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Official Biography
Dan Burton is currently serving his thirteenth term as a United States Representative from Indiana's Fifth Congressional District. His first term in Congress began in January of 1983. The Fifth District lies in the heart of central Indiana and includes all of Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock Counties, as well as parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson Counties.
When Congressman Burton assumed the Chairmanship of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform in the 105th Congress, he became the first Hoosier Republican to Chair a full House Committee in more than sixty years. The last was Congressman William Robert Wood, who chaired the Committee on Appropriations during the 71st Congress (1929-1931). Congressman Burton currently serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Also, he is a Senior Member on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee.
Dan Burton was born on June 21, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Congressman Burton received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities from Capitol University of Integrative Medicine on December 17, 2000. As a proud veteran of our Armed Forces, Dan served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves (1957-1962). Before his election to Congress, Mr. Burton held office in the Indiana State Senate (1969-70 and 1981-82), as well as in the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-68 and 1977-80). The Burton family resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Commending the City Of Jacksonville, Arkansas, For Its Outstanding Support In Creating A Unique and Lasting Partnership With Little Rock Air Force Base, Members Of the Armed Forces Stationed There and Their Families, and the Air Force (On Motion To Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended)
Honoring Fort Drum’s Soldiers Of the 10th Mountain Division For Their Past and Continuing Contributions To the Security Of the United States (On Motion To Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended)
Making Further Continuing Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2011, and For Other Purposes (On Passage)
Condemning North Korea In the Strongest Terms For Its Uprovoked Military Attack Against South Korea On November 23, 2010 (On Motion To Suspend the Rules and Agree)
Supporting the Goal Of Ensuring That All Holocaust Survivors In the United States Are Able To Live With Dignity, Comfort, and Security In Their Remaining Years (On Motion To Suspend the Rules and Agree)
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