Tenure Larry Bucshon

1 tenure

1.1 taxes , spending
1.2 health care
1.3 gun laws
1.4 abortion
1.5 social security
1.6 energy
1.7 transportation
1.8 federal grants
1.9 climate change

tenure
taxes , spending

bucshon supports lower corporate , individual taxes. has called freezing spending @ 2008 levels, extending bush tax cuts income brackets, , reviewing government programs places reduce spending. has stated republicans need first admit partially blame increased government spending on past decade. bucshon supports simplifying personal , corporate tax codes.

bucshon voted budget control act of 2011, created joint select committee on deficit reduction. bucshon supported balanced budget amendment require federal government spend no more collects in revenue each year. during 2010 campaign, bucshon said 1 of campaign goals lower taxes americans.

in 2010 bucshon signed pledge sponsored americans prosperity promising vote against global warming legislation raise taxes.

health care

bucshon supports repeal of affordable health care america act. bucshon supports reforms expand , reform high-risk pools , federal reinsurance programs , lower costs. bucshon wants increase transparency in medical care costs. bucshon has called cuts in health care programs.

gun laws

bucshon, describes himself ardent supporter of protecting second amendment , has supported several bills loosen restrictions on gun ownership. bucshon co-sponsored national right-to-carry reciprocity act of 2011, requires states honor concealed carry permits other states within borders, irrespective of own gun laws. national rifle association , gun owners of america have both given bucshon “a” rating.

abortion

bucshon pro-life. during time in congress, has supported bills seek establish legal framework challenging roe v. wade supreme court decision. has said believes abortion should legal in cases mother s life may in danger. bucshon co-sponsored life @ conception act, declares life begins @ moment of conception , entitled legal protection point forward.

in october 2015, bucshon named serve on select investigative panel on planned parenthood.

social security

bucshon supports comprehensive strategy ensure long-term sustainability of social security current , future beneficiaries.

energy

bucshon describes himself long term friend of coal. biggest contributors include koch brothers, murray energy. supports keystone xl pipeline project.

transportation

on november 2, 2011 evansville courier & press reported bucshon planned introduce amendment transportation funding bill allow governors re-allocate federal transportation funding designated programs projects designate emergencies.

federal grants

on july 10, 2014, bucshon introduced research , development efficiency act (h.r. 5056), bill instruct office of science , technology policy establish working group under authority of national science , technology council review federal regulations affecting research , research universities , make recommendations on how streamline them , reduce regulatory burden on such researchers. bucshon said goal alleviate of burden placed on our research universities can main goal of conducting basic science research.

climate change

during september 17, 2014 hearing of committee on science, space , technology, bucshon questioning john holdren, director of white house office of science , technology policy. when holdren encouraged bucshon read scientific literature on global warming, bucshon replied of climatologists careers depend on climate changing keep publishing articles -- yes, read that, don’t believe it.