Political Quotes

On the recordApril 25, 2023
It is just fundamentally wrong that, because of an academic degree that I have, I am not able to engage in a lawful practice in this country.
Said by
Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Burgess criticizes restrictions on physician-owned hospitals based on academic qualifications.

Share

More from Michael Burgess

Jun 26, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. I rise today to speak in support of the rule and the underlying bills: H.R. 8771, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act; H.R. 8752, the…

govinfo.gov
Dec 4, 2024

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. One of the bills that is being brought before us, H.R. 7198, is a Republican partisan bill, but it violates their own CutGo budgetary…

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2024

Last night the House Committee on Rules met to report a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 115, the Midnight Rules Relief Act under a closed rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate equally divided between the chair and…

govinfo.gov
Jul 9, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation