Fellow Hoosiers,

As many of you know, the month of June closed with the Democrats forcing a vote on the $800+ billion National Energy Tax called “Cap-and-Trade.”  I joined over 200 House members in the fight against this harmful legislation, but, sadly, it did pass the House of Representatives.

Please know that the fight is not over.  Cap-and-Trade must pass the Senate before it can become law, and so we all must contact our Senators, write our newspapers, and send the strongest possible message that we want them to vote NO!

Regardless of the bad news, there was a positive revelation last month.  On June 18th, I successfully pushed an amendment through the U.S. House that barred the Obama Administration from handing control of the 2010 Census to White House political operatives.  This was a huge victory, given the large Democrat majority in the House, and I hope this shields the Census from any further attempts to politicize the process.

Lastly, I would like to thank the 40 businesses and 1,120 Hoosiers who participated in my job fair on June 29th.  It was so successful that I have begun planning another job fair for later this year.

I hope you enjoy the June Month in Review,

Dan

JUNE MONTH IN REVIEW

Video Highlights
6.2.09 – Dan went on Fox Business to decry the Government’s rapid invasion of the private sector.

6.15.09 – Dan defends the auto dealerships before Congress.

6.18.09 – Dan releases his web video “Two Roads: Cap-and-Trade vs. Common Sense”

6.23.09 – Dan asks Pres. Obama to rescind his invitation to Iranian officials to attend 4th of July parties.


Auto Industry
On June 13th, Rep. Burton met with owners of auto dealerships that had been forcibly closed by GM and Chrysler.  During the meeting, he explained how he and other legislators had asked President Obama and his Auto Task Force for an explanation and justification for each dealership that was forcibly closed.  Rep. Burton has co-sponsored HR 2743 and HR 2796 which would restore rights to the forcibly closed dealerships.

Rep. Burton also co-sponsored HR 2793, the Auto Dealers’ Pension Fairness Act, which, if passed, would protect forcibly closed auto dealers from paying any “withdrawal liability” pension payments.

"Local car dealers facing uncertain futures"
Indianapolis Star
Dan Burton, R-Indianapolis, on Saturday, Huffman, president and part-owner of Palmer Automotive Group, and other local dealers facing uncertain futures hope...

"Keep the dealerships open"
WTHR - Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis - Keep the dealerships open was the message from Congressman Dan Burton, after meeting with several Indianapolis GM and Chrysler dealers whose ...

"Congressman meets with car dealers"
WISH - Indianapolis, IN
The more dealerships there are the more cars your going to sell," said Congressman Dan Burton. Congressman Burton is co-sponsoring this bill.
 
Health Care
On June 23rd, Rep. Burton became an original cosponsor the Mobile Mammography Promotion Act, which would allow mobile mammography units (aka “mammovans”) to purchase fuel without paying the Federal excise tax.

That same day, Rep. Burton became an original cosponsor of the Medicare Lung Cancer Early Detection Promotion Act [HR 2578], which would provide a most add-on payment in Medicare for computer-aided detection (CAD) technology in order to help identify approximately half of previously missed lung cancer lesions.

Near the end of June, Rep. Burton joined fellow Indiana Rep. Mark Souder in sponsoring a resolution to recognize the orthopedic industry for their invaluable service to America’s soldiers, veterans, children, and seniors.


Limiting Government Intrusion
On June 9th, Rep. Burton appealed to Congress to respect taxpayers and stop adding to the national debt.

On June 18th, Rep. Burton successfully pushed the U.S. House to block the Obama Administration from politicizing the 2010 Census.  See “Who’s Counting?” in the Kokomo Tribune’s Public Eye.


In the 5th District
On June 1st, Rep. Burton visited the Rockies Express Pipeline project in Shelby County.

On June 5th, Rep Burton spoke at the opening ceremony of the Indy Air Show in Hancock County.

On June 12th, Rep. Burton met with forcibly closed auto dealers from around the 5th Congressional District at Palmer Dodge of Indianapolis.

On June 15th, Mayor Fred Paris of Franklin, IN, informed Rep. Burton that he had helped the city save $500,000 through assisting with an issue regarding their police station’s flood insurance.

On June 22nd, Rep. Burton visited DailyMed Pharmacy in Indianapolis to learn about cost-effective methods for distributing pharmaceuticals.

On June 29th, Rep. Burton hosted the Help Indiana Regain Employment (H.I.R.E.) Job Fair in Marion, IN.  Over 1,120 Hoosiers attended the fair to meet with 40 hiring employers.