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Bucshon Pens Op-Ed Highlighting the Need to Put Healthcare Decisions Back in the Hands of Patients

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WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) penned an op-ed for The Washington Examiner highlighting the importance of putting healthcare decisions back in the hands of patients, not federal bureaucrats.      “When Congress returns decisions to patients and their doctors, the entire system will benefit. The experience of seeking care will…

Bucshon Releases Statement Regarding Silicon Valley Bank Failure

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) released the following statement after attending a bipartisan briefing regarding the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank.    “This evening, I received a bipartisan briefing regarding the Silicon Valley Bank failure and will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds. My top…

Bucshon, Krishnamoorthi Introduce Bill to Improve the Legal Immigration System, Eliminate Visa Backlogs

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.-08) introduced the Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 to ensure that the United States is properly utilizing the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing federal immigration law. This legislation would give greater flexibility to use existing allotted work…

Bucshon Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.-02), Scott Peters (D-Calif-50), and Paul D. Tonko (D-N.Y.-20) introduced the bipartisan Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Reauthorization Act of 2023 to reauthorize a comprehensive opioid recovery centers…

Bucshon, Bipartisan Members Introduce Legislation to Expand Genetic Cancer Testing Access Introduced in Congress

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-02) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.-07) re-introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act to expand access to lifesaving genetic testing to determine an individual’s risk of developing hereditary…

Bucshon’s Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act Advances Out of Committee

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act, introduced by Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08), advanced out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. This legislation would broaden the definition of a ‘critical energy resource’ to help the Department of Energy properly assess our nation’s energy supply, identify resources that…

Bucshon Releases Statement Slamming the President’s Proposed Budget

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) released the following statement after President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal earlier today.    “President Biden is fond of saying ‘show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.’  It’s clear from the President’s budget that he values growing Washington’s…

Bucshon Supports Hoosier Farmers, Rejects WOTUS Expansion

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) voted in support of a resolution that would prevent the Biden Administration from implementing its flawed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, to protect the ability of Hoosier farmers, businesses, and other landowners to manage their own private water sources. The WOTUS rule would allow the federal government…

Bucshon Votes to Overturn Biden Administration’s Woke 401K Rule

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 30, which passed the House by a vote of 216 to 205. This legislation would overturn a rule issued by the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor that enables retirement fund managers to prioritize Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives instead of financial…

PHOTOS: Bucshon Distributes Valentines for Vets at Majestic Care in Terre Haute

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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) visited Majestic Care of Terre Haute during VA Patients Week to distribute valentines to veterans as part of the Valentines for Vets program. Dr. Bucshon’s office collected over 7,000 valentines from schools across Southern and West Central Indiana that will be given to Hoosier veterans living in…