Gov. Mitch Daniels emerged relatively unscathed from his announcement that he will refuse roughly $200 million in federal dollars for Indiana's struggling Unemployment Insurance fund, but at least one member of our congressional delegation took issue with the decision.
U.S. Rep. Baron Hill said today that Indiana should accept all the federal stimulus money available for unemployment insurance - even if it means expanding the state's current program.
"I can tell you people are hurting and they need these benefits," Hill, D-9th District, said during a visit to the Indiana Statehouse. "The letters and phone calls coming into my office are from people who are desperate and they need help."
These remarks came during Congressman Hill's visit to the General Assembly -- his second this year -- and raised at least onemustache set of eyebrows at the Statehouse.
Congressman Baron Hill (D-9th district) addressed the Indiana House of Representatives this afternoon, an appearance that mirrored one during the Electoral College meeting in the same House chamber in December. It caused some in the hallway to wonder if this is the beginning of a 2012 run for governor.
If so, Hill knows that Indiana is a tough state for a Democrat to win and that might explain part of his message. He asked lawmakers to be as bi-partisan as possible. Ask yourselves, he said about members of the opposite party, "What can I do to get along, rather than what can I do to trip them up? You'll be a lot better off."
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