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“Shingles is a painful disease that affects nearly one million Americans annually, with one out of three Americans developing shingles during their lifetime,” said Dr. Bucshon. “However, the risk of getting shingles is significantly higher for individuals who are 50 years of age and older. In fact, according to the CDC, the number of adults developing shingles is on the rise. The great news is that seniors can protect themselves from shingles simply by receiving a vaccine. The bad news is that too few seniors receive the vaccine or don’t even know that it’s an option. Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-8th, said it “is fairer, flatter, simpler, and protects American jobs.” Read more »

“We are finding this such a positive on many levels,” Craig said. “I would say overall this is a great group that’s making important connections and representing our community well.” Read more »

Bucshon’s bill would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to grant exemptions from licensing requirements to help foster development of hydropower capabilities at existing dams, where Upton said he sees the most potential for new hydropower projects. Read more »

“Hoosiers have been hit particularly hard by the epidemic, as Indiana is one of four states where the overdose rate has more than quadrupled since 1999,” Bucshon, a physician, said. “Opioid addiction does not discriminate based on income, race, gender, geography or age. Failure to stop opioid addiction and overdose deaths will allow this epidemic to continue destroying our families and communities and we cannot allow this to happen.” Read more »

Both measures look to cut through the thicket of regulations that has brought what once was at least incremental growth of U.S. hydropower capacity to a virtual standstill. Read more »

"Congress is concerned about it and I think it does warrant an investigation. [We want to] get the facts and see what is known about the addictive nature of these medications," says Rep. Bucshon, who is also a medical doctor. Read more »

President Trump will address the opioid epidemic in a speech today. “I’m expecting him to announce it’s a crisis,” said Congressman Larry Bucshon, who was invited to the White House for the address. Read more »

"From his service to our country in the U.S. Army to his service to the students of Indiana State University, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Dr. Bradley on his retirement at the end of this year," Bucshon said. Read more »

"What I try to do is get across what the federal government has done,” said Rep. Bucshon. “At this point, I learned that a lot of the stuff we've done may not have totally trickled down yet to the local communities. And we're gonna be working towards making sure that people have the financial resources to do what they do." Read more »