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The Environmental Protection Agency issues a new rule for coal-fired power plants. It will undo President Obama era climate requirements. And it has environmental activists upset. The proposal would get rid of regulations focusing on reducing coal dependence in favor of natural gas. Instead, it will put the power in the hands of… Read more »

Wednesday, June 12, 2019: The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on surprise medical billing with a goal to protect patients by developing a solution that takes patients out of the middle of pricing issues without increasing health care costs. An unannounced group of stakeholders will testify as the… Read more »

Indiana and Illinois lawmakers have reintroduced the Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act which could mean the bridge gets a new life. The Harmony Way Bridge connecting Indiana and Illinois in New Harmony, Indiana, was closed in 2012, but the Harmony Way Bridge Act, if passed, would clear the way for Indiana and Illinois to come… Read more »

Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-day by traveling to France with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, minority leader Kevin McCarthy. Now back home, Bucshon says it was a humbling experience to be on the ground of Normandy for the anniversary. He visited the grave of a Hoosier at the Normandy American… Read more »

Members of the Indiana congressional delegation have introduced a bill to rename the Indianapolis post office after the late Sen. Richard Lugar. The former senator and mayor of Indianapolis died in April at the age of 87. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Mike Braun and Todd Young and U.S. Representatives Andre Carson, Pete Vislosky, Jackie… Read more »

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Larry Bucshon MD (R-Ind) (Washington, D.C.) – Last Congress, Dr. Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) authored the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act, which was signed into law as part of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021) in October… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) said he supports the removal of aluminum tariffs on Friday. Rep. Bucshon is a co-chair of the Congressional Aluminum Caucus. He said the tariffs have had unintended consequences for the domestic aluminum industry. “I am thrilled with the Administration’s decision to remove the Section 232 aluminum… Read more »

Evansville Regional Airport said the $8.9 million supplemental grant it stands to receive from the Federal Aviation Administration will be put to good use. The funding will pay for renovations of the airport's west ramp, as well as drainage work. Officials said the repairs will support unimpeded operations at EVV, which in recent… Read more »

About a year in, the kidney-themed “innovation accelerator” run by HHS and the American Society of Nephrology has picked finalists for Phase I of its “Redesign Dialysis” challenge; among them are wearable monitoring devices, air removal systems to support wearable renal therapy devices, and sensor-equipped needles. Lawmakers who… Read more »

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) needs to work harder and faster on issues related to drug pricing in Medicare, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, said Tuesday. "I think we have our work cut out for us, but I think you do as well," Eshoo said to MedPAC… Read more »