Indiana's U.S. House members use a centuries-old congressional privilege known as franking to communicate with Hoosiers.

Franked materials are paid for through taxpayer-funded congressional allowances, which means Hoosiers fit the bill for messages they receive.

Two Republicans and one Democrat in Indiana's delegation spent more than $100,000 on taxpayer-funded mail in 2024, according to House financial reports.

The messages arrive in Hoosier mailboxes. They pop up as text messages, emails and television or radio commercials. Others show up as billboards in Northwest Indiana or newspaper ads in Richmond .

"Congresswoman Spartz has also been working with President Trump and DOGE to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, and codify their findings," reads text on a March postal mailer f

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