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Three new federal lawmakers from Indiana took their oaths of office Thursday as the 116th Congress got underway. Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Jasper and Republican Reps. Jim Baird of Greencastle and Greg Pence of Columbus – brother of Vice President and former House member Mike Pence – were sworn in along with other legislators… Read more »

House Democrats passed a spending bill that would have ended the government shutdown last night, but it was killed the moment it reached the Senate, where Republicans are in control.  New House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says they will not give President Trump the 5-billion he wants for a border wall.  Indiana's Republican… Read more »

 A new U.S. Senate office that will help residents sort out their problems with federal agencies — while potentially creating grateful voters — will open here soon. Republican Sen. Mike Braun's office in the Winfield K. Denton Federal Building in downtown Evansville will be strictly in service of his official… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after being sworn in for a fifth term as the United States Representative for Indiana’s Eight Congressional District on the opening day of the 116th Congress: “I am humbled and honored to have the privilege of serving Hoosiers in… Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 21, 2018 signed into law bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) on the nation’s future utilization of used lubricating oil. H.R. 1733 directs the U.S. Energy Secretary to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used… Read more »

A new year and a new Congress. On Thursday, the 116th Congress gaveled into session with some new, familiar faces. House Democrats took control and Nancy Pelosi regained the gavel to become the next speaker. The first major challenge before this Congress is ending the government shutdown as President Trump continues to demand… Read more »

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-District 8) released this statement after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Dec. 11.  “When it comes to border security, time and again House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and… Read more »

Asked about the federal government's latest report on the impact of climate change, President Donald Trump said flatly, “I don't believe it.” The fourth National Climate Assessment, released in November, noted that the past four years have seen rising sea levels, disruptions in food production and an increase in wildfires - as… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced the state was awarding $121 million in matching funds for rail crossing safety improvement projects across the state, including projects in… Read more »

Americans continue to pay, by far, the highest prices for medicine in the industrialized world. A recent analysis conducted by the news agency Reuters, for example, found that Americans pay about three times as much as Britons for the world’s 20 most popular drugs. Globally, other analyses have found, Americans pay between two and… Read more »