Teachers make an impact that lasts a lifetime.

This week, we celebrate and recognize our Hoosier teachers who are inspiring and educating the next generation. Thank you to all the outstanding teachers across Indiana who are making a difference in the lives of Hoosier students.

Congrats to the 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Eric Jenkins of Franklin Community High School for being named Indiana's Teacher of the Year for 2024. Read more about Mr. Jenkins here.

Indiana Rural Broadband Association

It was great to see members of the Indiana Rural Broadband Association last week. These Hoosier broadband companies provide a vital connection to the most rural parts of Indiana.

I joined with the Senate Republican conference in sending a letter to President Biden calling for his Administration to withdraw its support for two international agreements being considered at this month’s World Health Assembly that, if adopted, would give the dysfunctional World Health Organization (WHO) more authority and potentially weaken United States sovereignty.

Our letter highlights the WHO’s abysmal COVID-19 response and argues that the President should be focusing on badly needed reforms instead of plowing ahead with international treaties and regulations that would substantially increase WHO authority, shred intellectual property rights, and infringe on freedom of speech.

Click here to read more about our letter.

Lead hazards in a home pose serious health and safety threats. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lead hazards such as dust and chips from deteriorated lead-based paint are the most common source of lead exposure for U.S. children. 

I joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to update its lead poisoning prevention measures to reflect modern science and ensure that families and children living in federally-assisted housing are protected from the devastating consequences of lead poisoning. Under HUD’s current regulations, visual assessments are used to identify the presence of lead in a housing unit, while modern scientific research has proven that such assessments are profoundly inadequate for identifying the most common sources of lead paint in a home. This bill would help ensure the health and safety of our children by improving federal lead poisoning detection and prevention measures.

Click here to read more.

Local News

Young, National Science Foundation Director Visit Notre Dame

WTCA: Senator Young, colleagues demand Biden Admin. reject “unacceptable” WHO Agreement

News and Tribune: Young works to pass update on lead poisoning prevention measures

Fox 59: ‘Historic day’: Google’s $2 billion data center campus to partner with I&M, Ivy Tech

Thank you for the continued privilege to serve you in the U.S. Senate. My mission is to fight on behalf of Hoosiers and the interests that are unique to our state. I look forward to working with you, and sharing our progress, in the days ahead. 

In Service,