Sen. Braun: GOP Voters “Sick And Tired†Of Establishment
Sen. Braun: GOP Voters “Sick And Tired†Of Establishment Enabling Pelosi’s Agenda instead Of Our Own Â
WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Braun joined Laura Ingraham last night to discuss why he is calling for Senate Republicans to reject any omnibus spending bill negotiated while Nancy Pelosi is still in charge of the House. The Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate leadership are currently negotiating a big spending bill which will be sent over to Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the House. Senator Braun is asking why, when the American people fired Speaker Pelosi on November 8th, Republicans would go along with ANY new spending with Democrats still in charge of the House.
The Senate could pass a short-term, stopgap spending measure called a CR to keep the government from shutting down until the Republican House is sworn in on January 3rd. The Senate passes CRs often.
While Senator Braun normally votes against CRs because they represent kicking the can down the road and are a fixture of the Senate’s broken budget process, he would support a short term CR to avoid letting Nancy Pelosi – whom the American people voted out – from setting the agenda for another 10 months with a massive omnibus spending bill full of their priorities, earmarks, and other wasteful spending.
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW
QUOTES:
WHY WOULD YOU SUPPORT A CR NOW?
Because this time, we’re handing the keys over to Nancy Pelosi – who we just fired – to do all the spending and give us more of what they’ve given us the last two years. We do this all the time. Last year, we didn’t complete the spending until March, so there’s no rush. I sit on the Budget Committee, and you know who gavels us in? Bernie Sanders. We never do anything about budgets. There is no reason to give Nancy Pelosi a swan song and another year of what we’ve been contending with. Why would we allow her to get her fingerprints on this when we don’t need to.
REPUBLICAN VOTERS ARE SICK AND TIRED OF REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ENABLING BIDEN AGENDA AND BIG SPENDING
I asked a Republican Senator the other evening, how many times have we dragged 10 or 12 Democrats along with a Republican initiative. He couldn’t think of any, ever. You just mentioned two in the last two years where they dragged 10 of us along. People from the heartland, where I’m from, are sick and tired of that. And then they brought back earmarks. This place is going to hit the ditch hard if a few more Republicans don’t stand up and say we’re done rolling over to Democrats.
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It’s the unholy alliance: We get rolled because we want defense to please the neocons, and they get everything they want on domestic spending, and we’re another trillion and a half dollars in debt.
CAREER POLITICIANS
I came from outside the farm system of politics – the career politicians that normally staff us – and since I’ve been here I’ve been able to speak with freedom, I haven’t had to worry if something’s going to cost me a committee chair, do I have to make this vote to get a campaign check. That’s not the way it’s supposed to work. The Founders said serve, then get back to the farm or your business. We’ve gotten so far away from that, I don’t think they ever could have imagined we’d get to where we are.
Todd Rokita Leads Multistate Effort To Save Utility Companies From Weaponized Wokeness
Attorney General Todd Rokita is co-leading a multistate effort to stop a Pennsylvania-based investment management company from imposing woke ideologies upon the business models of utility companies, potentially causing harm to investors and consumers.
“Once again,†Attorney General Rokita said, “we’re fighting the dangerous trend toward investment strategies that are designed not to maximize financial returns but rather to impose leftist social and economic agendas that otherwise could not win approval at the ballot box.â€
This latest case involves a move by The Vanguard Group Inc. to seek renewal of a blanket authorization for acquisitions of voting securities of publicly traded utilities. When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted that authorization in 2019, however, it did so on assurances from Vanguard that it would refrain from investing “for the purpose of managing†utility companies.
Vanguard also guaranteed that it would not seek to “exercise any control over the day-to-day management†of utility companies nor take any action “affecting the prices at which power is transmitted or sold.â€
Now, Vanguard’s own public commitments and other statements have at the very least created the appearance that Vanguard has breached its promises to the commission by engaging in environmental activism and using its financial influence to manipulate the activities of the utility companies in its portfolio
Vanguard has committed itself to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative and other climate-based alliances to get to net zero emissions. Given such activism, Vanguard cannot possibly have refrained from interfering with or exercising some measure of control or influence over these coal- and gas-powered energy companies.
“So-called ‘ESG investing’ purports to be concerned with environmental, social, and governance issues,†Attorney General Rokita said. “The advocates of this approach claim their activism does not interfere with making money, but they are deliberately trying to mislead the public about their ploys to subvert the will of the people for the sake of ‘progressive’ politics.â€
Along with Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, Attorney General Rokita is leading a multistate effort to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s handling of this case.
“A hearing in this matter,†Attorney General Rokita said, “is warranted to determine the extent to which Vanguard has violated the 2019 authorization and whether granting Vanguard a blanket authorization is contrary to the public interest.â€
Homeless Memorial Service To Be Held On December 8, 2022
 Aurora’s Annual Homeless Memorial Service Will Take Place At Trinity United Methodist Church On Thursday, December 8th, 2022 At 5:30 pm.Â
EVANSVILLE – Each year, Aurora sponsors the Homeless Memorial Service in partnership with the National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day. This year, the event will take place on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 5:30PM, and will be held in the sanctuary at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 216 SE 3rd Street.Â
Since the Memorial Service began in 1990, Aurora has sponsored and honored individuals experiencing homelessness who passed away in the previous year. This year, the Evansville community will remember the ten individuals who passed away in 2022, and the 161 in total since 1990, the service will include a candle lighting ceremony, “moments of reflection†and “why we make time to remember†those that are often left behind or forgotten.Â
Aurora will share a livestream for the service on their Facebook page as well.Â
Aurora thanks Trinity UMC, all those participating, and our community partners for working together to protect, shelter, and house the men, women, children, and seniors experiencing homelessness in Evansville. Please contact Sophie Hancock, Marketing & Development Associate for Aurora at theÂ
 THUNDERBOLTS RETURN HOME TO FACE STORM THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAYÂ
 THUNDERBOLTS RETURN HOME TO FACE STORM THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAYÂ
DECEMBER 2, 2022
 Evansville, In.: Riding a three-game road winning streak back home to Evansville, the 1stPlace-Thunderbolts return to Ford Center ice with a doubleheader against the Quad City Storm on Friday and Saturday before hitting the road again back to Vermilion County on Sunday and Huntsville on Tuesday.
Week In Review:Â
 The Thunderbolts defeated the Peoria Rivermen 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night in Peoria, behind regulation goals from Andrew Shewfelt, Brendan Harrogate, and Hayden Hulton, before Mike Ferraro scored the winning goal in overtime. On Friday night, the Thunderbolts picked up another win with a 3-1 win in Huntsville, with Ferraro scoring the opening goal, Matthew Barron scoring the game-winning goal, and Scott Kirton adding an empty-net goal. On Sunday in Danville, the Thunderbolts again got the job done with a 4-2 victory over the Vermilion County Bobcats, as Mathieu Cloutier scored to counter an early 1-0 Bobcats lead, followed up by second-period goals from Kirton, Shewfelt, and Brendan Harrogate. In goal, Chase Perry picked up the wins on Wednesday and Sunday, stopping 34 of 37 and 34 of 36 shots, respectively, while Zane Steeves earned the win in Huntsville on Friday, stopping 34 of 35 shots.
 The Week Ahead:Â
The Thunderbolts host the Quad City Storm this Friday, December 2nd, and Saturday, December 3rd at Ford Center, both games starting at 7:00 pm CT. Friday’s game will be Hoosier Lottery/Food Drive Night, and fans can bring non-perishable canned foods to donate and receive a dollar off admission per can (up to $7 off). Free Draw game tickets, courtesy of the Hoosier Lottery, will be given out to fans, 18 years of age or older. Saturday’s game will be Gamer’s Night, featuring specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game, a special video game competition on the Jumbotron during the first intermission, as well as displays from robotics teams of several Tri-State schools. For tickets, call (812) 422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com or buy tickets in-person at the Ford Center Ticket Office. Following the pair of home games, the Thunderbolts hit the road once again, starting at Vermilion County on Sunday, December 4th at 4:00 pm CT, before traveling back South to Huntsville to take on the Havoc on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 pm CT.  Both road games can be viewed on SPHL TV with a subscription through HockeyTV. Fans can also listen in for free on the Thunderbolts Radio Network, through the Thunderbolts Mixlr Channel or at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com/fan-center/live .
Scouting the Opponent:Â
- Quad City Storm:Â
- Record: 8-5-0, 16 Points, T-4th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Michael Moran (7 Goals)
- Leading Point Scorer: Michael Moran, Filip Virgili, Cole Golka, Leif Mattson (10 points each)
- Primary Goaltender: Kevin Resop (4-2-0, .952 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs QCS: 1-1-0The Storm won 3-1 in Danville over the Vermilion County Bobcats this past Wednesday after falling behind 1-0 in the third period, with goals from Brendan Soucie, Curtis Hansen, and Cole Golka to complete the comeback. On Friday, the Storm was shut out 3-0 in Peoria by the Rivermen, followed up with a close 3-2 defeat on home ice against the same Rivermen in Quad City on Saturday with goals from Soucie and Connor Fries. In net, Kevin Resop picked up the win on Wednesday with 43 saves on 44 shots before stopping 35 of 38 shots in Saturday’s 3-2 loss, while Bailey Brkin stopped 34 of 37 in the 3-0 loss on Friday.
- Vermilion County Bobcats:Â
- Record: 2-10-1, 5 Points, 11th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Sullivan Shortreed, Vadim Vasjonkin (4 Goals each)
- Leading Point Scorer: Davis Kirkendall (10 Points)
- Primary Goaltender: Sean Kuhn (1-4-1, .911 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs VCB: 2-0-0Egor Borshchev scored Vermilion County’s lone goal in their 3-1 loss to Quad City on Wednesday. The Bobcats then lost a pair of home games against the Birmingham Bulls, 3-2 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday, with goals from Gianni Vitali and Vadim Vasjonkin on Friday and from Charlie Bedard and Vasjonkin on Saturday. Vasjonkin scored the early goal against Evansville on Sunday, with Adam Eby scoring the Bobcats’ second goal in their 4-2 loss to the Thunderbolts. In goal, Sean Kuhn stopped 26 of 29 shots against the Storm on Wednesday and 14 of 18 shots on Sunday against Evansville, while Brett Epp saved 28 of 31 shots on Friday and 15 of 21 shots on Saturday against the Bulls. The Bobcats play in Peoria this Friday night and host the Rivermen on Saturday before hosting the Thunderbolts on Sunday afternoon.Â
- Huntsville Havoc:Â
- Record: 7-5-0, 14 Points, T-6th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Kyle Clarke (6 Goals)
- Leading Point Scorer: Tyler Piacentini (11 Points)
- Primary Goaltender: Nick Latinovich (5-3-0, .937 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs HSV: 2-0-0
On Wednesday night in Pensacola, the Havoc opened up a 3-0 lead off a goal from Cole Reginato and a pair of goals from Kyle Clarke, before the Ice Flyers rallied back to tie the game 3-3. In the final minute of regulation, Austin Martinsen put Huntsville back in front in what became a 4-3 Huntsville victory. On Thursday, the Havoc defeated the Birmingham Bulls 2-1 with goals from Rob Darrar and Sam Hunter. In Friday’s 3-1 loss to Evansville, Nate Hudgin scored the lone goal. In goal, Nick Latinovich stopped 37 of 40 shots in Wednesday’s win and 25 of 27 shots in Friday’s loss, while Cody Karpinski earned the win on Thursday with 36 saves on 37 shots. The Havoc play in Pensacola again this Friday before hosting the Thunderbolts on Tuesday night.
Call-up ReportÂ
– Chase Perry (Greenville Swamp Rabbits – ECHL)
                               – 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Save %
Transactions:Â Â Â Â
Wed. 11/30: G Chase Perry called up to Greenville (ECHL)
Wed. 11/30: D Chris Jones signed to contract
Wed. 11/30: C Matt Ustaski placed on 21-Day Injured Reserve
Wed. 11/23: D Tanner Butler placed on 30-Day Injured Reserve
Wed. 11/23: LW Derek Sutliffe released from professional tryout
Sat. 11/19: C Hayden Hulton activated from Injured Reserve
Sat. 11/19: RW Fredrik Wink placed on 21-Day Injured Reserve
Fri. 11/18: LW Cameron Cook activated from Injured Reserve
Individual game tickets, season tickets and group packages are on sale for this 2022-23 season. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
THUNDERBOLTS RETURN HOME TO FACE STORM THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY
 Evansville, In.: Riding a three-game road winning streak back home to Evansville , the 1stPlace-Thunderbolts return to Ford Center ice with a double-header against the Quad City Storm on Friday and Saturday before hitting the road again back to Vermilion County on Sunday and Huntsville on Tuesday.
Week In Review:Â
               The Thunderbolts defeated the Peoria Rivermen 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night in Peoria, behind regulation goals from Andrew Shewfelt, Brendan Harrogate, and Hayden Hulton, before Mike Ferraro scored the winning goal in overtime. On Friday night, the Thunderbolts picked up another win with a 3-1 win in Huntsville, with Ferraro scoring the opening goal, Matthew Barron scoring the game-winning goal, and Scott Kirton adding an empty-net goal. On Sunday in Danville, the Thunderbolts again got the job done with a 4-2 victory over the Vermilion County Bobcats, as Mathieu Cloutier scored to counter an early 1-0 Bobcats lead, followed up by second period goals from Kirton, Shewfelt, and Brendan Harrogate. In goal, Chase Perry picked up the wins on Wednesday and Sunday, stopping 34 of 37 and 34 of 36 shots, respectively, while Zane Steeves earned the win in Huntsville on Friday, stopping 34 of 35 shots.
The Week Ahead:Â
The Thunderbolts host the Quad City Storm this Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd at Ford Center, both games starting at 7:00pm CT. Friday’s game will be Hoosier Lottery/Food Drive Night, and fans can bring non-perishable canned foods to donate and receive a dollar off admission per can (up to $7 off). Free Draw game tickets, courtesy of the Hoosier Lottery, will be given out to fans, 18 years of age or older. Saturday’s game will be Gamer’s Night, featuring specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game, a special video game competition on the Jumbotron during the first intermission, as well as displays from robotics teams of several Tri-State schools. For tickets, call (812) 422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in-person at the Ford Center Ticket Office. Following the pair of home games, the Thunderbolts hit the road once again, starting at Vermilion County on Sunday, December 4th at 4:00pm CT, before traveling back South to Huntsville to take on the Havoc on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00pm CT.  Both road games can be viewed on SPHL TV with a subscription through HockeyTV. Fans can also listen in for free on the Thunderbolts Radio Network, through the Thunderbolts Mixlr Channel or at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com/fan-center/live .
Scouting the Opponent:Â
- Quad City Storm:Â
- Record: 8-5-0, 16 Points, T-4th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Michael Moran (7 Goals)
- Leading Point Scorer: Michael Moran, Filip Virgili, Cole Golka, Leif Mattson (10 points each)
- Primary Goaltender: Kevin Resop (4-2-0, .952 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs QCS: 1-1-0The Storm won 3-1 in Danville over the Vermilion County Bobcats this past Wednesday after falling behind 1-0 in the third period, with goals from Brendan Soucie, Curtis Hansen and Cole Golka to complete the comeback. On Friday, the Storm were shut out 3-0 in Peoria by the Rivermen, followed up with a close 3-2 defeat on home ice against the same Rivermen in Quad City on Saturday with goals from Soucie and Connor Fries. In net, Kevin Resop picked up the win on Wednesday with 43 saves on 44 shots before stopping 35 of 38 shots in Saturday’s 3-2 loss, while Bailey Brkin stopped 34 of 37 in the 3-0 loss on Friday.
- Vermilion County Bobcats:Â
- Record: 2-10-1, 5 Points, 11th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Sullivan Shortreed, Vadim Vasjonkin (4 Goals each)
- Leading Point Scorer: Davis Kirkendall (10 Points)
- Primary Goaltender: Sean Kuhn (1-4-1, .911 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs VCB: 2-0-0Egor Borshchev scored Vermilion County’s lone goal in their 3-1 loss to Quad City on Wednesday. The Bobcats then lost a pair of home games against the Birmingham Bulls, 3-2 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday, with goals from Gianni Vitali and Vadim Vasjonkin on Friday and from Charlie Bedard and Vasjonkin on Saturday. Vasjonkin scored the early goal against Evansville on Sunday, with Adam Eby scoring the Bobcats’ second goal in their 4-2 loss to the Thunderbolts. In goal, Sean Kuhn stopped 26 of 29 shots against the Storm on Wednesday and 14 of 18 shots on Sunday against Evansville, while Brett Epp saved 28 of 31 shots on Friday and 15 of 21 shots on Saturday against the Bulls. The Bobcats play in Peoria this Friday night and host the Rivermen on Saturday before hosting the Thunderbolts on Sunday afternoon.
- Huntsville Havoc:Â
- Record: 7-5-0, 14 Points, T-6th Place
- Leading Goal Scorer: Kyle Clarke (6 Goals)
- Leading Point Scorer: Tyler Piacentini (11 Points)
- Primary Goaltender: Nick Latinovich (5-3-0, .937 Save %)
- Thunderbolts 22-23 Record vs HSV: 2-0-0
On Wednesday night in Pensacola, the Havoc opened up a 3-0 lead off a goal from Cole Reginato and a pair of goals from Kyle Clarke, before the Ice Flyers rallied back to tie the game 3-3. In the final minute of regulation, Austin Martinsen put Huntsville back in front in what became a 4-3 Huntsville victory. On Thursday, the Havoc defeated the Birmingham Bulls 2-1 with goals from Rob Darrar and Sam Hunter. In Friday’s 3-1 loss to Evansville, Nate Hudgin scored the lone goal. In goal, Nick Latinovich stopped 37 of 40 shots in Wednesday’s win and 25 of 27 shots in Friday’s loss, while Cody Karpinski earned the win on Thursday with 36 saves on 37 shots. The Havoc play in Pensacola again this Friday before hosting the Thunderbolts on Tuesday night.
Call-up ReportÂ
– Chase Perry (Greenville Swamp Rabbits – ECHL)
                               – 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Save %
Transactions:Â Â Â Â
Wed. 11/30: G Chase Perry called up to Greenville (ECHL)
Wed. 11/30: D Chris Jones signed to contract
Wed. 11/30: C Matt Ustaski placed on 21-Day Injured Reserve
Wed. 11/23: D Tanner Butler placed on 30-Day Injured Reserve
Wed. 11/23: LW Derek Sutliffe released from professional tryout
Sat. 11/19: C Hayden Hulton activated from Injured Reserve
Sat. 11/19: RW Fredrik Wink placed on 21-Day Injured Reserve
Fri. 11/18: LW Cameron Cook activated from Injured Reserve
Individual game tickets, season tickets, and group packages are on sale for this 2022-23 season. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
Vincennes University to hold 2022 Mid-Year Commencement on Dec. 3
Vincennes University to hold 2022 Mid-Year Commencement on Dec. 3, 2022, 2022
 December 2, 2022
Vincennes University will celebrate its graduates at a Mid-Year Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. (ET) at the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center.
VU will award 625 bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, and certificates to graduating students from VU sites, including the Vincennes Campus, American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Campus, Aviation Technology Center, Extended Services, Early College Program, Indiana Military Program, and Military Education during this university-wide event. The graduates represent 63 of Indiana’s 92 counties, 24 states, and four countries.
VU Provost Dr. Laura Treanor will preside over the commencement ceremony. VU President Dr. Chuck Johnson will address graduates.
Taylor Wise is the Mid-Year Commencement Student Speaker. She is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Special Education, Mild Intervention K-12, which prepares future educators to teach in both elementary and special education classrooms. Wise is a member of the Education Club, participates in Christian Campus Fellowship, and has made the dean’s list multiple times. After graduating from VU, Wise plans to return to her hometown of Linton, Indiana, to teach special education at Linton-Stockton Middle School.Â
“During my time at VU, I have been given many experiences that have empowered me and shaped me into the kind of person and future educator that I want to be,†Wise said. “VU has helped me achieve my dream of teaching by providing me with a community. I have really got to know professors and classmates on a personal level which helped me thrive. The program is intentional about focusing on assignments that can be used in our future classrooms, providing us with opportunities for training and certifications, which I am very thankful for as I head into my career, and encourages classroom experiences as much as possible. I am honored to have been selected to be a part of a student panel in the Education Department to share my experiences as a mid-term graduate and selected as the student commencement speaker.”
WARRICK HUMANE SOCIETY PRESENTS “12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIALSâ€
Santa Paws is bringing the 12 Days of Christmas Specials to Warrick Humane Society December 8 – December 23. A different special will be featured on the WHS Facebook page on each of the 12 Days the rescue is open for adoptions. The goal is for all shelter pets to have FUREVER HOME by Christmas! Warrick Humane Society is located at 5722 Vann Road, Newburgh, IN 47630.
For more information contact:
Kim Henning
Warrick Humane Society Assistant Director
812-858-1132
WHSassistantdirector@gmail.com