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347 Hoosiers toured the U.S. Capitol Building with members of Senator Lugar’s staff in August 2007.
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Announced Senate confirmation of New Castle native, Eric G. John, as U.S. Ambassador to Thailand.
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Visited with members of faculty and staff Ball State University to discuss ‘green buildings’ and other energy saving methods of architecture.
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Announced more than $2 million in grants awarded to the City of Lafayette and West Lafayette by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low-income families.
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Toured the Luch Scientific and Industrial research facility in Moscow as part of the 15th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
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Announced $175,000 grants awarded to Indianapolis, Lafayette and Anderson by the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce crime and implement programs for high-risk offenders.
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Announced rural development grant funding from the USDA to Bloomingdale, Dana, Dunkirk, and the Frankfort Community Public Library.
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Witnessed the destruction of a rocket motor, that would have propelled a nuclear weapon, in Geodeziya, Russia as part of the 15th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
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Announced more than $1.25 million in grants to 14 Hoosier communities from the Office of National Drug Control Policy for drug free community support programs.
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Delivered a speech at the Spaso House in Moscow, Russia to commemorate the 200th anniversary of U.S.-Russian Relations.
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Announced a $100,000 grant to the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools from the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Program.
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Delivered speech at the Carnegie Moscow Center’s roundtable on the future of U.S.-Russian Cooperation on arms control and nuclear energy.
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Announced nearly $300,000 in grants to the City of Columbus from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop housing for low-income families.
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Hosted a Veteran’s History Project Day with AARP in Ft. Wayne to interview local veterans for the permanent collection at the Library of Congress.
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Announced nearly $300,000 in Justice Assistance grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to Howard, St. Joseph, Johnson, and Wayne counties to purchase equipment for the prevention and control of crime.
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Delivered speech commemorating the successful destruction of chemical weapons and materials in Tirana, Albania.
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Announced a $173,000 grant to the North Lawrence Community Schools from the U.S. Department of Education under the Mentoring Program.
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Toured the Shchuchye Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The Nunn-Lugar program is providing assistance for design and construction of the facility.
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Announced $7.1 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to Indiana Airports to enhance the safety and capacity at air facilities throughout the state.
