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Indiana Representative Pete ViscloskyDemocrat—1 st District2256 Rayburn House Office Building202-225-2461Indiana Current Volunteers: Approximately 100Indiana Volunteers Since 1961: More than 3,100Began Service in the House of Representatives: 1985District Offices: MerrillvilleCommittee Assignments: AppropriationsAs a member of the Appropriations Committee, Congressman Visclosky plays animportant role in determining how much funding is allocated for various federal programs.He is not a member of State/Foreign Operations Subcommittee, which has directjurisdiction over Peace Corps funding.Key Staff: Jim Bochnowski (Peace Corps Issues); Jim Bochnowski (Appropraitions);Alexander Schorsch (Natural Resources)On the IssuesPeace Corps Funding: Representative Visclosky has not signed onto past House DearColleague letters urging support for increased Peace Corps funding.Representative Visclosky did co-sponsor 2009 Peace Corps funding legislation. He shouldbe thanked for this.Representative Visclosky has not signed onto past House letters of the US GlobalLeadership Coalition, urging strong support for international affairs funding.In 2009, during floor debate on the international affairs budget, Representative Viscloskyvoted against an amendment that would have reduced the size of a recommendedincrease in funding for the Peace Corps. He should be thanked for this.Peace Corps Commemorative Legislation: Representative Visclosky did not co-sponsorthis legislation in the previous Congress.Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011: Representative Viscloskydid not co-sponsor this legislation in the previous Congress.Congressman Visclosky also signed a House letter to the President, asking him to issue aproclamation marking the 50 th anniversary of the Peace Corps.