FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              CONTACT: John Donnelly
November 6, 2009                                                                                   (202) 225-2276 

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that the unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, the highest rate of unemployment in 26 years:

"Earlier this year, President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and the Democrat Party insisted that the trillion dollar 'Stimulus' package would prevent the unemployment rate from breaching 8%.  Now, as the unemployment rate has run into double-digits at 10.2%, they are scratching and clawing to spend trillions more on programs like government-run health care.  

"The President and his party have lost sight of what's most important, and that's jobs.  Instead of obsessing over this highly controversial health care package, they should take a step back, re-evaluate the overall impact of their reckless spending, and find a new, bipartisan strategy for restoring America's economy."

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For Immediate Release                                                                        Contact: John Donnelly 
November 4, 2009                                                                                           202-225-3915 

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***

Rep. Burton, House GOP, to Hold Health Care “House Call” Rally Tomorrow

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow at noon, Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-05) will join his Republican colleagues, as well as Americans from across the nation who seek to have their voices heard on the health care debate, for a House Call on Washington.  At the press event, Republicans and other participants will deliver a message that the American people reject a government takeover of health care.

What:    Health Care “House Call” on Washington

Who:    

Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05)

Republican Members of Congress

Americans concerned about our health care future

Other Guests - TBA

When:   Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 12:00 – 1:00

Where:  West Front of the U.S. Capitol (House side)

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MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                             CONTACT: John Donnelly
November 3, 2009                                                                                                      (202) 225-2276

**UPDATE**

With 30 Businesses Signed Up, Burton Seeks At Least 15 More For Job Fair INDIANAPOLIS, IN - A total of 30 hiring businesses have registered for a booth at Rep. Dan Burton's (R-IN) Fall "Help Indiana Regain Employment" (H.I.R.E.) Job Fair. The event will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, November 14th at Indiana University in Kokomo. Rep. Burton is seeking at least 15 more hiring businesses to participate, which would top the turnout of his summer job fair, where 40 businesses with hundreds of job openings attracted 1,200 Hoosier job seekers.

Hiring businesses or job seekers who wish to participate should call Rep. Burton's Indianapolis office at 317-848-0201 or visit his website at burton.house.gov.

When:
Congressman Dan Burton's Fall H.I.R.E. Job Fair
Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:00am - 3:00pm

Where:
Alumni Hall
Indiana University-Kokomo
2300 S. Washington Street
Kokomo, Indiana

Who:
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05), in conjunction with State Senator James Buck, State Senator Brandt Hershman, State Representative Bill Friend, Kokomo City Councilman Mike Karickhoff, and Former State Representative Heath VanNatter

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