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Lafayette
Urban Ministry
525
N. 4th Street
Lafayette IN
47901-1004
Tel:
(765) 423-2691
Fax:
(765) 423-2693
E-mail:
lum@
lafayetteurbanministry.org
Office Hours:
M-F 8:15am-4:30pm
Homeless Shelter:
Open every night.
Check-in from
9pm-10pm
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Copyright
2003
Lafayette
Urban Ministry
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Programs
Legislative Advocacy
Action Alert 2006
March 15, 2006—State legislation passes!
Thanks for all your communication with your legislators about the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The state sales tax has been removed from these funds for one year (passed the House last night in HB 1001 at about 2 minutes till midnight!). This will mean about $2.4 million more for low income energy assistance and at least 9,600 more Hoosier families will be able to get assistance for their heating bills next winter. Please thank your legislators for their support - it was unanimously supported, even though there was a vote against the bill in each house. The votes against were about other parts of the bill. We'll need their support again next year as we try to make the sales tax exemption permanent! Click here to find your legislators. Say thank you for their support of low income heating assistance!
SB 111 also passed this session. Now schools that have 15% or more of their students qualify for free or reduced lunch will be required to offer the federal free breakfast program. 187 more schools will offer free breakfast to their students - and more federal dollars will come to Indiana. This will help students be ready to learn when they come to school.
Feb.22, 2006 -- Low Income Energy Assistance passed committee
The Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee was very receptive to our argument that ALL of the Federal LIHEAP (Low Income Heating & Energy Assistance Program) funds SHOULD go to low income people to help keep them warm & safe, especially in this time of high energy costs. They agreed to exempt these funds from state sales tax for 1 year. However, our bill (HB1081) was amended into another bill, HB1001. The Campaign for Hoosier Families has not taken a position on HB1001 (it is mainly property tax language), but we do want you to contact your Senator and express support for the concept of the state sales tax exemption on LIHEAP funds. Click here to contact your senator. We will watch the progress of HB1001 and keep you apprised. Thanks for all your efforts - Patt
FEB 13, 2006 -- REQUEST A HEARING FOR HB 1081!
It's looking like HB 1081, exempting LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program) funds from state sales tax, is having a hard time getting a hearing in the Tax and Fiscal Policy committee in the Senate. Senators are balking at a $2.4 million fiscal impact, BUT that is federal money which is SUPPOSED to go to low income energy assistance, NOT the state sales tax coffers. Also, this cost would likely be covered by increased sales tax revenue from the increased price of home heating fuels anyway. HB 1081 needs to get a hearing by next Tuesday in order to stay alive!
Please contact the senators on the committee below (and your own - click here to contact your legislator) and ask them to request a hearing for HB 1081.
Also, please contact Governor Daniels and thank him for recognizing the need for additional low income energy assistance. He has stepped up and provided some funding this year, but we need this legislation to provide funds for next year - next legislative session would be too late!
It is only fair that ALL federal funds given to the state for low income heating assistance should go to heating assistance! Thanks - Patti
Feb. 7, 2006 ACTION ALERT —Tell Senate Committee members to support HB1081!
HB 1081, exempting LIHEAP (Low Income Heating Assistance Program) funds from state sales tax, has been assigned to the Tax and Fiscal Policy committee in the Senate. Please contact the senators on the committee below (and your own - click here to contact your legislator) and ask them to request a hearing for HB 1081. It is only fair that ALL federal funds given to the state for low income heating assistance should go to heating assistance! Thanks - Patti
Roll Call Votes
HB1383
Restricting public assistance for illegal aliens.
Roll Call #204 On 02/02/2006
Run time: Fri Feb-03-2006, 09:19AM |
Vote
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Total
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Dem
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Rep
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19 |
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1 |
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18 |
| Nays |
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74 |
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42 |
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32 |
| Excused |
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2 |
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2 |
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0 |
| Not Voting |
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5 |
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3 |
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2 |
Voting YEA: |
D Vern Tincher
R Bruce Borders
R William E. Bright
R James Russell Buck
R Lawrence Lee Buell
R Woody Burton
R Richard (Dick) Dodge
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R Jeffrey K. Espich
R William C. Friend
R Timothy Harris
R Steven Heim
R Eric Koch
R Don Lehe
R Cindy Noe
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R Michael Allen Ripley
R William 'Bill' J. Ruppel
R Jeffrey Thompson
R P. Eric Turner
R Troy A. Woodruff
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Voting NAY: |
D John C. Aguilera Jr
D Terri Jo Austin
D Dennis T. Avery
D Jeb Bardon
D B. Patrick Bauer
D Carlene Bottorff
D Charlie Brown
D Duane Cheney
D William C. Cochran
D William A. Crawford
D John Day
D Mae Dickinson
D Chester F. Dobis
D Ryan Dvorak
D Craig R. Fry
D Benjamin (Ben) GiaQuinta
D Terry A. Goodin
D Earl L. Harris
D George Philip Hoy
D Clyde Kersey
D Sheila Johnston Klinker
D Thomas S. Kromkowski
D Robert D. Kuzman
D Linda Lawson
D Edmund M. Mahern
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D Carolene Mays
D Joe Micon
D Winfield C. Moses, Jr.
D David Orentlicher
D Dennie Oxley II
D Scott Pelath
D Phillip Pflum
D Matt Pierce
D Gregory W. Porter
D Scott Reske
D Vernon G. Smith
D Dan Charles Stevenson
D Russell L. Stilwell
D Vanessa Summers
D Dennis Tyler
D Trent Van Haaften
D Peggy Welch
R Ralph Donald Ayres
R Robert W. Behning
R Matt Bell
R Randy L. Borror
R Tim Brown
R Mary Kay Budak
R Robert Cherry
R Suzanne Crouch
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R Bill Davis
R Cleo Duncan
R Ralph M. Foley
R David Nason Frizzell
R Eric A. Gutwein
R Phillip D. Hinkle
R Robert A. Hoffman
R Dan Leonard
R L. Jack Lutz
R Richard W. McClain
R Luke Messer
R Michael B. Murphy
R Tim Neese
R Phyllis J. Pond
R Kathy Kreag Richardson
R Thomas E. Saunders
R John Smith
R Andy Thomas
R Gerald R. Torr
R John Ulmer
R Jacqueline Walorski Swihart
R Matthew D. Whetstone
R David Alan Wolkins
R David B. Yount
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Excused from Voting: |
D F. Dale Grubb
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D Paul J. Robertson
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Not Voting: |
D Robert J. Bischoff
D David L. 'Dave' Crooks
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D Jerry L. Denbo
R Brian Bosma
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R Marlin Stutzman
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Feb. 2, 2006 ACTION ALERT —Tell your senator to support HB1081!
ANOTHER VICTORY!!!! HB1081 PASSED THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY last night!!!! This will mean more than 2 million additional dollars for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and 9200 more families may be served. This is great news. Please thank your representative for support this bill.
Now we will need the support of your senator to get it through the Senate. Senators Becker, Alting, and Lanane are the senate sponsors. Please ask them to push for a hearing in the Senate. Their contact info is below. If you do not know who your senator is, go to:
Thanks so much - Patti
Federal
Legislators: Contact Information
The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
Web site: lugar.senate.gov
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov
Phone: 202-224-4814 Fax: 202-228-0360
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1401 |
Sen. Lugar’s Indianapolis Office
Phone: 317-226-5555 Fax: 317-226-5508
1180 Market Tower, 10 West Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
The Honorable Evan Bayh
Web site: bayh.senate.gov
E-mail through web site
Phone: 202-224-5623 Fax: 202-228-1377
463 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1404 |
Sen.
Bayh's Indianapolis Office
317-554-0750 FAX: 317-554-0760
1650 Market Tower, 10 West Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Rep. Steve Buyer (R - 4th District)
Web site: www.house.gov/buyer
202-225-5037 FAX: 202-225-2267
2230 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1405 |
Rep. Buyer's District Office:
574-583-9819 Fax: 574-583-9867
100 S. Main Street
Monticello, IN 47960-- |
State
Legislators: Contact Information
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PHONE
Indiana Senate: (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467
Indiana House: (317) 232-9600 or (800) 382-9842
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MAIL
Indiana State Senate or Indiana House of Representatives
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis IN 46204
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E-mail
or to determine who your elected officials are:
www.in.gov/legislative/legislators
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AREA
STATE LEGISLATORS:
Rep. Tim Brown - H41@in.gov 1-317-232-9762
Rep. Sheila Klinker H27@in.gov 1-317-232-9644
Rep. Joe Micon- H26@in.gov 1-317-232-9606
Senator Ron Alting – s22@in.gov 1-317-232-9445
Senator Brandt Hershman – S7@in.gov
1-317-232-9471
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