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124 Hoosiers toured the U.S Capitol Building with members of Senator Lugar’s staff in February 2008.
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Met with ISTA’s Horace Mann teacher of the year, Peggy Billiard, in Washington, D.C.
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Announced USDA Grant Assistance Workshops for famers, ranchers and small businessmen interested in pursuing Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements grants.
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Met with Dr. Jo Ann Gora, President of Ball State University.
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Warned Venezuela of consequences should President Hugo Chavez cut-off oil shipments to the U.S.
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Announced Senate passage of a resolution to support peacekeepers in Darfur.
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Addressed shifts in international trade in a speech sponsored by the CATO Institute.
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Met with eight students from Emerson Visual Performing Arts School who were in Washington, D.C. as part of the CloseUp Foundation program.
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Announced $2.2 million in grants awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to Hoosier fire departments for operations, safety and staffing.
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Visited with the Lafayette-West Lafayette Chamber of Commerce as part of their annual visit to Washington, D.C.
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Met with other Indiana lawmakers and the Surface Transportation Board to discuss the transaction process for CN acquisition of the EJ&E rail line and its impact on Northwest Indiana.
Called for a repeal of the Jackson-Vanick amendment for Moldova that would normalize trade relations between the U.S. and Moldova.
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Praised the successful test flight of a Boeing 747-400 using biofuel to travel from London to Amsterdam.
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Introduced a resolution expressing the Senate’s strong support of NATO membership for Albania, Croatia and Macedonia.
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Met with Mayor Bruce Hosier of Portland, Indiana.
