STATEHOUSE — House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) spoke after Organization Day at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, expressing relief that the focus might finally shift away from the mid-decade redistricting effort.

GiaQuinta suggested that the delay in a Senate decision, which he believes will be against the redrawing of the congressional maps, will allow the General Assembly to prioritize issues that matter most to people in Indiana.

“Now that we’ve seen the lean back date of January 5th, we can turn our attention to working on legislation that’s going to help reduce costs on all levels, utilities, healthcare, all kinds of issues that we’re going to be working on to make life affordable for more Hoosiers coming up and starting in January,” GiaQuinta said.

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