WASHINGTON – Indiana’s Congressional delegation today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter T. Gaynor in support of the state of Indiana’s request for FEMA assistance for depopulation activities resulting from COVID-19 disruptions. The letter requests eligibility for existing resources under FEMA as livestock and poultry producers struggle to… Read more »
Washington, DC – Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) applauds the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The new program will provide much needed assistance to Indiana farmers and consumers during the COVID-19 emergency.
“As a farmer and a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I know how much our farmers are in need of assistance… Read more »
Washington, DC – Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) supports the passage of critical relief legislation, the CARES Act. This bipartisan legislation will provide for thousands of Hoosier families and small businesses who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representative Baird released the following statement:
“While American families worry about keeping their loved ones safe and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) along with his colleagues Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Haley Stevens (D- MI) introduced the Industries of the Future Act. This bipartisan legislation would increase the capacity for research and development programs of the federal government that focus on industries of the future such as: artificial intelligence, 5G… Read more »
Representative Jim Baird (R-IN) along with his colleagues Reps. TJ Cox (D-CA), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Brian Mast (R-FL) introduced Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act which extends wartime veterans benefits, including the Veterans Pension and health care, to the nearly 3,000 officers and enlisted men who served in the US Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). These brave men served during… Read more »
Staff for Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) will host mobile office hours during March in Lebanon, Greencastle, Fowler, Galveston, and West Lafayette. Constituents are encouraged to stop-by for assistance with any federal… Read more »
Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) today participated in a press conference with the Bipartisan Opioid Task Force to highlight his VA DROP Act (H.R. 4817). The legislation would direct the Secretary of the Veteran’s Administration to ensure that certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substance medications. This would… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2020
Contact: Quincy Cunningham
Quincy.cunningham@mail.house.gov
Coffee with the Congressman
Danville, IN - Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) will be hosting Coffee with the Congressman in Rensselaer, where constituents can ask questions and receive a congressional update. Staff will also be on hand to help with constituent… Read more »
Staff for Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) will host mobile office hours during January in Mooresville, Rossville, Logansport, Attica, Monticello and West Lafayette. Constituents are encouraged to stop-by for assistance with any federal issue.
Thursday, January 16
8:30AM (ET) – 11:00AM (ET)
Mooresville Government Center, 4 E.… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed by voice vote the Building Blocks of STEM Act (S. 737), which ensures that children, and especially girls, are introduced to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) earlier and more effectively. Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced H.R. 1665, which unanimously passed the House in… Read more »
