National Debt

Local Congressman Larry Bucshon said he was against a government shutdown from the beginning. Wednesday, He told NBC 2 that the deal the Senate has cut may not be the right approach to solving this problem Read more »

In the midst of the fifteenth day of a partial federal government shutdown, Indiana Eighth District U.S. Congressman Larry Bucshon (R-Evansville) remained confident Tuesday that a solution to the ongoing debt ceiling and federal funding debate would be agreed upon in the near future. Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon explains why he won't vote to approve the shutdown legislation. Read more »

Representative Larry Bucshon voted “Yes” on H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) that credibly and permanently removes any threat of default on the United States’ Treasury debt.  H.R. 807 accomplishes this by requiring the U.S. Treasury Department to assure the full and prompt payment of principal… Read more »

Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) received the prestigious “Spirit of Enterprise” award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this morning for his 100% percent record of supporting American free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and job creation. According to the Chamber, the award is based on Rep. Bucshon’s strong pro-growth voting record in the House,… Read more »

President Obama released his FY2014 budget proposal today, over two months past the deadline required by law.   Representative Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement: “After over two months of delay, President Obama presented his budget. I hoped the President would offer an honest proposal, yet his budget includes more gimmicks and the same failed… Read more »

div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released this morning, the U.S. unemployment rate dipped slightly to 7.6% from 7.7%, while the economy added 88,000 jobs. The decline is mainly due to more Americans leaving the job market as the workforce participation rate decreased to 63.3%.… Read more »

Representative Larry Bucshon released the following statement regarding the budget passed by the United States Senate this morning. Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) states: “Senate Democrats passed a budget early this morning that raises taxes by almost a trillion dollars and never balances, continuing deficits as far as the eye can see. Their budget includes… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res 25, a responsible, balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The budget passed the House, 221 – 207. Representative Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding the House budget proposal: “Today, the House passed yet another budget that follows through on our commitment to cut spending,… Read more »

Congressman Larry Bucshon introduced H.R. 1082, the “President’s Salary Suspended Unless Budget Measure Is On Time (SUBMIT) Act,” which places the President’s pay in escrow if he fails to meet the statutory deadline to submit his budget until the day the budget is submitted. Congressman Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding… Read more »