The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 20, 2013 A-5 U.S. Senator Donnelly 'all in' on American energy By Ed Cahill U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly told attendees at the Pike County Democratic Party's annual JeffersonJackson Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16, that he is "all in" when it comes to American energy. "I've been to Iraq and I've been to Afghanistan," Donnelly said. "When I'm over there, one of the questions that's asked is, 'Where does the money come from to fund these terrorists?' "The money comes from the Middle East oil kingdoms in large measure that get those funds from selling their petroleum," Connelly continued. "They're selling their oil to us and using our money to buy weapons for the terrorists to use against our young men and women." Donnelly, who was accompanied by his wife, Jill, said that it is important that the United States take advantage of its own sources of energy, including coal and oil, as well as continue to develop alternatives such as wind and solar. "I would rather dig coal, create our own oil, have our own wind and solar, and have it be American energy with American jobs creating a great economy for our own country and a strong future for all of us," Donnelly said. "That just seems to be common sense," Donnelly added. "It's Hoosier common sense. And that's, if anything, what I've tried to bring to the U.S. Senate. There's so much more wisdom in Indiana – in Washington, Ind. – than there is in Washington, D.C." Donnelly, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012, after serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, thanked members of the Pike County Democratic Party for the work they did last year to help him get elected. "You all came together to create this opportunity and I never would have come as close here without your help," said Donnelly, who received 2,676 votes in Pike County, 105 fewer than the 2,781 votes his Republican opponent, Indiana State Treasurer Richard Murdock, garnered. "Your help here enabled us to win across the entire state. "It is an amazing opportunity to represent all of Indiana," Donnelly added. "I didn't go there just representing Democrats, or just Republicans, but every Hoosier, and the dream of every Hoosier to have a good job and a good opportunity." State Senator Lindel Hume, during his introduction of Donnelly, called the native of Massapequa, N.Y., "truly a Hoosier senator." "He is a Democrat, but Joe has impressed me with his work that he has done when he was in Congress and since he's been in the Senate, working with both sides of the aisle, to try to make things work," Hume said. "That is so refreshing today, when we look at what's going on in Washington, D.C., where it is so partisan." Donnelly, in a one-on-one interview earlier, noted that he was one of 14 Democrat and Republican senators who negotiated a settlement that led to the end of the recent partial government shutdown, and that he is co-sponsoring a bill in the U.S. Senate to enable anyone who has a healthcare plan that they like to keep it. "I am one of the moderates who has said the folks on the left are wrong where they think everything's perfect on (Obamacare) and the folks on the right are wrong where they want to just end it," Donnelly said. "I want to fix it so it provides good healthcare for every American and good healthcare for every Hoosier." Donnelly admitted that the rollout of Obamacare had, thus far, been handled poorly, but he expected that problems with the website, where Americans can sign up online for health insurance, will be resolved. "It's discouraging that they had so much time and still couldn't get it right," Donnelly said. "We have to make sure that we keep our promises to the American people to have it work, work properly, and provide affordable care for every American." Donnelly said that it meant a lot to him to be back in Pike County. Continued on page 8 U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly gestures while delivering the keynote address during the Pike County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Coleman Stewart VFW Post 3587 in Petersburg. Ed Cahill photo. Left: Mike Claytor (right), who will be running for Indiana State Auditor next year, talks with Larry Vollmer (left), who will be running for the District 48 State Senate seat being vacated by Lindel Hume, during a reception prior to the Pike County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, which was Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Coleman Stewart VFW Post 3587 in Petersburg. Ed Cahill photo. Below: U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (left) chats with Pike County Democratic Party chairman Chris Burkhart (right) during a reception prior to the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Ed Cahill photo. Left: Sara Fields (left), of Otwell, talks with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (right) during a reception prior to the Pike County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Ed Cahill photo. Above: Pike County Democratic Party treasurer Twyla Flint (center) poses for a picture with Myrna Jenkins (left) and Judy White (right) during a reception prior to the Pike County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, which was Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Coleman Stewart VFW Post 3587 in Petersburg. Ed Cahill photo. Above: Wilma Jones (left) poses with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly's driver, Alan Hogan (right), during a reception prior to the Pike County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, which was Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Coleman Stewart VFW Post 3587 in Petersburg. 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