Dear Friends:
Thank you for your continuing interest in my work
in the United States Senate and for reading the Lugar Letter.
As you know, I have embarked on a multi-year campaign
for greater energy independence and both political and economic
actions which will strengthen American security and the economies
of all countries in respect to innovations and energy production
and use.
I am hopeful for much progress on energy security
in the 110th Congress, which is why I have introduced and cosponsored
multiple bills which seek in practical ways to increase use of alternative
fuels, improve fuel efficiency and increase international cooperation
on energy security. Additional information on my proposed legislation
is included in this issue of the Lugar Letter.
I also want to take a moment to recognize Black
History Month and the extraordinary contributions of civil rights
leaders in our country. It was a privilege to recently recognize
one such pioneer with a Hoosier connection, Dr. Percy Julian, by
cosponsoring a resolution to honor his life of achievement as the
first African-American chemist to be inducted into the National
Academy of Sciences. Dr. Julian graduated from DePauw University
in 1920 as class Valedictorian. He later returned to DePauw as a
teacher in organic chemistry where he discovered the process to
synthesize the drug used in the treatment of glaucoma. Following
his discovery at DePauw University, Dr. Julian moved to Chicago
where he continued a distinguished career and pioneered a process
for the chemical synthesis of cortisone, which made it a widespread
and affordable treatment of arthritis.
I thank you, again, for taking time to share your
insights and give me encouragement. Please write to me when I can
be helpful or with your own suggestions and opinions about current
issues.
Sincerely,
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Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator |
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