On Tuesday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 2576, The TSCA Modernization Act. H.R. 2576 is a bipartisan measure that will modernize and reform the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) first implemented in 1976 to manage hazardous chemicals.
Video of the speech can be accessed here -… Read more »
On Thursday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. voted to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), legislation that establishes and exerts Congressional authority over the process by which the Administration can negotiate and consider trade agreements.
“To be clear, TPA is not a trade agreement. TPA is legislation that asserts the will of Congress and the American… Read more »
On Wednesday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. took to the House floor to discuss the importance of repealing the Medical Device Tax, a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices put in place by the Affordable Care Act.
Video of the speech can be accessed here - https://youtu.be/S70Aa4pVooI, and full text is included below:
“Mr. Speaker, in Indiana the medical… Read more »
On Thursday, Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. voted for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, a bill that grants Congress an oversight role on any nuclear deal negotiated with Iran. The bill passed by a vote of 400 to 25 and now heads to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
“While this bill may not be perfect, the stakes are too high for… Read more »
(Evansville, IN) – Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. will visit the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana to review submissions to his Congressional Art Competition and announce the winner on Monday, May 4th, in Evansville.
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event held by Congressman Bucshon open to all students who are currently enrolled in a high… Read more »
On Thursday, the Indiana Congressional Delegation honored the life and legacy of the late Ernie Pyle, Pulitzer Prize winning Hoosier newspaper columnist who was killed on April 18, 1945 covering the life of soldiers during WWII.
U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08):
“Ernie Pyle was truly one of the greatest Hoosiers in the history of our state. He became a… Read more »
Today, the United States Senate approved H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act sending the bill to President Obama’s desk. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat of draconian… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08), Ed Whitfield (R-KY-01), Joe Kennedy, III (D-MA-04), and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, or NASPER Act. NASPER provides grant funding to States to foster the use of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) in the… Read more »
On Thursday, the House approved H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat of draconian cuts to Medicare providers and moves Medicare away from a… Read more »
On Thursday, Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. spoke on the House floor urging his colleagues to support H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2 replaces Medicare’s flawed physician payment formula, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with bipartisan, bicameral reforms that help protect the Medicare promise. This unprecedented effort removes the imminent threat… Read more »
