Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike
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Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike

Representative Jackie Walorski joined all House Republicans and two Democrats in voting against the latest round of pandemic-related economic stimulus. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a 219-212 vote. The House bill provides $1.9 trillion in aid to help struggling American families, frontline workers, state and local governments, small businesses, and the nation’s…

Jackie Walorski thinks that her constituents are idiots
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Jackie Walorski thinks that her constituents are idiots

In the wake of a Trump-inspired insurrection in the nation’s capital, all that Jackie Walorski can muster – aside from giving aid and comfort to the insurrectionists – is an empty call for unity. On January 6, 2021, Congress convened to carry out its sacred duty of counting the Electoral College votes. Previously a formality,…

Jackie Walorski gave aid and comfort to insurrectionists. She should resign or face expulsion.
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Jackie Walorski gave aid and comfort to insurrectionists. She should resign or face expulsion.

If Representative Jackie Walorski had an inkling of honor – or respect for the people of Indiana’s 2nd Congressional district – she would tender her resignation from Congress, effective immediately. The five-term Republican dishonored her office when she aided and abetted insurrectionists at the United States Capitol. Rather than stand up to the mob, Walorski…

Debate schedule set for South Bend area county, state, congressional elections
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Debate schedule set for South Bend area county, state, congressional elections

The League of Women Voters and the American Democracy Project are hosting a series of debates for the upcoming Congressional, state, and county elections. “We are delighted to be able to bring these political debates to people despite the pandemic,” said Dr. Elizabeth Bennion, Director of Voter Services and Engagement for the League and Campus Director of…

Indiana Politicians React to President Obama’s Immigration Plan
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Indiana Politicians React to President Obama’s Immigration Plan

President Barack Obama unveiled a bold plan yesterday that would provide protection from deportation for up to four million undocumented immigrants, while promising to step up efforts to curtail illegal entry at the border and prioritize the deportation of felons. While immigrant rights groups cheered the president’s executive actions, which he promised to take earlier…

Representative Jackie Walorski Wins Re-Election in 2nd District
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Representative Jackie Walorski Wins Re-Election in 2nd District

Representative Jackie Walorski has won re-election to a second term. The freshman Republican incumbent was favored over Democrat Joe Bock throughout the campaign. She has taken a 58-40 lead with 76 percent of precincts reporting. All of the vote in the district’s largest Democratic county — St. Joseph County — have been counted. Walorski first…

Indiana Will Not Reclaim Toll Road from Bankrupt Operator
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Indiana Will Not Reclaim Toll Road from Bankrupt Operator

Credit: Flickr, Jimmy Emerson Indiana’s state government will not attempt to reclaim the Indiana Toll Road after its operator filed for bankruptcy. The foreign consortium which bought the rights to a $3.8 billion, 75 year lease of the 157 mile long Indiana Toll Road — which runs from the Illinois border to the Ohio border…

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Joe Bock Releases First Campaign Ad in Race Against Jackie Walorski

Joe Bock, the Democratic challenger to 2nd District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, is out with his first campaign ad. Bock blasts Walorski right out of the gate. “I’ve been around the world, but it was no vacation,” Bock says in a not-so-subtle dig at the Congressional recess. The House of Representatives will only be in session…