In The News
Aug 22, 2012
| News 25 WEHT/Local 7 WTVW
Officials Cut the Ribbon for the Village at Hamilton Pointe
The Tri-State's newest and most high-tech nursing home had it's ribbon cutting today. Local and state leaders were on hand today for the grand opening of the Villiage at Hamilton Pointe.
Aug 22, 2012
| 104.1 WIKY
Bucshon touts transportation act
Congressman Larry Bucshon tells a roundtable discussion at Evansville's Civic Center that the new Federal Highway Bill incudes more money for Indiana.
Aug 20, 2012
| WTHI-10
Rep's Assail EPA
VINCENNES, IND. (WTHI) - A pair of Wabash Valley congressmen take the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to task claiming it is hurting the energy business.
Aug 20, 2012
| Greene County Daily World
Ground broken in celebration of $14 million Battery Innovation Center
Issues: Jobs and Economy
Indiana 8th District U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon called the Battery Innovation Center an important project for Indiana and the nation.
Jul 8, 2012
| Evansville Courier and Press
EDITORIAL: Bucshon had vital role in preserving Indiana road funds
Issues: Transportation
The long-term future of the construction and maintenance of highways and roadways in Indiana is not quite so bleak, now that the Congress has passed a compromise version of the long overdue federal highway bill. The highway bill, which Indiana 8th District Rep. Larry Bucshon had a significant hand in crafting, will bring Indiana about $1 billion a year with extra flexible highway spending, the result of the bill passed June 29, just squeaking in under its June 30 deadline.
Jul 5, 2012
| News 25 WEHT/Local 7 WTVW
INDOT Offers Financial Support for New Harmony Bridge
Issues: Transportation
The Indiana Department of Transportation says is it will pay $10 million to build a new bridge. They estimate that will be about half construction cost. The catch is local officials will have to take ownership of the bridge. In New Harmony. Indiana Representative Larry Buschon and Illinois Congressman John Shimkus believe that is a great offer.
Jun 28, 2012
| Evansville Courier and Press
Bucshon pleased as Congress strikes deal on state transportation funding
Issues: Transportation
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is set to get extra flexibility to decide how to spend nearly $1 billion per year in federal highway funding under a new 27-month transportation bill that could win congressional approval Friday. After lengthy negotiations, joint House-Senate conference committee that included freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon of Newburgh hashed out the final details of a compromise bill late Wednesday night.
Jun 6, 2012
| The Hill
IPAB is not the way to lower Medicare costs
Issues: Healthcare
Robert McNamara, who served as secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, stated in a 2003 documentary: “Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has followed this advice religiously, refusing to answer important questions from members of Congress about how the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) could limit seniors’ access to medical care. Instead of responding honestly to specific concerns raised during the past two years regarding the...
May 22, 2012
| 14 News WFIE - Evansville
Job fair puts military members first
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Hundreds of job seekers gathered on Tuesday in Downtown Evansville. Congressman Larry Bucshon and the City of Evansville hosted the jobs fair. Local companies were there looking to fill some key positions.
May 22, 2012
| Evansville Courier and Press
Dismissal bell rings for the last time at New Harmony school
Issues: Education
NEW HARMONY, Ind. — The Dr. Seuss quote on the blue-and-white T-shirts worn by students and staff of New Harmony Town and Township School Tuesday said it all: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
