INDIANAPOLIS — State Senator David Niezgodski (D–South Bend) released the following statement in response to Governor Mike Braun’s announcement calling a special session of the General Assembly to redraw Indiana’s congressional districts mid-decade:
“Today’s decision to call a special session on congressional maps places Indiana among a small minority of states choosing partisan politics over people,” said Niezgodski. “This discussion has dragged on for months, diverting our focus in the General Assembly away from the real issues Hoosiers are facing.”
Niezgodski pointed to the growing child care crisis, cuts to SNAP and EBT programs and decreasing access to health care as just a few of the urgent challenges being overshadowed by partisan redistricting debates.
“I have been keenly watching this unfold from the beginning and I am certain of one thing: Hoosiers have always taken great pride in displaying their own individuality,” said Niezgodski. “I pray my colleagues in the majority party have their eyes fixed squarely upon the sound foundation that Indiana has been built upon. Only by denying the efforts of Washington to dim our way forward will our torch continue to shine bright on the banks of the Wabash.”
The special session is set to begin on November 3rd.
