Congressman Vern Buchanan

WASHINGTON — Congressman Vern Buchanan today chaired a congressional hearing aimed at weeding out fraud in the federal Medicare program.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Vern Buchanan today supported a sweeping national defense bill that increases troop pay and provides vital funds for the Pentagon to combat terror threats at home and abroad. The bill passed the U.S. House in a bipartisan vote of 344 to 81.

SARASOTA — U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan today joined Gov. Rick Scott and local leaders at a bill signing ceremony for a new state law imposing stricter penalties for fentanyl dealers. Buchanan’s congressional district is the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis in Florida.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Vern Buchanan announced today that the Florida Chamber of Commerce has endorsed his bill to make it easier and less costly for an entrepreneur to start a new business.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan today urged U.S. Senate leaders to immediately pass his bill to toughen penalties against cop killers in the face of a nearly 20 percent increase in police officer deaths this year.