Agriculture

On Monday, Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, joined the House of Representatives to pass, H.R. 2431, the National Integrated Drought Information Systems Reauthorization Act of 2013.  The bill reauthorizes the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program through FY2018 and makes important program improvements that help… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from southern Indiana, released the following statement regarding the passage of the Agriculture Act of 2014 by a vote of 251-166. Dr. Bucshon stated: “As I keep in constant contact with my Agriculture Advisory Committee, I consistently hear from them that the status quo is inefficient and unacceptable.  The bottom line is… Read more »

On Thursday, the House passed the Nutrition and Work Opportunity Act, H.R. 3102, a bill that reforms and strengthens our nation’s nutrition programs while saving taxpayers $40 billion.  Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-8) released the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 3102: “Today the House voted to reform our nation’s vital… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) released the following statement regarding Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to support the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, resulting in only 24 Democrats voting in favor of the bill.   Rep. Bucshon (IN-08) states:  “I keep in constant contact with my Agriculture Advisory… Read more »