Chairman's Corner
Rob Reid
Owner, Great Lakes RV CenterIndiana’s unemployment rate is nearly 10% and we are still lagging behind national unemployment figures. Now the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to implement new rules, which will immediately stifle Indiana’s road to economic recovery. Set to take effect within the next 60 days, these regulations will dramatically increase energy prices and the price of everything that uses energy, including computers, cars, trucks, RVs, washing machines, lawnmowers, and air conditioning units. Hoosiers should not stand for this regulatory overreach. Hoosiers should contact Senator Bayh and ask him to stand-up for Hoosiers, stand-up to the EPA, and stop these rules.
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