Michael Burgess actually said...

"I was frozen out by the then-chairman of this committee, Henry Waxman."

"I contacted the transition team in 2008 and I said, 'Look, I didn't give up a 25-year medical career to come sit on the sidelines while you guys do this. Talk to me. I am willing to talk to you.'"

"I think we should have."

"If it was working perfectly, if it was working perfectly we wouldn't be here today."