Michael Burgess actually said...

"with all of the disparaging remarks being offered about the State of Texas, I thought it was important that I be back and at least be prepared to defend the Lone Star State."

"I have worked with your predecessor, James Carroll, while we--in two Congresses ago, when we worked on the SUPPORT Act."

"But, I mean, if you have ever been down to the Texas-Mexico border, particularly that sector in the lower Rio Grande Valley, it is very, very difficult to provide those--that interdiction."

"Now is not the time to eliminate a proven harm reduction and overdose prevention strategy."