Number & Notables

• 109 Hoosiers toured the U.S. Capitol Building with members of Senator Lugar’s staff since the beginning of 2007.
  
  
• Consulted President Bush and Secretary of State Rice about U.S. involvement in Iraq.
  
  
• Appeared on CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer and ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss Iraq.
  
  
• Partnered with Community Harvest Food Bank, Headwaters Park, the Downtown Improvement District, and WAJI Majic 95.1 to host a food drive in Fort Wayne. All food donations went to the Community Harvest Bank.
  
  
• Sworn in for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate. Senator Lugar ranks eighth in Senate seniority and third in the Republican Party. Check out the Photo Gallery for pictures.
  
  
• Cosponsored a resolution to recognize the 98th Anniversary of the NAACP.
  
  
• Requested that a U.S. flag be flown over the United States Capitol in recognition of the first day of ethanol production by Iroquois Bio-Energy Company in Rensselaer.
  
  
• Released a statement in reaction to Russia’s decision to halt crude oil shipments to Belarus that reminded America and its allies of the national security risks associated with energy dependence.
  
  
• Introduced legislation to establish a United States–Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program.