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Larry Bucshon

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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.

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Jan 31, 2023

I have long voiced concerns about its potential to cause harm without the proper guardrails.

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Jan 31, 2023

I think the entire concept of QALYs is contrary to the American values that set our free society apart from socialist healthcare systems.

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Jan 31, 2023

Thank you, Chairman Guthrie, for holding the hearing and drawing attention to this very important point we so often take for granted, that all life is precious and valuable.

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Jan 31, 2023

CMS mandates one vaccine, COVID-19. They don't mandate any other vaccines. That doesn't mean healthcare workers don't get the COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers), the…

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Jan 31, 2023

No one is endangered by this legislation. As I have said before, it doesn't prevent healthcare facilities from requiring a COVID vaccine for their employees. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger).

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Jan 30, 2023

My constituents in southwest Indiana need access to reliable, affordable, environmentally sustainable energy.

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Jan 30, 2023

I just don't see why the U.S. taxpayer should be funding EV charging stations across the country.

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Jan 30, 2023

This is a battle between politics and science and physics, and I can tell you which one will win out.

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Dec 23, 2022

I am against the rule and the underlying bill. It is a little Christmas tree of unnecessary earmarks, billions and billions of dollars of the American people's taxpayer money. But you know the one thing that is not in there? Full funding…

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Jul 15, 2022

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8296. First, I would like to say, as a physician, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to focus on what their bill really does. Stop…

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Jun 7, 2022

The reality is, is this as a political vote for many of us. I'm going to vote my district. My district wants me to object to the states that get bicameral reject -- objections and that's how I'm going to vote. Do I like it? No.

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Mar 31, 2022

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Bucshon moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6833 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The…

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Mar 31, 2022

We all share the same goal of lowering the cost of prescription drugs, especially insulin. But H.R. 6833 doesn't get to the actual factors that drive the pricing. The bill before us today is just another attempt by Democrats in Washington…

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Mar 31, 2022

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 232, nays 193, not voting 6, as…

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Feb 7, 2022

I grew up about 20 miles from Springfield, Illinois, and President Lincoln's boyhood home is in my congressional district in Spencer County, Indiana. President Lincoln's birthday is this Saturday, February 12, so I want to highlight some…

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Dec 7, 2021

I am concerned about the drug pricing protocols in the Build Back Better Act, and they would have the opposite effect limiting research and hampering innovation, in my view.

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Dec 7, 2021

Eliminating just one new drug is one drug too many. What if one of those new drugs is a cure for Alzheimer's, cancer, or ALS?

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Oct 25, 2021

Just last month, here in this committee, I offered an amendment during the reconciliation markup that would have alleviated most of these looming cuts for one year.

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Oct 25, 2021

Where is the support for physician providers right now?

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Oct 19, 2021

By encouraging early and routine screening, doctors will be able to catch the disease in its early and treatable stage, saving countless lives.

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Oct 19, 2021

Congress, I think, has a bad habit of looking at healthcare policies in a 10-year budget window, ignoring potential savings that accrue past the 10-year mark.

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Oct 19, 2021

I think it is prudent for us, for the reasons I have explained, to look at these policies as they affect the entire lifespan of individuals.

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Sep 24, 2021

The archbishop of San Francisco said, ``This proposed legislation is nothing short of child sacrifice.'' The inappropriately named Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 would codify the ability to obtain abortions for any reason at any…

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Jul 27, 2021

I will just point out--I will just say that there are reliable information that people have been offered substantial separation packages.

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Jun 14, 2021

I do believe this bill will increase the utilization of vaccines in the adult population.

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