Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]

Senate gives final OK to U.S.-India nuclear deal

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...have championed the opportunities for U.S. companies to do business in India's multibillion-dollar nuclear market. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said the pact protects U.S. national security and nonproliferation efforts while building “a strategic partn

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Congress OKs civilian nuclear trade with India

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...and economic future of the United States will be enhanced by a strong and enduring partnership with India,” Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said in the Senate debate yesterday. Sen. Byron Dorga

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Visclosky pledges to again nix $700 billion bailout

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...add more sweetners before it comes to a vote Friday on the House floor. Both U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind, and U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., voted in favor of the bill. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 300 points near the end of trad

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Next U.S. leader must revamp Pakistan policy: study

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...report said. The group endorses a bipartisan U.S. aid plan introduced in July by Democratic Sen Joe Biden and Republican Sen Richard Lugar, which calls for $1.5 billion per year in nonmilitary spending to support economic development in Pakistan. "Such

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Senate debates US-India nuclear deal

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...reasons'' to move forward with the deal, noting India's proximity to Pakistan, China and Afghanistan. Republican Sen. Richard Lugar said the accord protects U.S. national security and nonproliferation efforts while building ``a strategic partnership wi

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Senate debates US-India nuclear deal

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...geopolitical reasons" to move forward with the deal, noting India's proximity to Pakistan, China and Afghanistan. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said the accord would protect U.S. national security and nonproliferation efforts while building "a strategic p

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Lugar says hell vote for bailout deal

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Richard Lugar said he would vote for the tentative bailout deal negotiated in Congress during the weekend but the bulk of the states congressional leaders remain undecided. In a statement released Friday and posted on his Web site, Lugar, R-Ind., s

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RI`s legislators call on US congress to help correct view on Papua ...

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Accompanied by Indonesian Ambassador to the US Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, the Indonesian legislators held meetings among others with Senator Richard Lugar ...

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Host barred from ALCo

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Richard Lugar, Evan Bayh and Dan Coats, ABC news anchor Charles Gibson and city mayoral candidates. But local access television is changing everywhere ...

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Obama Campaign: Joe and Jill Biden to campaign in Wisconsin tomorrow

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

There, Obama has developed a track record of bi-partisan leadership to keep America safe, including joining Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) to keep nuclear ...

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Lugar says bailout objective, not amount, is key

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

... taxpayers against their desire to get cash into the system so the countryâ€™s economy doesnâ€™t freeze, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said Wednesday. ...

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A Failure of Oil Diplomacy

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Rice was making her pitch on Capitol Hill in response to questions from Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who asked about progress made on establishing such a ...

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Hoosiers speak out on bailout

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Indiana Senator Richard Lugar's office reports more calls than normal during the economic crisis, but not a lot more. Senator Evan Bayh's office reports a ...

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Lugar, Visclosky to lead energy forum

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, will discuss the development of alternative energy sources Oct. 7 on Purdue University's Calumet campus. Also included is a panel discussion on "Oil Alternatives and Indiana

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Praise for Food Security Bill

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

International relief and development agency Oxfam America applauds Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Robert Casey (D-PA) for introducing new legislation to ...

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Hoosiers give lawmakers an earful over bailout

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

The office of Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., declined to say how many calls and e-mails he's received. But Lugar spokesman Andy Fisher said Hoosiers contacting ...

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Indo-US nuclear deal zips past one hurdle

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

There are reports that Senator Joe Biden and Richard Lugar are working on a compromise. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is believed to have briefed ...

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Wabash Guys Talk Politics

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

Clerget is a senior and editor of The Phoenix, a journal of conservative news and opinion, and had a summer internship with Indiana Senator Richard Lugar. ...

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Senators hope bi-partisan effort will let ban expire

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

... Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Pat Roberts (R-), ...

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Bipartisan Group of US Leaders Calls for 'Changed Course' in ...

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, circulated the report to his Senate colleagues, saying, ...

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