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House Approves Funding to Tighten Border Security Sep 29, 2006  -   Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel voted today to approve $1.8 billion in supplemental funding for border security to build fencing and put in place other technology on the U.S.-Mexico border in the Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations measure. Additional funding was also included... More

Sodrel: Detainee Tribunals Necessary in Fighting Terrorism Sep 28, 2006  -   A bill allowing for the establishment of military commissions to try illegal alien enemy combatants engaged in hostilities against America passed the House today with the support of Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-IN). “Establishing authority to prosecute terrorists is necessary in p... More

Sodrel Secures $1.1 Million for Muscatatuck Sep 27, 2006  -   Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-IN) announced that the House of Representatives passed the final version of an appropriations bill yesterday evening that provided $1.1 million for Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC). Sodrel requested the funding that will go toward the installation of a prot... More

Sodrel Secures $2.52 Million for IU Research Sep 27, 2006  -   Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-IN) announced that the House of Representatives passed the final version of an appropriations bill yesterday evening that provided $2.52 million for two programs at Indiana University. $1.35 million will go to Indiana University’s Cyclotron Facility to develop a Fr... More

President Signs Increased Government Transparency Into Law Sep 26, 2006  -  Americans who want to know how their federal tax dollars are being spent will soon be able to do so after President Bush signed a bill into law that creates a searchable website listing all federal awards, contracts and grants. Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-09), who supported this measure... More

Sodrel Co-Sponsored Freedom of Religious Expression Bill Passes House Sep 26, 2006  -   Local, state and federal governments could see increased protection from litigation over religious freedom and expression in a bill passed by the House of Representatives today. Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-09), who co-sponsored the bill, hopes that the Senate will soon take up the me... More

Interstate Abortion Bill Backed by Sodrel, House Sep 26, 2006  -   Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-09) voted today to prevent minors from being coerced into traveling across state lines to get abortions without parental notification or consent. “The decision for a minor to go across state lines for an abortion with the intent of evading parental cons... More

Sodrel Supports More Immigration Measures Passed by House Sep 21, 2006  -   Three bills aimed at increasing border security by giving further authority to enforce illegal immigration laws were supported today by Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-09). “These three bills will further our goals of securing the borders and prosecute lawbreakers on our borders,” So... More

Sodrel Calls on Senate to Pass Border Fence Bill Sep 19, 2006  -   Today Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-IN) called on the Senate to pass a bill that would authorize 700 miles of two-layered physical fence and mandate a virtual border along the entire U.S.-Mexico border that passed the House last week. “As time winds down for Congress to act on securing our... More

Sodrel Votes For Increased Government Transparency Sep 14, 2006  -   Indiana Congressman Mike Sodrel (R-IN) voted this week to increase Americans’ ability to access information on recipients of federal funds by establishing a searchable public website. In a separate measure, Sodrel voted for a House earmark reform aimed at identifying the sponsor of earmarks... More

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