Michael Burgess: “Patients have the most at stake and they deserve to be heard.”

I thank the gentleman for yielding additional time. However, one-sided pressure by the White House is not the way to ensure that end. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this rule from our committee, and I urge passage of the underlying…

This is a national emergency. This is something we have got to address and save Americans, 200 every day.

I never expected that CMMI was actually going to deliver the cost savings that was promised.

I will simply underscore the fact that entry- level chemists at the EPA are hired at much higher than the GSA rate. These are not highly sought-after scientists. These are entry-level applicants, and there is no shortage of applicants for…