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  Energy
  Independence

Coal MUST be a part of our energy independence policy. It is economical, it’s readily available here at home (we don’t have to go outside the United States to get it) and it is cheap to convert to electricity. Furthermore it is vital to many of our citizens in Indiana’s 8^th District in order to keep their electricity costs down.

 I support opening up our vast domestic energy resources to exploration so we can minimize your pain at the gas pump and lead our nation to real energy independence.

  I will join the fight to encourage conservation, offer incentives to increase nuclear, solar, wind and other clean renewable energy sources, and increase America’s domestic production of oil and natural gas by providing incentives for the building of more domestic refineries and for investing in domestic drilling. 

 I will NOT support bills that sacrifice our jobs and independence in Indiana through damaging trade agreements with foreign countries while also voting to pass regulations that force local manufacturers out of the United States.

Veterans

 America’s Veterans have risked life and limb for the very freedoms we enjoy. Through their sacrifices, America has triumphed and remained a free nation.

 I firmly believe that our Veterans deserve our utmost gratitude and support for stepping up and putting their lives on the line when America's security necessitated it.

 I will work to ensure that the promises our government made to veterans are fulfilled, including disability compensation, helping veterans gain employment, furthering education, health care, pensions and GI Bill benefits.

  Email:    brian@johnleesmith2010.com

  Phone:   812-468-8225      Cell:  812-589-2781

  Secure
  Our Nation

America is a welcoming nation, and legal immigration has been the backbone of this country’s success since its beginning. But we must secure our borders and enforce existing immigration laws, as illegal immigration harms American workers and taxpayers, as well as our national security.

 I will work to insure that illegal aliens do not receive social security benefits, Medicaid benefits, food stamps, drivers’ licenses, or other benefits. I am opposed to “blanket” amnesty and any so-called "pathway to citizenship" for individuals who enter this country illegally. This will encourage all illegals who will pledge allegiance to this country to work toward their citizenship.

 We go overseas to fight terrorism yet keep our borders unlocked so anyone can walk right through our wide open front door. This makes no sense.

 Border security must be a top National Defense priority. Our government has a constitutional obligation to protect its citizens, and that certainly includes right here at home. As your Congressman, I will stand strong to keep our country’s borders safe from terrorists.