Here's what Hoosiers in Congress had to say about Chinese spy balloon spotted over the US
Jenny Porter Tilley
Indianapolis Star
Late Thursday, the Defense Department said Pentagon officials were considering shooting down a Chinese spy balloon seen drifting over the northern United States. They opted not to, an official said, out of concern for injury and destruction of property.
Read the full story from USA TODAY:Chinese spy balloon spotted in American skies, Pentagon says; US weighed shooting it down
As U.S. officials continue to track the path of the balloon, here's what Indiana members of Congress and other political leaders from the Hoosier State had to say about the situation.
Sen. Todd Young
Rep. Jim Banks
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Rep. Rudy Yakym
Rep. James Baird
Former Indiana Governor and Vice President Mike Pence
USA TODAY reporter Tom Vanden Brook contributed to this report.