Press Releases

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement recognizing National Charter Schools Week (May 1st – May 7th). Congressman Bucshon states: “Charter schools provide innovation to our education system with their performance-based approach that holds teachers and officials accountable.  As a member of the Education & the Workforce… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Congressman Bucshon states: “After nearly a decade of fighting and searching for Osama bin Laden, justice was brought to him.  The men and women of our military and intelligence services deserve our greatest sense of gratitude.  We… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Congressman Bucshon states: “After nearly a decade of fighting and searching for Osama bin Laden, justice was brought to him.  The men and women of our military and intelligence services deserve our greatest sense of gratitude.  We… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) cosponsored H.R. 1390 – the Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety (BUSES) Act of 2011.  The act will strengthen the U.S. Department of Transportation’s oversight and ability to set uniform safety standards on new and existing buses.  This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA),… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) voted today in favor of Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget, cutting $6.2 trillion in spending and reducing the deficit by $4.4 trillion over the next decade.  Congressman Bucshon states: “This is another important step toward returning our nation to a path of fiscal responsibility.  This… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) voted today in favor of the largest single cut in spending since World War II and also, in a separate vote, to fully defund the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Congressman Bucshon States:              “Cutting over $315 billion from the budget baseline over the next decade… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech on deficit reduction:            “I am highly disappointed that the President’s plan to reduce the deficit is based on raising taxes on families and small businesses that create jobs and calls for yet… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) has announced the 2011 Congressional Art Competition is underway and open to talented high school students from Indiana’s Eighth Congressional District. This competition allows each congressional district to submit one piece of artwork for display in the U.S. Capitol for the duration of one year.  Visitors from all over the… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) has signed on as a cosponsor of a House Joint Resolution that requires the President to submit a budget that limits outlays equal to 18 percent of GDP.  In addition, the amendment would require a super majority in both chambers for any tax increases and 3/5 majority in both chambers for any increase in the debt limit. Congressman… Read more »

Bucshon Launches AmericanJobCreators.com to learn how Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) today released a new video, launching www.AmericanJobCreators.com, to listen to the personal stories of job creators in Indiana about how government impacts job creation directly to Washington. “Americans have a right to an efficient,… Read more »