WASHINGTON – Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it plans to ease energy sanctions on Venezuela. “American families are being crushed under the burden of soaring energy costs because of the Biden Administration’s failed energy policies. By easing Venezuela’s energy sanctions, the Administration is turning their ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) released the following statement after their VALID Act was included as part of the Senate User Fee Reauthorization package that was announced today. “We applaud the Senate HELP Committee for including our VALID Act as part of their FDA user fee reauthorization package. For more than five years, we have been worki... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, during the first meeting of conferees to negotiate a compromise between the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House’s U.S. Innovation and Competition (America COMPETES) Act, Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) highlighted how American innovation and leadership should be the key priorities of this legislation. “If we truly want to stay... Read more »
EVANSVILLE – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) announced the 2022 winners of the Eighth District Congressional Art Competition, which is part of a nationwide visual art competition to recognize the artistic endeavors of high school students. These pieces were chosen among 89 submissions across Indiana’s Eighth District. “Each year, I look forward to receiving artwork from dozens of creat... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after a draft Supreme Court opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked. This case has the potential to overturn previous precedent set in Roe v. Wade, which would return the responsibility of abortion laws back to the people’s elected representatives in state legislatures. “The leak of ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Last Friday, Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D., in conjunction with the Offices of Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun, hosted a veterans event for Hoosiers in Southwest Indiana. There were information tables and vendors set up, as well as guest speakers in attendance so veterans and those interested could learn more about the resources available to them. “Ensuring the veterans of Sou... Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) issued the following statement after being appointed to serve on the conference committee responsible for finding a compromise between the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House’s U.S. Innovation and Competition (America COMPETES) Act of 2021. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a critical th... Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), released the following statement after President Biden announced his plan yesterday to release one million barrels of oil per day, for the next six months, from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat rising gas prices in America. “Since President Biden and Congressional Democrats took control of every lever of the federal g... Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa-03), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa-02), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to treatment for Americans suffering from opioid use disorder. The Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act (H.R. 7238) would revise opioid treatment program criteria to remove th... Read more »
WASHINGTON–Today,U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08)released the followingstatement after President Biden released a $5.8 trillion dollar budget proposal for FY2023. “President Biden just unveiled a multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal that continues to ignore the root causes of some of the biggest issues impacting our nation’s families including high inflation, a humanitarian crisi... Read more »
