Congressman Vern Buchanan

SARASOTA – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-16) announced today that eight students nominated by Buchanan have received an appointment to a U.S. Service Academy.

BRADENTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan announced today that the Manatee County Commission has endorsed his seven-point plan to combat the prescription drug epidemic. The Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Opioid Emergency Response Act.

WASHINGTON – Restaurant owner John Horne of Bradenton appeared before Congressman Vern Buchanan’s Tax Policy Subcommittee today to highlight the benefits of the recently enacted Tax Cut and Jobs Act.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan today called on Congress to pass and send to the President legislation giving terminally ill patients quicker access to experimental drugs.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vern Buchanan’s bipartisan bill to create a national database on the best ways for patients to manage pain and avoid opioid addiction is expected to be approved today by the House Ways and Means Committee.