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ICYMI: Dr. Bucshon’s Hydropower Law is Working and Will Soon be Electrifying Dams

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(Washington, D.C.) – Last Congress, Dr. Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) authored the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act, which was signed into law as part of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021) in October of 2018. Now, less than a year later, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says 32 dams that currently do not generate electricity are planned…

Dr. Bucshon Votes Against a Democrat Federal Power Grab

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after voting against the Democrat Politician Protection Act (H.R.1): “The Democrat Politician Protection Act (H.R. 1) is a radical attempt to hijack our free and fair election system and limit the voices of the American people. Democrats are proposing the public financing of elections, which…

Dr. Bucshon Condemns Democrats Attempt to Over Regulate the Internet

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement in response to Democrats introducing legislation to slow internet growth: “In 2015, under the Obama Administration, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) abandoned the light-touch regulatory approach to internet governance that both…

Dr. Bucshon Hails Passage of Five Year Farm Bill Reauthorization

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after the House passed the Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R. 2), a five year authorization of the Farm Bill: “Hoosier family farmers employ thousands across the state and are vitally important to Indiana’s economic output – ranking among…

Dr. Bucshon Supports Trump Administration’s New Waters of the United States Rule

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement in support of the Trump Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “Under the Obama Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency attempted to expand the federal government’s jurisdiction to control practically any…

Signed into Law: America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021) which included his legislation, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act (Section 3003): “Our water infrastructure is vital…