Telecommunications

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) introduced The Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act, a bill to enhance penalties for any person who willfully or maliciously destroys a communications facility: “Our nation’s broadband infrastructure is critical, especially during this health care crisis.… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the TRACED Act (S. 151), legislation to deter criminal robocalls: “I am pleased to stand with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to provide relief to Hoosiers who are tired of annoying robocalls. These… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375): “I am pleased to stand with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to provide relief to Hoosiers who are tired of annoying robocalls. These seemingly endless scam… Read more »

(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… Read more »

During his hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed he wanted to move the company “out of San Francisco” to create more ideological diversity, and added that the company is considering making the social network’s algorithms public to enable more transparency. After Rep. Larry… Read more »

Dr. Bucshon’s Response to President Trump’s First State of the Union (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) responded to President Trump’s first State of the Union, applauding a year of accomplishments focused on putting America first. In a video posted… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, was selected to serve as a member of the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 114th Congress. Dr. Bucshon released the following statement: “I’m honored to be selected by my colleagues to serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 114th Congress,” said… Read more »

On Tuesday, Representative Larry Bucshon spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. H.R. 3086 permanently extends the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA); a law enacted in 1998 that placed a moratorium on state and local governments taxing internet access.  The bill has over 200 bipartisan cosponsors and passed the House… Read more »