04/02/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) called for bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform to reduce rates on individuals and businesses as the United States becomes the world leader in corporate taxation. On Sunday, Japan lowered its corporate tax rate by five percent, making the American combined tax rate of 39.2 percent the highest in the...
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03/30/12 U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) made the following statement regarding greenhouse gas rules for new power plants released today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “The president claims to support an ‘all of the above’ approach to energy production, yet this regulation effectively will terminate any plans to construct new coal-fired power...
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03/29/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Monday made the following statement regarding the Supreme Court beginning oral arguments on the constitutionality of the mandate to purchase health coverage included in the president’s health care law: “I do not believe the federal government has the authority to force American citizens to purchase a good or...
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03/27/12 Last week Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) made the following statement after voting for the Jump-start Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide more access to capital and generate economic growth. “The JOBS Act will make much-needed regulatory changes to help start-ups and entrepreneurs access public markets and create jobs,”...
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03/19/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday voted against the two-year, $109 billion Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill. “Improving America’s infrastructure is a top priority, but Congress must find ways to pay for this spending rather than pile on more debt,” said Coats. “Although the federal highway program needs to be funded, this legislation puts Indiana...
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03/16/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday voted against the two-year, $109 billion Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill. “Improving America’s infrastructure is a top priority, but Congress must find ways to pay for this spending rather than pile on more debt,” said Coats. “Although the federal highway program needs to be funded, this legislation puts Indiana...
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03/05/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Saturday issued the following statement regarding the fatal storms and tornadoes that hit southern Indiana on Friday: “No matter how much we may prepare, Mother Nature’s unpredictability and harshness delivered a devastating blow to southern Indiana. Marsha and I ask all Americans to keep Hoosiers and our neighbors...
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03/02/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the administration’s rule requiring church-affiliated groups to provide and pay for insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs despite religious beliefs. Coats called on his colleagues to support an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to protect the conscience rights...
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02/17/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday spoke on the Senate floor urging Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow Republicans the opportunity to offer amendments to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, including one introduced by the Indiana senator that would give more equitable treatment to all states. “Once again the Majority Leader is trying...
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02/09/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday sent a letter to President Obama urging him to rescind his administration’s rule under the health care law requiring church-affiliated organizations, charities, hospitals and educational institutions to provide and pay for insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs despite moral objections. In a letter to President Obama,...
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