Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I submit for the Record a letter from the Texas Medical Association in support of this legislation. Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX, March 13, 2014. Hon. Michael C. Burgess, MD, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Burgess: On behalf of the 47,000-plus physician and medical student members of the Texas Medical Association, I am writing to reiterate our strong support for the work you have done to effectuate the repeal of Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. In conjunction with your Texas colleague, Kevin Brady, you have gotten closer to solving this challenging issue than ever before. And you have done so with the support of every member of the Texas delegation, both Democratic and Republican, on the Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Committees. Perhaps more than anyone in Congress, you understand the frustration and anxiety that the ongoing SGR uncertainty creates for practicing physicians. You have worked tirelessly to craft a piece of legislation that not only repeals the SGR immediately, but also guarantees positive updates for physicians for five years, removes potential causes of liability against physicians, and eliminates some unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that prevents physicians from concentrating on patient care. We especially appreciate your ongoing consultation and dialogue with TMA and Texas physicians throughout this process.…”