, Tom Ellsworth, and his wife, Elsie, for traveling all the way from Bloomington, Indiana, to deliver this morning's open prayer. Tom has devoted his life to ministry. He is senior minister to me, my wife, Jenny…

I applaud the committee for convening this very timely and critical hearing on the reliability of the inland waterways system, and how it impacts our economic competitiveness.

As our national recession near its fourth year, unemployment stays above 8 percent and gas prices continue to skyrocket, our brave men and women continue to serve in harm's way overseas, this Nation is in trouble, and I wonder which of the…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for his leadership and I certainly share your desire to lighten the burden on this high-value-added industry. We need to ensure that all of the manufacturing jobs, all of the job and economic growth…

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with Hilltop Resources, a concrete company that has a presence in my southern Indiana district. They were here to talk about how the new Cement MACT regulations would affect their business and their…

We need to cut spending now. We need to control spending in the future. But the American people understand that our foremost constitutional duty here in Congress is to make sure that America is safe. Former Secretary Gates said that…

We need a plan from the President. We need more certainty restored to these markets. Let's reject this Alice in Wonderland sort of leadership. Don't bring me problems, I say to my colleagues. Bring me solutions. One solution is the Cut…

I was on record last night, speaking to the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 and as to what the many merits are of this legislation. I think it is a fine bill, and I commend its consideration to those on the other side of the aisle; but I…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona. Just an observation here. I know our President said earlier today that we had--frankly, we don't need a constitutional amendment to do our jobs. He was referring, of course, to this debt limit debate and…

I thank my colleague from Arizona for his learned words and eloquent words, quoting, Madam Speaker, Shakespeare. I'll begin by quoting Yogi Berra, that great fount of wit, wisdom, and good old American common sense. More recently, Yogi…

I thank my colleague from Arizona. He said a couple of things that I would like to pivot off of. They certainly struck a chord with me. First, the notion that markets deal with perception, as opposed to always reality. I thought it was a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 62, after line 2, insert the following new section: Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this…

Our Nation's unemployment rate currently sits at 9.2 percent, a full 1.6 percent higher than when President Obama took office. I am hearing from my southern Indiana constituents, and I've heard this for months now, that the President's…

This amendment is quite simple. The amendment would simply reduce by a modest 10 percent that part of the USDA's budget used for ``general administration and miscellaneous supplies.'' This category of spending is so broadly defined that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 11, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $2,390,000)''. Page 80, line 2, insert after…

I rise in support, as so many of my colleagues have, of House Resolution 292, because this Congress is a coequal branch of government, and we must never be a quiet coequal branch, especially on military matters. When the U.S. sends its…

As a former U.S. Marine, I understand the importance of a strong national defense, especially during this time of war. That's why I'm glad to rise in support of this National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. It provides our troops with…

The good people of Indiana want jobs. And we know how to create them. In Indiana, under Governor Mitch Daniels, we've seen a government that spends less and taxes modestly. We've seen that that leads to job growth. That's why Indiana…

There has been much discussion today about shared sacrifice. The notion of shared sacrifice, let's disaggregate that for a moment. We might have shared sacrifice for the next generation. We certainly are contemplating that right now if we…

I think that is a dereliction of duty on the part of the President.

the results were devastating, and the adverse impact is still with us today.

I would strongly recommend support for the restructured program.