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JASPER, IN — A new cost estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that Congressional Democrats’ new reconciliation bill will kill jobs and result in billions of dollars of unfunded mandates on employers.    

Senators Braun, Burr, and Portman previously asked CBO to estimate the impact that wage mandates will have for the country. CBO’s February 8 analysis of the Raise the Wage Act, which was included in the budget reconciliation bill approved by House Education and...

WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Braun released the following statement following his vote in the second Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

"The riot on January 6th was horrific and should be universally condemned, and while I listened to both President Trump’s defense and the House Managers’ arguments, I believe it is unconstitutional to hold a trial to remove a former President from an office he no longer holds and feel a vote to convict would have deep negative implications for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Braun released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s vote regarding the constitutionality of former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial.  

“As I have stated earlier, the Framers of the Constitution never intended for the Senate to hold a trial to remove a former President from an office he no longer holds, which is why I voted against the constitutionality of former President Trump’s impeachment trial.  President Joe Biden and Senate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the Senate passed Senator Braun’s amendment to prevent the Biden administration from banning fracking.

The amendment helps prohibit the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating rules or guidance banning fracking in the United States.

President Biden flip-flopped on fracking during the presidential campaign, and several sitting U.S. Senators have supported fracking bans.

According to the Global Energy Institute, if...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Braun released the following statement regarding the Senate Budget Resolution for fiscal year 2021, and the attempt by congressional Democrats to push through a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. 

“As a business owner, I came to Washington to offer solutions, and it’s incredibly frustrating that President Biden and congressional Democrats have rebuffed attempts by Republicans to work together on a bipartisan economic stimulus package for the American people.  ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Braun released the following statement following his vote against Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:

“Today, I voted against the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for the Department of Homeland Security, due to ethics concerns stemming from his behavior during the Obama Administration where he routinely used the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to issue green cards for political favors.  While I have voted for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Braun released the following statement following his vote to confirm Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation:

“Today I voted to confirm fellow Hoosier Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation following conversations with him where he committed to finding bipartisan solutions to confront the transportation and infrastructure challenges facing our country and acknowledged that funding infrastructure with more debt is not...

“I voted against Avril Haines’s nomination because her record of support for President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal is clear. It’s imperative that our Director of National Intelligence is tough on any state sponsoring terrorism and committed to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. I also disagree with her support of Obama-era policies that accelerated our conflicts around the globe instead of working to find peace through strength and bringing our troops home. 

“I support giving all Biden...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, January 26, Senator Mike Braun voted against Antony Blinken as Secretary of the U.S. Department of State. 

“Today, I could not support Tony Blinken’s confirmation as Secretary of State due to his role in crafting President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal and continued support for the United States to rejoin an effort that absolutely failed to curb Iran’s nuclear program and emboldened their authoritative regime. I also disagree with Mr. Blinken’s record of support...