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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after House Republicans released the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “Hoosiers know that our tax code is broken and desperately in need of reform. It’s been 31 years since the last major reform of the tax code and since then, the tax code has grown in size and complexity resulting in a code that is… Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released following statement after President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis published its final report: “In countless communities across Indiana and the nation, opioid abuse and addiction is raging and leaving families broken and communities in crisis. Earlier this week, the… Read more »

“We are finding this such a positive on many levels,” Craig said. “I would say overall this is a great group that’s making important connections and representing our community well.” Read more »

Bucshon’s bill would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to grant exemptions from licensing requirements to help foster development of hydropower capabilities at existing dams, where Upton said he sees the most potential for new hydropower projects. Read more »

“Hoosiers have been hit particularly hard by the epidemic, as Indiana is one of four states where the overdose rate has more than quadrupled since 1999,” Bucshon, a physician, said. “Opioid addiction does not discriminate based on income, race, gender, geography or age. Failure to stop opioid addiction and overdose deaths will allow this epidemic to continue destroying our families and communities and we cannot allow this to happen.” Read more »

Both measures look to cut through the thicket of regulations that has brought what once was at least incremental growth of U.S. hydropower capacity to a virtual standstill. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after attending President Trump’s announcement at the White House declaring the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency: “Each day more than 90 Americans die from overdosing on opioids, and in 2016, more than 64,000 Americans died to due to drug overdoses. The number of deaths is… Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the follow statement in response to legislation passed by the House of Representatives to hold Iran accountable: “The Obama Administration’s failed nuclear deal with Iran not only preserved Iran’s nuclear program, it also put billions of dollars into the hands of organizations that kill Americans, provided no… Read more »

"Congress is concerned about it and I think it does warrant an investigation. [We want to] get the facts and see what is known about the addictive nature of these medications," says Rep. Bucshon, who is also a medical doctor. Read more »

President Trump will address the opioid epidemic in a speech today. “I’m expecting him to announce it’s a crisis,” said Congressman Larry Bucshon, who was invited to the White House for the address. Read more »