Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (pronounced: “Boo-shon”) represents the Eighth District of Indiana, which encompasses all or part of 19 counties in Southwest and West Central Indiana.
Since coming to Congress, Larry has been a champion for advancing patient-centered health care reforms that will give patients and their doctors the freedom to make their own health care decisions as opposed to Washington bureaucrats. He has also been a leader in the fight to end the opioid epidemic, having been just one of eight lawmakers from around the nation recognized by the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose in 2016 for his work on the issue. Beyond health care, Larry has also been a recognized leader on transportation issues when he previously served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The security of America is paramount to defending and maintaining our freedoms. The most important thing we can do to ensure our physical safety is to secure our borders from unlawful crossings. We must stop the influx of illegal aliens whose background is unknown and whose purpose for entering America is not scrutinized. However, we must do more than simply securing the physical premises of our country. We must also ensure that our information - including health and financial information - is secure and in an increasingly electronic world, our digital information is protected from predators by using 21st century technology to identify the new wave of “lone wolf” terrorists.