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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.
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 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…
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 usually try to focus on what we can do on the front end on a lot of these problems.
As a member of the House transportation conference committee, I join my colleagues in proudly supporting this legislation. My House colleagues and I attended many of the conference negotiations, and we fought hard for commonsense…
I would like to thank Mr. Walz for bringing this to the floor. I believe that we all can agree we must pass a long-term highway bill. In my home State of Indiana, Interstate 69 is being constructed through my district, connecting my…
I would--as a physician I would recommend that anyone, including members of Congress, that can avail themselves to a city emergency room to visit and to get in--really get in the trenches on health care and see exactly what actually is…
That is not a direct connection, that if we suddenly provide people with health insurance we will change people's moral character or their behavior.
So this assumption that providing--expanding the Medicaid system is suddenly going to save us money in the health care system is actually, in my view, going to have the complete opposite effect.
That is absolutely, totally false, that people that have severe medical problems come to the emergency room and get taken care of regardless of their ability to pay.
It is the Medicaid population. And the reason is because the uninsured come to the emergency room when they truly have an emergency.
I would argue that small businesses actually incorporates a much larger group of employers.
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