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GOP Rep. Steve Buyer erupted after acting Speaker Laura Richardson (D) initially refused to recognize him. Her actions came despite not one member objecting, leading him to say “this is why the American people have thrown you out of power!”. After finally being recognized, he uses his time to lambast her decision to use the power of the gavel.

Saying it just like it is. How refreshing and how very timely!This is no big surprise. GOP Rep. Steve Buyer was not only very blunt in what he had said, but also hit it right on the nail why the American people on November 2, 2010 thrown the Democrats out of the House. What he pointed out is the out-of-touch that the Democrats in the House have been showing. Way to go Rep. Buyer in pointing out what is the Democrats problem and it is not only being out-of-touch, but hard-of-hearing what “we the American people” HAVE BEEN SCREAMING well...

Here is video of Republican Rep. Steve Buyer reading acting House Speaker (Dem Rep. Laura Richardson) the riot act over the power games she was playing by refusing to recognize him to speak even though there was no one else even there to object to him being recognized. As she continued to deny him the right to speak, Buyer even said to her, “This is why the American People have thrown you out of power.”

Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer will announce his retirement today, becoming the 15th Republican planning to retire or seek higher office at the end of the 111th Congress. "Today, I am announcing my retirement from the U.S. Army Reserve this summer and retirement from the U.S. Congress at the conclusion of this term due to the recent diagnosis of my wife, Joni," said Buyer. His wife, he added, has been diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease. The Buyer news -- first reported by WISH TV in Indianapolis -- comes as House Republicans are huddling in Baltimore to plan their strategy in...

Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., will not seek re-election this fall amid an ethics probe focusing on a non-profit foundation he founded in order to fund academic scholarships. First elected in 1992, Buyer is a veteran of the Gulf War and rose to become the top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

<p>IF YOU ENJOYED the election crisis of 2000, you’re going to love what Democrat leaders are cooking up for November.</p> <p>"George Soros has purchased the Democratic Party," charges Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson. (2) Some might dismiss Miss Iverson's comment as hyberbole. However, Soros' massive soft-money contributions have indisputably given him power over Democrat strategy.</p>

The biggest accomplishment so far of U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer's scholarship foundation has been to send the Indiana congressman to play golf with donors at luxury locales such as the Bahamas and Disney World. The fundraising golf outings have raised more than $880,000 for the Frontier Foundation that Buyer founded in 2003. Almost all the contributions are from 20 companies and trade organizations that have interests before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Buyer serves.

DANVILLE, Ind. (WLFI) - About 1000 people came to Danville, Indiana, for a town hall meeting on health care. Fourth Congressional District Congressman Steve Buyer said he does not support the health care bill as it stands, and a majority of people at Tuesday's town hall meeting agreed with him. Only a small portion of the group were for the health care bill. And while the majority of the meeting was relatively tame, there were some angry outbursts. As one man spoke out against President Obama saying he was a socialist, people yelled out 'stick to the issues!" Some booed...

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Steve Buyer (IN-04) will host a town hall meeting on the evening of Tuesday, August 25, 2009, to hear from the constituents of Indiana’s fourth congressional district. The town hall will be held at the Hendricks County 4-H Conference Center in Danville from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Congressman Buyer will use this forum to collect feedback from Hoosiers on matters before the Congress. The issues at the forefront of those recently contacting the Congressman include: the significant level of spending in this session of Congress, energy legislation and health care. However, the “open mike” forum will allow residents...

Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) compares smoking tobacco with smoking lettuce.

I received this letter, which was written by my representative, Steve Buyer. I provides a step-by-step account of events that lead up to the $700b bailout package. I found it very interesting. COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESSMAN STEVE BUYER OF INDIANA I believed Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke when he said that America has a serious problem with our financial markets that warrants action. However, I was bothered that President George W. Bush and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson offered an immediate government solution rather than taking the time to explore effective private sector and market-based solutions. The response...

Democrat candidate for congress David Sanders is calling on incumbent republican Steve Buyer to take part in a series of debates in the fourth congressional district. Sanders said Buyer has refused to commit to a public forum to discuss such issues as veterans benefits and military deployments. Buyer took part in one debate with Sanders two years ago in Plainfield. The congressman said he is not sure if he'll do it again. "I'll just continue to tell America what I want to do for our country. Someone who wants to be mean spirited, I'll just keep them at large. I've...

CHAIRMAN STEVE BUYER AND RANKING MEMBER LANE EVANS RECOGNIZE THE 223rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE PURPLE HEART Sunday, August 7, is the anniversary of the Purple Heart, which is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are wounded in conflict with an enemy force or while held by an enemy force as a prisoner of war. The Purple Heart is also awarded posthumously to the next of kin of members of our armed forces who are killed in conflict with an enemy force or die of a wound received...

Buyer Demands Apology From Sen. Durbin An Indiana congressman is demanding an apology from a US senator. The issue is what the senate's number two Democrat said on the Senate floor this week about how prisoners are treated at Guantanamo Bay. The White House is angry and Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer is among several Republicans who are demanding an apology. Illinois senior Senator Richard Durbin quoted an FBI report on conditions at Guantanamo Bay. "On one occasion the air conditioning had been turned down so far the temperature in the room was so cold the barefooted detainee was shaking with...

“Comparison of U.S. Soldiers to the Nazis is irresponsible and dangerous” Washington, D.C. — Sparked by recent comments from Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), Congressman Steve Buyer (IN-04), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, called on the Senator to apologize to U.S. servicemembers for comparing them to Nazis. The Associated Press reported, “During a speech Tuesday, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat quoted from an FBI agent’s report describing detainees at the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay… ‘You would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime - Pol Pot or...

Are you really a veteran? Better check it fast. I did. I've got my DD-214 that says "honorable discharge." I've got the red-white-and-blue VA identification card complete with lousy picture and the "service-connected" rating. So, I must be a veteran. Right? Not if Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN), chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, has his way. Buyer is trying to rewrite the definition of "veteran" in a cold and calculated manner that could cost millions of veterans their benefits. Buyer recently won a political tug-of-war and replaced Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) as chairman of HVAC. Smith was known as...

Bonilla’s ‘Dream’ fails to meet goal By Dan Morgan The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-Texas, took charge of an independent political fund called American Dream PAC in 1999, he made clear that its mission was ”to give significant, direct financial assistance to first-rate minority GOP candidates.” Since then, only $48,750, or 8.9 percent, of the $547,000 the southwest Texas congressman has raised for his political action committee has gone to minority office-seekers while more than $100,000 has been routed to Republican Party organizations or causes, including a GOP redistricting effort in Texas, a legal defense fund...

Candidate Comes Out Swinging By DAN SHAWdshaw@ftimes.com “Mr. Speaker: I have been called to active duty in the United States Army… I request immediate leave of absence of the House of Representatives to accommodate my military duties,” reads a letter written in March by Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Monticello) to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. That statement now stands at the middle of controversy between Buyer and his recently announced Republican opponent for the 4th District Congressional Seat — Dennis Hardy of Mount Vernon. On one side of it, Hardy is claiming that Buyer knowingly lied for political gain by...

Senior aides to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld thwarted Gulf War veteran Rep. Steve Buyer’s (R-Ind.) chance to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Hill has learned. The intervention from the upper echelons of the Pentagon ended a saga in which confusion reigned over whether Buyer had actually been mobilized — or was even, as a congressman, allowed to go on active service — and ended with Army Secretary Thomas White’s rescinding a mobilization order that never existed.It all began on a Thursday in mid-March when an official in the office of the chief of the Army Reserve informed Buyer,...

Hil's book is read hot 200,000 sold on first day By JOEL SIEGEL in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in WashingtonDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Even the publisher was amazed yesterday at the demand for Sen. Hillary Clinton's memoir, which sold 200,000 copies during its debut. "We are ecstatic, without question," said Victoria Meyer, executive director of publicity at Simon and Schuster. She said 300,000 copies of "Living History" have been ordered printed on top of the initial run of 1 million. Now ranked second on Amazon.com's best-seller list, the New York Democrat's story threatens to do to No....