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United States Senator Mike Braun’s Weekly Update

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This week, Senator Braun urged Democrats in Congress to take action to alleviate the humanitarian disaster on the border, celebrating his first legislative proposal in the Senate – No Budget, No Pay – passing out of committee, and weighed in on Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s attempts to conceal his far-left views and the state of populism in Washington 6 months into the job. 

NEW: Follow Senator Braun on Instagram for updates around Indiana. 

Senator Braun penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner urging Democrats in Congress to put aside partisan squabbles and provide funding to relieve the humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border, which has deteriorated to the point that even the New York Times Editorial Board is calling for action. 

“As a former entrepreneur, I’ve spent my entire life working on solutions, compromises, putting together deals, and delivering real results, which is exactly what this legislation does for addressing the humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border. It’s my hope that Congress can come together this week and pass this desperately needed legislation to relieve some of the strain on our southern border.”

This week, Senator Braun and Senator Rick Scott’s proposal to “pull Washington out of la-la-land” by withholding Congressional pay if they fail to pass a budget on time passed through committee as part of a broader bill to avoid government shutdowns.

“In the real world nobody gets rewarded for not doing their jobs, and today’s victory for No Budget No Pay is a big step toward pulling Washington out of la-la land and getting Congress working for the American people again. I’m proud to join fellow job creator Senator Rick Scott in moving the ball down the field for this legislation, because there are consequences businesses and families when they don’t make a budget and it’s time we hold Washington to the same standard.” – Senator Mike Braun

Following talk of raising pay for Congress, The Daily Signal‘s Justin Bogie wrote in favor of Senator Braun’s proposal with Senator Rick Scott to “get Washington working for the American people again” by withholding Congressional pay if they fail to pass a budget.

“Politicians should not be held to a lower standard than the people they represent. Active and vigilant measures like the “no budget no pay” rule would take a significant step toward forcing members of Congress to do their jobs and to govern with discipline.”

Listen to Senator Braun’s full interview on the Guy Benson Show on Fox News Radio for his take on Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s attempts to conceal his liberal positions that “don’t sync with most Hoosiers.”

Senator Braun sat down with Breitbart‘s Sean Moran to discuss the state of populism in Washington following the election of President Trump and likeminded business leaders from outside the establishment in 2018.

“Despite President Trump’s election and his own to Congress, Braun said he believes that populism continues to fight against the more entrenched establishment forces in Washington, D.C, including many establishment Republicans. Sen. Braun contended that many members have continued to resist necessary changes in health care, government spending, leaving the Democrats to continue beating the GOP on these and other issues.”

In a hearing of the HELP Committee, Senator Braun directly challenged healthcare industry leaders, including the Executive President of the American Hospital Association, to “get with it” and fix the industry before it collapses.

Senator Mike Braun and Senator Todd Young introduced an amendment to name a Navy ship after late Senator Richard Lugar.

NEW: Follow Senator Braun on Instagram for updates from Indiana

For live updates, follow Senator Braun on Facebook and Twitter.

To subscribe to this newsletter and see other updates from Senator Braun, visit his official website. 

$5 million Settlement To Offer Debt Relief To 602 Hoosier ITT Tech Students

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Hundreds of former ITT Tech students in Indiana will find some ease from their student loans now that millions have been secured in a national legal settlement to cover their debt.

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Thursday that the Hoosier state is set to receive $5.4 million in debt relief for 602 former ITT Technical Institute students in Indiana. More than $168 million has been secured for more than 22,000 former ITT students nationwide.

A settlement was agreed upon between Indiana, 44 other attorneys general and Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC, which offered loans to finance students’ tuition at ITT Tech. The school filed for bankruptcy in 2016, closing all 130 ITT campuses in 38 states, leaving nearly 40,000 students and 8,000 employees empty-handed.

“Protecting Indiana families is our top priority,” Hill said in statement. “This settlement holds CUSO accountable for its participation with ITT in subjecting ITT students to abusive lending practices, and it provides relief to hundreds of Indiana students who attended ITT Tech and incurred massive debts for an education and loans they could not repay nor discharge.”

Attorneys generals collectively alleged that ITT, with CUSO’s knowledge, offered students temporary credit upon enrollment to cover tuition gaps between federal student aid and their full education costs. That credit was due to be repaid by the following academic year, but student complaints revealed they thought the temporary credit was like a federal loan and would not be due until six months post-graduation.
The attorney generals further alleged that both ITT and CUSO knew the students would be unable to make their payments on time, Hill said. Students said they felt pressured by the school to accept the loans after being pulled out of class and threatened with possible expulsion if they did not accept the loan terms.

Neither ITT nor CUSO made students aware of what the true cost of repayment for the TC would be until after the credit was converted to a loan, Hill said.

Pursuant to the settlement, CUSO has agreed to forgo collection of the former students’ outstanding loans and will cease operations. The settlement further requires CUSO to supply Credit Reporting Agencies with information to update credit information for affected borrowers.

New Harmony Celebrates Fourth of July

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The Friends of the Working Men’s Institute will kick off New Harmony’s Fourth of July 2019 celebration at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 4 at the Atheneum with their annual Fourth of July program.

The program, co-sponsored by the University of Southern Indiana and New Harmony Kiwanis, will feature a performance of patriotic songs from the Community Choir, a reading of the Declaration of Independence by Curt Schmitt, and a discussion by Judge James M. Redwine, on the hope of the American dream, on the topic Why Are Americans The Ones Smiling?

Redwine served as a full time Posey County, Indiana judge from 1981 through 2018 and has been appointed as a Senior Judge for the State of Indiana for 2019 by the Indiana Supreme Court.

Following the program, there will be a decorated golf cart parade from the Atheneum through town ending at Maclure Park, where the golf cart decorations will be judged and prizes awarded.

At Maclure Park, festivities will continue with a community-wide picnic. The New Harmony Kiwanis will cook hot dogs and hamburgers that will be available for purchase and Bob Minnette and the Dixieland Society will perform patriotic music from the bandstand.

During their early celebrations of the Fourth of July, members of the Harmonie Society would invite area residents into their community offering locally brewed beer to their guests. USI/Historic New Harmony continues this tradition by providing free root beer.

Leonhardt, Stein Named GLVC Scholar Athletes Of The Year

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The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its Scholar Athlete of the Year Award recipients on Friday, naming University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) and USI Softball junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) as the winners in their respective sports. The pair mark the 37th and 38th Screaming Eagles to have garnered this award since its inception in 1998.

Stein collects yet another in a stream of recognition after rounding out his career in an Eagles uniform by garnering the GLVC Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year award, becoming the first player in program history to win the award.

The Evansville native led the Eagles with 20.9 points per contest (one tenth of a point from leading the GLVC in that category) and captured the all-time scoring mark at USI en route to the Eagles’ fourth Elite Eight and third national semifinal appearance in program history. The Business Administration major received two CoSIDA Academic All-District, a Google Cloud third-team Academic All-America, and three Academic All-GLVC nods while at USI.

Leonhardt received the conference honor after another fantastic season in the circle for the Eagles, leading USI to another NCAA Midwest Super Regional appearance in 2019. Leonhardt is the third USI Softball player to capture the conference award, first since current assistant coach MacKenzi Dorsam ’15 received the award in 2015.

The 2019 GLVC Pitcher of the Year already holds all-time USI records for strikeouts (711), wins (76) and is tied for the program lead with 33 complete-game shutouts. The Biology major has collected Academic All-GLVC, All-District and All-America honors since the close of the 2019 season.

Death List Report For Vanderburgh County

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Death List WK 6-17 to 6-21-2019

“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB” JUNE 23, 2019

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“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB”

“Right Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have two commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning National or International issues.
Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan’s comments are mostly about issues of national interest.  The majority of our “IS IT TRUE” columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give Mr. Biden and Mr. Reagan exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and RIGHT JAB”  column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times a week.  Oh, “Left Jab” is a liberal view and the “Right Jab is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments of the two gentlemen is free to do so.

FOOTNOTE: Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB” JUNE 22, 2019

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“LEFT JAB AND RIGHT JAB”

“Right Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have two commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning National or International issues.
Joe Biden and Ronald Reagan’s comments are mostly about issues of national interest.  The majority of our “IS IT TRUE” columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give Mr. Biden and Mr. Reagan exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and RIGHT JAB”  column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times a week.  Oh, “Left Jab” is a liberal view and the “Right Jab is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments of the two gentlemen is free to do so.

FOOTNOTE: Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

Fernando Morales To Work With Puerto Rico National Team

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Aces Morales To Assist Team In Pan Am Cup In Peru

Purple Aces interim head volleyball coach Fernando Morales will serve as an assistant coach with the Puerto Rico National Team in July.

Morales will work with the team at the Pan Am Cup, which will take place from July 5-15 in Peru.  Puerto Rico will take on the United States, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago in group play at the tournament.

“As a player I always took pride in representing my country.  Now in the start of my career as a coach it will not be any different,” Morales said.  “I want to thank the coach Jose Mieles for giving me this incredible opportunity.  I will go to help and learn as much as I can.”

He will travel to Peru to begin his work with the women’s national team in the coming week.  You can follow the progress of Coach Morales and the team at www.norceca.net.

American Sewing Guild  meeting is at GRATEFUL THREADS

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American Sewing Guild  meeting is at GRATEFUL THREADS

THE ADDRESS 426 CARPENTER STREET-EVANSVILLE IN

Treasa has invited the sewing guild to meet at her store.

Treasa  will be our speaker for the evening.

Bring your show and tell and share with the guild.

Door prizes will be given out.

Please come and invite a friend to come with you for

A fun filled meeting.

ADOPT A PET

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