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 A new U.S. Senate office that will help residents sort out their problems with federal agencies — while potentially creating grateful voters — will open here soon. Republican Sen. Mike Braun's office in the Winfield K. Denton Federal Building in downtown Evansville will be strictly in service of his official… Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 21, 2018 signed into law bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) on the nation’s future utilization of used lubricating oil. H.R. 1733 directs the U.S. Energy Secretary to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used… Read more »

A new year and a new Congress. On Thursday, the 116th Congress gaveled into session with some new, familiar faces. House Democrats took control and Nancy Pelosi regained the gavel to become the next speaker. The first major challenge before this Congress is ending the government shutdown as President Trump continues to demand… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-District 8) released this statement after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Dec. 11.  “When it comes to border security, time and again House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and… Read more »

Asked about the federal government's latest report on the impact of climate change, President Donald Trump said flatly, “I don't believe it.” The fourth National Climate Assessment, released in November, noted that the past four years have seen rising sea levels, disruptions in food production and an increase in wildfires - as… Read more »

Americans continue to pay, by far, the highest prices for medicine in the industrialized world. A recent analysis conducted by the news agency Reuters, for example, found that Americans pay about three times as much as Britons for the world’s 20 most popular drugs. Globally, other analyses have found, Americans pay between two and… Read more »

"You know what I'll say? Yes. If we don't get what we want, one way or the other, whether it's through you, through military, through anyone you want to call, I will shut down the government. Absolutely." President Trump did not mince words when confronted by Democratic Congressional leaders. Fund the wall, or he will shut down the… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon said on Tuesday that he supports the administration’s new Waters of the United States rule. Rep. Bucshon released this statement: “Under the Obama Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency attempted to expand the federal government’s jurisdiction to control practically any body of water, whether it be… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) last week unveiled bicameral, bipartisan draft legislation to ensure greater oversight, accuracy and safety around in vitro clinical tests (IVCTs), including diagnostic and genetic tests. “Advanced diagnostics are transforming the way we provide care for patients in the… Read more »

A bipartisan group of lawmakers last week distributed draft legislation that would give the FDA authority to regulate laboratory-developed tests. The draft was released by Reps. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., retiring Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. Current law… Read more »