Jim Baird: “In President Lincoln's second inaugural, he affirmed that this Nation would care for those who shall have borne the…”

I rise to honor Phil Deckard, the former mayor of Martinsville, Indiana, who passed away at the end of last year. Phil dedicated 57 years of his life to public service and leadership in Morgan County and served four terms as the mayor of…

Today I rise to honor Dr. Mark Russell, who recently retired from his position as a professor of agricultural sciences education and communication at Purdue University. Dr. Russell joined Purdue in 1982. From August of 2015 to September of…

As we approach America’s 250th birthday, we must renew our commitment to supporting those who have answered the call to serve and defended our precious freedoms from the Battles of Lexington and Concord through today.

When we talk about land for farmers and ranchers, we are really talking about that top eight inches of soil, which for some of you that may not recognize, that we consider that a living, breathing organism because of the organisms there…