Washington DC - On Sunday, former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar (R) died. Lugar sponsored and led Jubilee USA legislation and efforts on debt relief, anti-corruption, preventing financial crisis, tax evasion and the Jubilee Act on responsible lending and borrowing.
Eric LeCompte the Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA, releases the following statement on Senator Lugar:
"Senator Lugar was a bridge builder and defender of the vulnerable.
"Lugar was a leader of legislation to prevent financial crisis, provide debt relief for poor countries and make our financial system more responsible and transparent.
"Currently in Congress we face such polarization and so many divides. In Washington DC, we need his kind of leadership again."