Indiana leaders push ALEC-backed national debt denunciation

Hoosier leaders gathered to highlight their latest legislative call for a solution to the nation's ballooning debt — with the support of an influential right-wing policy group.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 618

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Hoosier leaders gathered Monday to highlight their latest legislative call for a solution to the nation’s ballooning debt — with the support of an influential right-wing policy group.

“We have become a model of fiscal responsibility, but we are vulnerable to the rapidly dissolving financial position of our country,” said Comptroller Elise Nieshalla, who leads a National Debt Crisis Task Force for the conservative State Financial Officers Foundation.

She backed House Resolution 28, recognizing …

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