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Hacker, Austin Fri, 23 May 2025 15:19:56 +0000 Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST); Wetherington, Austin; Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) Gonzalez, Josh; Matt Lahr; Lauren O'Brien; Leah Selk; LaRotonda, Nick (OST) Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy DRAFT Media Advisory - DOT Visit .docx
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Hi all,
We received word that the landing location we planned for has been approved! Attached here is an initial media advisory press release that our team intends to send to KY press today. Please make any edits or changes you wish too.
For your awareness, our team chose t he address here because it is conveniently located near t he location of the press conference. We will have staff on the ground to escort media to the exact spot of the media avai lability.
Austin Wetherington on our team here can go into further details if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Austin
From: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM To: Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov>, Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>, Hacker, Austin <Austin .Hacker@mail.house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>, Matt Lahr <Matt_Lahr@young.senate.gov>, Lauren O'Brien <Lauren_OBrien@young.senate.gov>, Leah Selk <Leah_Selk@young.senate.gov>, LaRotonda, Nick (OST) <nicholas.larotonda@dot.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Adding Nick from our team
From: Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:31 PM To: Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>; Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>
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Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt_Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren_0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah_Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Received. Thank you.
Austin Wetherington
Field Representative
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REPRESENTING KENTUCKY'S 15T DISTRICT
From: Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:29 PM To: Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail .house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh .gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
He has been added and should have received the calendar invite.
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From: Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:25 PM
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To: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Wetherington, Austin <Austin.Wetherington@mail.house.gov> Cc: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov>; Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; Johnson, Stacy CTR (OST) <stacy.johnson.ctr@dot.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren OBrien@young.senate.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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Thank you all so much. Would it be possible to add Austin Wetherington {added to this chain) to this scheduled phone call today?
Austin
On May 22, 2025, at 1:45 PM, Sizemore, Nathaniel {OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> wrote:
Great - adding Stacy to send around a calendar invite.
From: Gonzalez, Josh <josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:57 PM To: Matt Lahr <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov> Cc: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov>; Lauren O'Brien <Lauren OBrien@young.senate.gov>; Hacker, Austin <Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov>; Leah Selk <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Re: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
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5:30 is good for us!
On May 22, 2025, at 1:52 PM, Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov> wrote:
That works for us
Matt Lahr
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Sign up for updates from Senator Young.
From: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:49 PM To: Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; O'Brien, Lauren (Young) <Lauren 0Brien@young.senate.gov> Cc: austin.hacker@mail.house.gov; josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: RE : Comms thread : ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Thanks all! We'll be doing a press interview with the Sec the. Could we do 5:30pm?
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Hi all - can you hop on a call around 4 PM today?
Thanks!
Matt Lahr
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From: O'Brien, Lauren (Young) <Lauren 0Brien@voung.senate.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 10:51 AM To: Sizemore, Nathaniel (OST) <nathaniel.sizemore@dot.gov> Cc: Lahr, Matt (Young) <Matt Lahr@young.senate.gov>; austin.hacker@mail.house.gov; josh.gonzalez@mail.house.gov; Selk, Leah (Young) <Leah Selk@young.senate.gov> Subject: Comms thread: ORX Visit with Secretary Duffy
Nate,
I'm looping you in with congressional comms contacts for Secretary Duffy's visit to Indiana and Kentucky on Tuesday, May 27 - Matt and Leah (Young), Austin (Comer), Josh (Messmer).
I know we're still trying to pin down exact timing and location for a press availability and photo opps, but it probably would be good to touch base at some point today to discuss media invites, format, any approval processes, etc. Matt and Leah will follow up to coordinate that amongst the group. Thanks!
Lau ren O'Brien
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ADVISORY: Congressman Comer, Senator Young, Congressman Messmer, and Local Officials to Hold Press Conference with DOT Secretary Sean Duffy Following Tour of 1-
69 Bridge Project
WASHINGTON-On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM CST, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Congressman Mark Messmer (R-Ind.), Kentucky Secretary of Transportation Jim Gray, Indiana Secretary ofTransportation Matthew Ubelhor, Kentucky State Senator Jimmy Higdon, Kentucky State Senator Robby Mills, Kentucky State Representative JT Payne, and Indiana State Representative Tim O'Brien will join U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy for a press conference to provide an update on the progress of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project.
WHO: U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), U.S. Senator Todd Young (RInd.), Congressman Mark Messmer (R-Ind.), Kentucky Secretary of Transportation James Gray, Indiana Secretary of Transportation Matthew Ubelhor, Kentucky State Senator Jimmy Higdon, Kentucky State Senator Robby Mills, Kentucky State Representative JT Payne, and Indiana State Representative Tim O'Brien
WHEN: Tuesday, May 27, 2025@ 12:00PM CST
WHAT: Press conference will be held following a tour of active construction and progress on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing bridge project
WHERE: I-69 ORX Project Office 1970 Barrett Court Suite 100 Henderson, KY 42420
RSVP: Austin Hacker
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