U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Evansville) made a visit to Boonville on
Sept. 4, part of a three-stop tour that was intended to highlight three
new endorsements for his reelection bid.
To a crowd of about 30, Ellsworth began speaking about how he hopes to continue taking Hoosier values to Washington.
In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday about America's energy crisis, Ellsworth said he is open to proposals for increasing America's oil refining capacity and rejected a Democratic colleague's proposal for publicly owned refineries.
The cost of filling up at the pump is one of the biggest concerns for Wabash Valley residents. With gasoline prices climbing to around four dollars a gallon, drivers want the government to do something. A local congressman agrees.
In the House, Reps. Joe Donnelly, Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill were among the dozen Democrats who crossed party lines the most, according to Congressional Quarterly, an independent publication that tracks congressional votes.
Reps. Brad Ellsworth (8th CD), Baron Hill (9th CD) and Joe Donnelly (2nd) stood up with several members of the GOP to back legislation that would bolster border security and interior enforcement without providing a path to legalization for the approximately 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the country.
But after the House voted for the expansion, Ellsworth said he and his colleagues had voted to increase from 6 million to 10 million the number of children nationwide who would be provided health care coverage.
Evansville, Ind. – Rep. Brad Ellsworth's campaign for re-election
received a boost from three major organizations today: the National
Rifle Association (NRA), Indiana Farm Bureau, and U.S. Chamber of
Commerce endorsed the freshman Congressman during a day-long tour
throughout the 8th District.
Evansville, Ind. Rep. Brad Ellsworth unveiled his new campaign website today.
Evansville, Ind. – U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth today kicked off his re-election bid for Congress with a four-stop tour throughout the 8th District. The first-term Congressman talked to supporters in Greencastle, Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Evansville today promising to continue his work to bring change to Washington in a second term.