President Trump Is First POTUS In 40 Years Serious About Fighting War On Drugs

71% of Americans support striking narcoterrorist boats because they don’t want drugs killing their kids.

President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are doing exactly what Americans want and expect them to do. Click here to watch me discuss on Fox News.

DHS Must Locate And Vet Unvetted Afghan Nationals

In 2021, I sounded the alarm about Joe Biden’s reckless flood of unvetted Afghan nationals into our country. The botched withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan was followed by a dangerous policy that opened our borders to a Taliban-run nation. Having served in Afghanistan, I had no doubt that there would be disastrous and tragic consequences for this irresponsible policy.
Sadly, we now know what this policy has brought to our streets.

Just before Thanksgiving, an Afghan national who was allowed into this country under Joe Biden shot two National Guardsmen just outside the White House. And now, a young woman, US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, just 20 years old, is dead. And her colleague, US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, is fighting for his life. For Sarah’s family, Thanksgiving—and their lives—will never be the same. We continue to pray for Staff Sgt. Wolfe’s recovery.

None of this had to happen. And while it’s too late to prevent this awful tragedy, we must stop the next one.

That’s why I support President Trump’s decision to reexamine all Afghans who entered the United States under Joe Biden’s open border policy. We cannot allow terrorists to roam our streets and terrorize our people. I call on Sec. Noem to move swiftly to begin vetting all Afghans allowed into the US during Operation Allies Welcome and deport anyone who poses even the slightest threat to our country.

This cannot happen soon enough. Our safety and security depends on it. Click here to learn more.

Putting American Workers First Act

It is illegal to hire illegal aliens in the United States. Yet countless employers continue to hire illegal aliens, replacing American workers with cheap foreign labor. Nearly 8 million illegal aliens are illegally employed in the US.

This must stop.

That’s why I’ve introduced the Putting American Workers First Act. My bill gives the National Labor Relations Board the ability to investigate and prosecute employers who hire illegal aliens. The bill also makes it an unfair labor practice to unionize illegal aliens. Unions are supposed to support American workers, not undermine them by unionizing illegal aliens.

American workers deserve to be put first in the job market. Employers that continue to displace Americans with illegal aliens should be held responsible for their illegal actions. My bill does just that. Click here to learn more.

Class Of 2030 U.S. Service Academy Nominations

One of my favorite parts of being a U.S. Senator is getting to nominate young leaders to our United States Service Academies. Proud to nominate these 33 students for the Class of 2030:

U.S. Naval Academy:

• Isaac Going, Columbus — Columbus East High School
• Courtney Bassi, Zionsville — Guerin Catholic High School
• Rebecca Rustin, Lebanon — Western Boone Jr.–Sr. High School
• Ian Miller, Williamsport — Seeger Memorial Junior Senior High School
• Nevaeh Navarre, Culver — Culver Academies
• Allison Heine, Fort Wayne — Homestead High School
• Andrew Millay, Georgetown — Our Lady of Providence High School
• Leyton Hottell, Columbus — Columbus North High School
• Talina Cisneros, Hammond — Hammond Central High School
  

U.S. Military Academy at West Point:

• Josette Sandifur, Indianapolis — Bishop Chatard High School
• Samantha Aselage, Huntertown — Bishop Dwenger High School
• Malachi Lane, Danville — Danville Community High School
• Brayden Oxley, Tennyson — Heritage Hills High School
• Anna Ososki, Carmel — St. Theodore Guerin Catholic High School
• Jacob Levitt, Fort Wayne — Concordia Lutheran High School
• Caroline Crews, Bargersville — Roncalli High School
• Brennan Baker, Fishers — Hamilton Southeastern High School
• Quentin Klee, Carmel — Guerin Catholic High School
• Diego Gonzalez, Jasper — Jasper High School

U.S. Air Force Academy:

• Marshall Snyder, Saint Meinrad — Heritage Hills High School
• Ethan Preyss, Avon — Homeschool
• Noah Lorincz, Westfield — Westfield High School
• Jacob Farrell, Fort Wayne — Homestead High School
• Daniel Michael, Indianapolis — Cathedral High School
• Caleb McCracken, Shelbyville — Southwestern Jr./Sr. High School
• Owen Buccellato, South Bend — Trinity Academy at South Bend
• Jack O’Shea, Munster — Marian Catholic High School
• Addilee Jenkins, Rockville — Parke Heritage High School

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:

• Christian Touzard, Spencerville — Academia Interamericana de Panama (AIP)
• Malachi Lane, Danville — Danville Community High School
• Jacob Kyle, Granger — Penn High School
• Jacob Cork, Vincennes — South Knox High School
• Caroline Crews, Bargersville — Roncalli High School
• Evan LaCourt, South Bend — Saint Joseph High School
• Amelia Dykes, New Albany — Our Lady of Providence High School

Indiana Veterans Affairs Director Jake Adams  

Great to visit with Indiana Veterans Affairs Director Jake Adams and his staff in DC. Appreciate all they do for Hoosier veterans. 

Indiana State Senator Scott Baldwin

Great to visit with State Senator Scott Baldwin from Noblesville in DC. Appreciate his leadership for Indiana 

Illiana Christian High School 

Great to visit with students from Illiana Christian High School in Dyer, Indiana in DC. Impressive group of young leaders!

Indiana Delegation Interns

Enjoyed visiting with bipartisan interns from across the Indiana delegation in my DC office. Great group of young leaders! 

Veterans History Project

The Veterans History Project (VHP) was created by Congress in 2000 to collect and preserve the first-person narratives from United States military veterans from World War I through present day. Please call my office if you are a Hoosier veteran and would like to sit down and share your service story.

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