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Representative Bucshon Comments on March Jobless Rate

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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%.…

Bucshon on Senate Budget: More taxes and more deficits

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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…

Bucshon, Doc Caucus Hold Press Conference

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 Saturday, March 23, 2013 marks three years since President Obama and his allies forced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the American people, without one Republican vote in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate. Today, the House GOP Doctors Caucus held a press conference to highlight their concerns with this law.…

Bucshon Votes to Balance Budget

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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,…

Bucshon Supports SKILLS Act

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Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) voted in favor of H.R. 803, “The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act),” which will fix our nation’s broken job training system and help put Hoosiers back to work.  The SKILLS Act passed the House today, 215-202. Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement…

Bucshon Introduces Presidents Salary SUBMIT Act

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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…

Congressman Larry Bucshon: We Can Do Better

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released this morning, the U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 7.7% from 7.9% in January, while the economy added 236,000 nonfarm jobs.  Congressman Larry Bucshon released the following statement regarding today’s report.  Congressman Bucshon (IN-08) states:  “The unemployment rate may have…

Congressman Larry Bucshon: We Can Do Better

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released this morning, the U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 7.7% from 7.9% in January, while the economy added 236,000 nonfarm jobs.  Congressman Larry Bucshon released the following statement regarding today’s report.  Congressman Bucshon (IN-08) states:  “The unemployment rate may have…

Congressman Bucshon Comments on Remarks by Turkey's PM Erdogan

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I am very disappointed by the comments of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week at the United Nations forum in Vienna and am certain this does not reflect what is in the hearts of the Turkish people.  Israel is one of our strongest allies in the region and I would ask Prime Minister Erdogan to apologize for his remarks. The Turkish people have also…

Bucshon Receives Conservative Award

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Congressman Larry Bucshon received the “American Conservative Union Conservative” award this morning. Congressman Bucshon released the following statement: “I am honored that the American Conservative Union recognized my strong conservative record today,” said Congressman Larry Bucshon. “During my time in Congress, I have consistently…