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Mr. Burton receives ACU Defenders of Liberty Award
Posted by Kerry Byrne on May 15, 2009
Congressman Dan Burton has been recognized by the American Conservative Union as one of the recipients of the ACU Defenders of Liberty Award for 2008. This award is only given to those members of the House and Senate who scored a perfect 100% on a wide variety of issues of concern to grass roots conservatives voted on during the second session of the 110th Congress.
For more information about this award please visit: http://conservative.org/
Weekly Roundup
Posted by Dan Burton on October 31, 2008
In this week's blog:
The Energy Jolt discussed the fact that recycling creates almost five times as many jobs as waste disposal. Recycling is an important step in ensuring that we conserve our natural resources. Check with your local city or county government to determine if a recycling pickup service is offered in your area. If a service isn't offered encourage your local elected representatives to consider a recycling program in your city.
The Pork Platter Menu served up some ridiculous floral arrangements from Chicago that cost ALL taxpayers $350,000! Although I understand the importance of keeping Chicago or Indianapolis welcoming and beautiful, I don't believe that Hoosiers should pay for decorations in Chicago.
Other news worthy information not in the blog:
1) USCIS Announces Adoption Policy for Hague Transition Cases - read the press release here. I have voiced my concerns to USCIS. I am hopeful that USCIS remains engaged and continues to debate a workable solution.
2) New IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit Hotline (800) 908-4490. A new hotline is available for individuals who have previously been in contact with the IRS concerning identity theft and have not achieved a resolution, or have not been contacted by IRS for a tax issue but believe they are a victim of identity theft. The Hours of Operation are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time). Additional guidance for resolving identity theft issues is available on the Identity Theft and Your Tax Records Web page.
The Energy Jolt discussed the fact that recycling creates almost five times as many jobs as waste disposal. Recycling is an important step in ensuring that we conserve our natural resources. Check with your local city or county government to determine if a recycling pickup service is offered in your area. If a service isn't offered encourage your local elected representatives to consider a recycling program in your city.
The Pork Platter Menu served up some ridiculous floral arrangements from Chicago that cost ALL taxpayers $350,000! Although I understand the importance of keeping Chicago or Indianapolis welcoming and beautiful, I don't believe that Hoosiers should pay for decorations in Chicago.
Other news worthy information not in the blog:
1) USCIS Announces Adoption Policy for Hague Transition Cases - read the press release here. I have voiced my concerns to USCIS. I am hopeful that USCIS remains engaged and continues to debate a workable solution.
2) New IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit Hotline (800) 908-4490. A new hotline is available for individuals who have previously been in contact with the IRS concerning identity theft and have not achieved a resolution, or have not been contacted by IRS for a tax issue but believe they are a victim of identity theft. The Hours of Operation are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. your local time (Alaska & Hawaii follow Pacific Time). Additional guidance for resolving identity theft issues is available on the Identity Theft and Your Tax Records Web page.
Weekend Roundup
Posted by Dan Burton on October 24, 2008
This week's Energy Jolt was about Flex fuel Vehicles (FFVs). FFVs are designed to run on gasoline or a blend of up to 85
Weekly Roundup
Posted by Dan Burton on October 17, 2008
In The Blog:
This week's Energy Jolt talked about a project underway in Indiana that would generate a total of 750 megawatts (MW) of wind energy at Fowler Ridge Wind Farm. This is a very exciting project and once operational, will be one of the largest wind power facilities in the world and will generate enough electricity to power more than 200,000 homes.
The Pork Platter was peppered with fruit flies. Specifically, $211,509 went to Paris, France for olive fruit fly research. This is the kind of spending that I will continue to fight against. When we talk about billions, a few hundred thousand might sound small, but it all adds up. Not one penny of taxpayer dollars should be misused or spent on frivilous things.
Here is other news that didn't make it into the blog but deserves mention:
1.) On Friday, October 3, the House passed H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act & Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, which authorized Treasury to spend up to $700 billion to purchase toxic mortgage-back securities from beleaguered financial institutions.
2.) Powerful symbols of domestic violence awaited visitors to the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center in Noblesville October 9, 2008. The staff of Prevail placed 75 pairs of shoes at the entrance. Each empty pair represented one person who died last year in Indiana because of domestic violence. Thank you for reading our wrap for this week, and I encourage everyone to leave comments and check back next week.
This week's Energy Jolt talked about a project underway in Indiana that would generate a total of 750 megawatts (MW) of wind energy at Fowler Ridge Wind Farm. This is a very exciting project and once operational, will be one of the largest wind power facilities in the world and will generate enough electricity to power more than 200,000 homes.
The Pork Platter was peppered with fruit flies. Specifically, $211,509 went to Paris, France for olive fruit fly research. This is the kind of spending that I will continue to fight against. When we talk about billions, a few hundred thousand might sound small, but it all adds up. Not one penny of taxpayer dollars should be misused or spent on frivilous things.
Here is other news that didn't make it into the blog but deserves mention:
1.) On Friday, October 3, the House passed H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act & Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, which authorized Treasury to spend up to $700 billion to purchase toxic mortgage-back securities from beleaguered financial institutions.
2.) Powerful symbols of domestic violence awaited visitors to the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center in Noblesville October 9, 2008. The staff of Prevail placed 75 pairs of shoes at the entrance. Each empty pair represented one person who died last year in Indiana because of domestic violence. Thank you for reading our wrap for this week, and I encourage everyone to leave comments and check back next week.
Weekly Roundup
Posted by Dan Burton on October 3, 2008
This week's business was dominated by the financial crisis, as I'm sure you know. I sent an email that stated my position and explained why I voted against the bailout bill, but if you did not receive that email or would like to read my thoughts again, you can find it here (embed link: http://www.house.gov/apps/blog/in05_burton/index.shtml).
The Energy Jolt:
This week's Energy Jolt announced that Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire this week. This is a huge victory and a piece of very positive news for those who would like America to purchase less foreign oil in the years to come.
The Pork Platter:
This week's Pork Platter discussed how a haunted mansion received $221,490 of your tax dollars for maintenance this year. We also touched on the "Minibus" spending bill the House passed last week to keep the government running until early next year. The bill contained 2,627 pork barrel earmarks worth a total of $16.1 billion dollars.
Thank you for reading this week's wrap, and I encourage everyone to leave comments and check back next week.
The Energy Jolt:
This week's Energy Jolt announced that Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire this week. This is a huge victory and a piece of very positive news for those who would like America to purchase less foreign oil in the years to come.
The Pork Platter:
This week's Pork Platter discussed how a haunted mansion received $221,490 of your tax dollars for maintenance this year. We also touched on the "Minibus" spending bill the House passed last week to keep the government running until early next year. The bill contained 2,627 pork barrel earmarks worth a total of $16.1 billion dollars.
Thank you for reading this week's wrap, and I encourage everyone to leave comments and check back next week.
