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Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce that this week I launched a renovated and enhanced version of my Senate website. As part of my continuing effort to serve the people of Indiana, my new website offers a wealth of expanded resources for Hoosiers.

I invite you to explore my website, where you will find a new Constituent Services Center to help Hoosiers with Medicare, Social Security and VA claims; travel visas and passports; work visas; IRS issues; VA medical services; student financial aid; housing; and heating assistance.

In addition, you can find information about state jobs fairs, learn about when a member of my staff will be in your area, and read about my positions on a range of issues that affect Hoosiers' daily lives.

My new website can be found at: http://bayh.senate.gov

Sincerely,

Evan Bayh
U.S. Senator

Recent News From My Office

Senate Passes Bayh Property Tax Relief Plan

The United States Senate passed a federal property tax relief plan proposed by Senator Bayh that would give nearly one million Indiana homeowners up to a 20-percent reduction in their property tax bill this year. The Bayh property tax relief plan was included as part of a Senate housing stimulus bill that passed by a vote of 84-12.

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Time to Stop Payment on This Blank Check to Baghdad

Senators Bayh, Ben Nelson (NE), and Susan Collins (ME) are calling on the administration and Senate leaders to adopt policy that would require the Iraqi government to direct a portion of its massive oil revenues to help pay its reconstruction and stabilization costs.

"It's time to stop payment on this blank check to Baghdad," Senator Bayh said. "The Iraqi government should be required to spend every penny of Iraqi oil profits before the American people are asked for another red cent to rebuild Iraq. We cannot continue to spend billions of our own money on reconstruction while the Iraqi government sits on surpluses."

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Senate Renames Federal Building in Honor
of Congresswoman Julia Carson

The Senate this month passed legislation offered by Senator Bayh to rename the Mapleton Station Post Office in Indianapolis in honor of the late Congresswoman Julia M. Carson. Carson succumbed to lung cancer on Dec. 15, 2007, at the age of 69 after a remarkable career in public service, most recently representing Indiana's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"Julia Carson was a trailblazer who made history," Senator Bayh said. "In her life, she often faced daunting odds but never lost sight of her devotion to helping others. Julia inspired all of us with the belief that we can and should do more in the fight for what is right and just."

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