Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after his bill, the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation Interagency Research Act, unanimously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Operating in a silo is never the best practice, especially when conducting scientific research,” sai...
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after voting against expelling former Congressman George Santos (NY-03) from the U.S. House of Representatives. “Only two other Members of Congress have been expelled since the Civil War. In both cases, each Member was convicted of a crime. Congressman Santos’ ...
Washington, D.C. - Today, a landmark bill led by Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering Act is a bipartisan effort to accelerate research and development in quantum science by makin...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) released a statement Thursday after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) denied agriculture groups’ petition for exemption. “For the last two years, our farmers and ranchers have endured supply-chain disruptions and s...
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WFLI) — Although more than 30 House races are still undecided, Indiana Congressman Jim Baird says he believes Republicans will control the chamber for the first time since he's been there. Baird is on the House Agriculture Committee, and says one of his priorities is renewal of the Farm Bill next year. "The Farm Bill comes up at th...
Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim Baird defeated Democratic challenger Roger Day in the race for Indiana’s U.S. House 4th Congressional District Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race with 43% of precincts reporting - Baird landed 66% of the vote, while Day took just 33%. Baird was first elected in 2018. In a statement, Indiana Republican...
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