Michael Burgess

There is no question that the track record that the NRC has had in the past has not been what it should be.

Today she recognizes it is a critically important piece for us to deal with this issue.

Why do the environmentalists have such an angst when it comes to nuclear energy when we know it is clean?

We have got to streamline the permitting process. It is outrageous the length of time that it takes.

Our job does not end at the signing ceremony. We must continue to ensure that the agencies are implementing our laws as Congress intended through oversight.

While I am grateful we are having the conversation today, the crisis continues to ravage communities across our nation.

I do have concerns with H.R. 3414, the Opiate Workforce Act, as it would require the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an additional 1,000 residency positions paid for by the Medicare program for the…

And I thank the Chair and I appreciate that we are holding this hearing to continue this subcommittee's important work on addressing the opioid epidemic in our nation.

I think it was mentioned earlier that we are trying to help soften that blow, if you will.

To explain this amendment, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart).

If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately bring up a resolution condemning the comments of Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate Bernard Sanders. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent…

I urge other Members to consider the provisions included in H.R. 19, the Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019.

There is a bipartisan consensus that Congress can act to bring down prescription drug costs.

Resources we have requested through the budget will allow us to return the Agency to its core mission of protecting public health and the environment, and we have a number of different tools that we can help the state and local governments…

It's always been my thesis that the Founders, when they wrote the Constitution, the Commerce Clause was written with the idea that eventually we'll get to a world of e-commerce.

Yes, but then they've got to stand in line in the cold outside the ticket window, right? They should do it with a smartphone.

If there is any silver lining to this cloud, it may be that we recognize that we need to bring some of that manufacturing back within our own shores

We are the United States House of Representatives. All spending bills originate in the United States House of Representatives.

I was criticized rather severely for even suggesting that we needed a coronavirus hearing.

The people of our country need a swift advancement of a strong, strategic funding package that addresses the scale and seriousness of this public health crisis.

It is important to ensure that federal funds are not used to perform abortions.

Funding for these State Opioid Response Grants is imperative to allow states to find innovative ways to combat the opioid crisis.

This bill will protect that investment. I have worked on this policy for nearly a decade, and I am thankful that this has been highlighted as a priority by the Administration.

I appreciate the Trump Administration's commitment to healthcare, especially lowering healthcare costs and the reducing the complexity of the healthcare system.

The budget also continues the work of the SUPPORT Act, one of the major pieces of legislation passed in the last Congress.