Spotlighting
Indiana’s
Leadership
On
Wednesday,
I
highlighted
Indiana’s
leadership
in
combatting
human
trafficking.
Our
state
has
done
some
incredible
ground-breaking
work
with
respect
to
addressing
human
trafficking.
It’s
regarded,
by
many
states,
as
a
national
model.
The
Indiana
Protection
for
Abused
and
Trafficked
Humans
Taskforce
(IPATH)
has
been
an
ongoing
initiative
to
study
the
problem
and
come
up
with
a
way
to
address
it
in
partnership
with
stakeholders
in
Indiana.
I
will
continue
to
work
with
local,
state,
and
federal
leaders
to
prevent
the
horrors
of
human
trafficking.
Seeking
Common
Ground
Over
the
last
several
weeks,
I
reached
out
to
senators
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
to
seek
common
ground
on
health
care
reform.
Most
agree
we
cannot
leave
things
as
they
are.
Sixty-three
of
ninety-two
counties
in
Indiana
do
not
have
a
choice
in
the
individual
health
insurance
market.
Four
of
those
sixty-three
counties
have
zero
options
in
the
market.
If
we’re
going
to
make
the
kinds
of
changes
we
need
to
make
to
actually
bend
the
healthcare
cost
curve
downward,
it’s
going
to
take
60
votes
in
the
Senate.
To
achieve
this
level
of
consensus,
I
will
continue
to
keep
talking
to
members
on
both
sides
of
aisle.
I’m
always
looking
for
common
ground.
It’s
the
right
thing
to
do.
Continuing
Our
Work
in
East
Chicago
Senator
Joe
Donnelly,
Representative
Peter
J.
Visclosky,
and
I
wrote
a
letter
to
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
Dr.
Tom
Price,
reaffirming
the
need
for
assistance
for
those
affected
by
lead
contamination.
Since
assuming
office,
I
have
made
two
visits
to
East
Chicago
and
continued
to
pressure
our
federal
agencies
to
clean
up
contaminated
areas.
Sharing
Good
News
with
Sec.
Sullivan
I
thanked
Deputy
Secretary
of
State
John
Sullivan
for
his,
and
the
State
Department’s,
help
in
reuniting
the
Oren
Family.
After
a
two-year
wait,
the
Oren
family
was
able
to
bring
their
adopted
three
year
old
boy
from
Ethiopia
home
to
Indiana
to
begin
his
life
as
a
Hoosier.
GAO
Education
Reform
Bill
Drop
I
teamed
up
with
my
colleague,
Senator
Joe
Manchin,
to
introduce
legislation
to
increase
accountability
at
the
Department
of
Education.
Congress
has
a
responsibility
to
conduct
robust
oversight
of
federal
agencies.
This
new
set
of
oversight
measures
would
hold
the
Department
accountable
for
inaction
on
streamlining
and
improving
key
areas
of
its
operations.
Ultimately,
the
federal
government
is
accountable
to
the
American
people
and
has
a
duty
to
constantly
seek
improvements
for
its
own
operations.
One
More
Thing
Before
You
Go...
Purposeful
Design
Last
week,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
welcoming
Purposeful
Design
to
the
office.
Purposeful
Design
is
an
Indianapolis-based
non-profit
that
employs
men
without
a
home
or
who
have
found
it
difficult
to
get
a
job.
During
our
meeting,
they
shared,
“We're
not
just
trying
to
create
skilled
craftsmen.
We
also
want
to
reach
into
the
heart...”
This
is
a
great
example
of
mission
meeting
opportunity
within
this
organization,
and
it
is
leaving
a
lasting
impact
on
the
men
and
women
who
craft
these
awesome
pieces
and
in
our
community
as
well.
We
are
honored
to
have
this
Hoosier-crafted
table
in
our
Washington
D.C.
office
and
will
be
proud
to
share
its
story
with
all
of
our
guests.
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