96 On the State of the UnionWell, that was a doozy.

On Tuesday,
President Biden gave his second State of the Union Address. And if you
didn't watch it, you probably weren't the only one. According to one
report, viewership for the address took a big nosedive this year, down
29 percent to just 27.3 million — the lowest viewership in 30 years.
And it's no wonder why.

Just two days prior to the address, an ABC
poll found that 41 percent of Americans say that they're financially
worse off since he took office — the highest percentage dating back
nearly 40 years. With a number like that, and a president that continues
to claim that he's building an economy "from the ground up and middle
out" while wages, incomes, and savings decline, most Americans probably
decided that they would rather watch science fiction than Biden's
fiction.

Thankfully, we have a Republican congress that is working
every day to hold this administration accountable and deliver for the
American people. And in 2024, we'll elect a Republican president and
senate to work along side them.

Enjoy this week's newsletter and
share it with a friend.

Sincerely,

Chairman Kyle Hupfer
 Governor Holcomb's Week That Was Appointed to the Council of
Governors Governor Eric Holcomb speaks during a event for Alzheimer's
Association Advocacy Day at the statehouse earlier this week.
Yesterday, the White House announced that Governor Eric Holcomb will be
appointed to the [link removed] Council of Governors for a
two-year term.

According to the
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vernors/ White House:

"The Council is comprised of 10 bipartisan
governors from across the country and serves as the lead forum to
increase coordination around preparedness, resilience, and response
between the Federal government and state governments, and strengthen
the Federal-State partnership that’s critical to protecting our nation
from threats to our homeland security. The Council of Governors serves
as the lead forum for communication and collaboration between the
States and the Federal government on homeland defense, civil support,
synchronization and integration of State and Federal military
activities in the United States, and matters of mutual interest
pertaining to the National Guard. This year, the Council will for the
first-time discuss supply chain resiliency and Federal-State
cooperation to mitigate risks to defense critical infrastructure."
Other members of the Council of Governors include:
Ohio Gov. Mike
DeWine, Co-ChairMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Co-ChairDelaware Gov. John
CarneyLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Michigan Gov. Gretchen
WhitmerUtah Gov. Spencer CoxVermont Gov. Phil ScottWyoming Gov. Mark
Gordon
This week, Gov. Holcomb also had the chance to catch up with
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Young and [link removed]
Reps. Rudy Yakym and Erin Houchin on Capitol Hill!
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  Fox News: Biden's IRS plans to crack down on waiters' tipsFrom
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a revenue
procedure this week to crack down on the service industry's reporting
of tips.

The Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement (SITCA)
program would be a voluntary tip reporting system in which the IRS and
service industry companies cooperate, according to the announcement
Monday. As part of the proposal, the IRS will give the public until
early May to provide feedback on the program before implementing it.
"Those 87,000 new IRS agents that you were promised would only target
the rich," tweeted Mike Palicz, federal affairs manager at Americans
for Tax Reform. "They're coming after waitresses' tips now."

Story
continues.
 Another Busy Week at the Statehouse Bills continue
to move out of committees at the statehouse, while others have moved
from one chamber to the other.

Priority Bills of House Republicans
This week, [link removed] HB
1005 passed the chamber. HB 1005 the bill establishes a revolving loan
fund to help municipalities cover a portion of the costs of housing
development projects.

Priority Bills of Senate Republicans

This
week, [link removed] SB 2,
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chamber. SB2 would allow small businesses to claim an unlimited
deduction for state tax payments on their federal tax returns, which is
currently limited to $10,000; the bill could result in an estimated $50
million in savings for small businesses. SB 5 would create a “bill of
rights” for Hoosiers' data privacy which would allow them to monitor
how their data is being used and have it deleted. SB 7 would ban
physician non-compete agreements.

Many other bills are moving. To
stay up-to-date, visit iga.in.gov iga.in.gov and check back here next
week.
  Washington Examiner: Biden administration forced border
officials to release 600,000 illegal immigrants
After spending only 60
seconds talking about the crisis at southern border on Tuesday,
President Biden probably doesn't want you to read this.

From the
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usand-illegal-immigrants Washington Examiner:

The Biden
administration dramatically accelerated the rate at which it forced
federal immigration officials at the border to release illegal
immigrants into the country and did not place them in court
proceedings.

One year after the Washington Examiner reported that
47,000 illegal immigrants were released into the United States without
being charged for the federal offense of unlawful entry or given a date
to appear in immigration court to face justice, a new report from NBC
News found that nearly 600,000 immigrants in total were discharged
through this method in the last year.

Story continues.
 Now
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students that's interested in stepping into the world of Hoosier
politics, we've got them covered.

We're looking for young, talented
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  Upcoming Republican Events Across
the State
Jan. 28:
[link removed] Rush County
Lincoln Day Dinner
Feb. 23:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
Feb. 24:
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Lincoln Day Dinner
Mar. 2:
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Vanderburgh County Lincoln Day Dinner
Mar. 3:
[link removed] Hancock
County Lincoln Day Dinner
Apr. 11:
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Lincoln Day Gala
Apr. 14:
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County Lincoln Day Dinner
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Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch
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Treasurer Daniel Elliott
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Senator Mike Braun
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Congressman
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Congressman Jim Banks
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Congresswoman Victoria
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