[weaver_youtube t6LQHbs_Nsw rel=0] Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted how the federal government can achieve $116 million in savings by eliminating the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) sugar subsidy program. Currently, the USDA issues loans to sugar producers and …read more.

Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) received the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Chairman’s Award last night for his longtime leadership on issues that directly impact medical technology innovation and patient care. Coats was presented with the award by fellow Hoosier Steve Ferguson, the chairman of the board of Cook Group Inc. and a member of the Medical …read more.

[weaver_youtube cScv2xgqdFI rel=0] Yesterday Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, participated in a Finance Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “A Fresh Look at the Impact of the Medical Device Tax on Jobs, Innovation, and Patients.” The hearing examined how the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax is effecting the American …read more.

Yesterday two Indiana senators announced their support for bipartisan legislation reintroduced that would repeal the medical device tax. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, along with fellow Hoosier representative, Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), joined U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and seven other senators from both parties sponsoring the Medical Device Access and Innovation …read more.

Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the senior Senate Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a recent report issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Inspector General for Tax Administration detailing numerous issues that the Internal Revenue Service is having with the collection and reporting of the tax on medical devices …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) announced that he is accepting applications for nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Military Academy. Interested applicants must submit the completed application packet available at www.coats.senate.gov by Nov. 1. “There is no greater honor for an American citizen …read more.

Steve Foster, treasurer for the Kosciusko County Republican Party, received the Indiana Republican State Chairman’s Award, the highest honor for the state’s party. The award was presented Thursday evening, at the annual Kosciusko County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner, held in Warsaw. State Chairman Eric Holcomb is presenting the award to one individual from each county …read more.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 79-20 to amend the 2.3 percent medical device tax in an effort to save American jobs, but the resolution alone is not binding. The bipartisan budget amendment calls for the end of the medical device tax enacted as part of President Obama’s healthcare reform law, but unless the entire …read more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) congratulates Collin Jeffrey Parker of Warsaw on his acceptance into the United States Military Academy at West Point. Coats nominated Parker, a senior at Culver Military Academy, for an appointment to West Point. “There is no greater honor for an American citizen than wearing the uniform in service …read more.