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Stephen Earle Buyer was a Republican member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011, representing the 4th District of Indiana.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Veterans 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 More Background Data 5 Committees and Affiliations 5.1 109th Congress 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.3 Articles

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

Buyer voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Veterans

A number of Veterans groups have been angry with Buyer, who was specially chosen by the House leadership to chair the House Veterans Affairs Committee to keep spending down. Buyer was selected to replace Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), who had alienated House leaders by pushing for increased levels of spending on veterans programs.

Buyer recently sparked new controversy in an interview published by the American Legion Magazine in which he said the department should concentrate on serving a "core constituency," and he disputed assertions that "all veterans are veterans and all veterans should be treated the same."

Bio

Buyer was born November 26, 1958 in Rensselaer, Indiana. He was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and the Valparaiso University School of Law, served in the United States Army, and was a lawyer, Indiana state deputy attorney general, and legal counsel for the 22nd Theater Army in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm before entering the House.

In 2004, Buyer received a promotion to Colonel in the US Army Reserves at a White House ceremony by President George W. Bush along with South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who was promoted to Colonel in the US Air Force Reserves.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated David Avram Sanders to face Buyer in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Buyer retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Eli Lilly & Co	$ 18,850
American Academy of Ophthalmology	$ 10,000
American Health Care Assn	$ 10,000
American Psychiatric Assn	$ 10,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals	$ 10,000
AT&T Inc	$ 10,000
McKesson Corp	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn	$ 10,000
Reynolds American	$ 10,000
T-Mobile USA	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Stephen Buyer from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Stephen Buyer from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Stephen Buyer from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Stephen Buyer from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

More Background Data

• Background information on Stephen Buyer from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Stephen Buyer from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Stephen Buyer from the Washington Post database

• Information on Stephen Buyer from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Stephen Buyer. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Committees and Affiliations

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Ranking Member

109th Congress

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Health
• House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Chair

Contact

DC office
2305 Rayburn Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3101 Fax: 202-225-3354 Webform email
District offices
100 South Main Street Monticello, IN 47960 Ph: 574-583-9819 Fax: (none entered) 148 North Perry Road Plainfield, IN 46168 Ph: 317-838-0404 Fax: (none entered) 1801 "I" Street Bedford, IN 47421 Ph: 812-277-9590 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Official website
• CongressSearch Profile.
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Articles

• Veterans Angry with Buyer Over Cuts by Elena Schor, The Hill, November 10, 2005.
• Buyer Silences Veterans Groups by Rose Aguilar, AlterNet, February 1, 2006.
• Jonathan Weisman, "Drugmakers Win Exemption in House Budget-Cutting Bill", Washington Post, November 30, 2005; Page A08.
• John Aravosis, "GOP congressman who was responsible for Walter Reed oversite now says the uproar is just politics," AMERICAblog, March 7, 2007. re Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal

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