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Larry Bucshon is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bucshon has focused on healthcare policy, leveraging his medical background to inform his legislative priorities. He has been involved in various initiatives aimed at improving healthcare access and affordability for his constituents. Bucshon has also participated in discussions surrounding fiscal responsibility and economic growth in Indiana.
Let me add a few final comments. Again, on the things that we can agree on, many of us agree on children up to age 25 or 26. A lot of us agree that we need to look at finding ways to expand the affordability of health care. Remember, this…
I practice in southern Indiana where I get patients from southern Illinois, northern Kentucky, and southern Indiana. Every year, the Illinois Medicaid system ran out of money before the end of the year, September-October. They just ran out…
I would agree with that. And let me tell you, there are some things that we could have agreed on that we could have made some advances on in health care reform. Preexisting conditions, all of us agree. I had a patient that had Hodgkin's…
I'm here to comment on the administration playing politics in an attempt to maximize the impact of his sequester on the American people and, in this case, the aviation system and the traveling public. The FAA's operating budget has grown…
We are here today to discuss the positive reforms within the SKILLS Act. Our Nation's current job training system is broken. The SKILLS Act will give state and local governments more flexibility by consolidating 35 existing federal…
My amendment addresses timing. Timing is important when it comes to this issue because the public needs to know and this Congress needs to know what the science is before the rule is finalized, not after the rule has already been…
Coal provides affordable domestic energy that supports millions of direct and indirect jobs. In my State of Indiana, 90 to 95 percent of all electrical power comes from coal. This keeps the costs of energy down, and it attracts millions of…
May I inquire as to how much time I have? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Indiana has 2 minutes remaining.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I (page 3, after line 12) add the following: SEC. __. PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES…
I rise again in strong support of S. 1335. I'd like to thank Mr. Graves, the gentleman from Missouri, the lead sponsor on the majority side, and Mr. Lipinski from Illinois, from the minority side, for bringing this bill to the House floor…
I, again, rise in support of H.R. 3742 and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill…
I also urge support for H.R. 3556, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R…
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