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Michael Clifton Burgess is an American politician and physician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Burgess has focused on healthcare policy, leveraging his medical background to inform his legislative work. He has been involved in various committees and has advocated for issues such as medical research and veterans' healthcare. Burgess has also been a vocal supporter of conservative fiscal policies and has participated in discussions surrounding healthcare reform.
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 744 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 744 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
House Resolution 744 provides for the consideration of S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, and H.R. 5233, Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016. The rule provides 1 hour of debate…
I would merely observe that, in calendar year 2007, the political analyst George Will opined at the end of that year that the American Congress essentially had two mandates, to deliver the mail and defend the borders, that it had failed…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…
Thank you, Chairman Burgess, Ranking Member Schakowsky, members of the subcommittee.
This hearing is a product of our ongoing Disruptor Series, and the package of bills we are considering today is the result of what we have learned from these hearings.
Congress must regularly reassess the process that has allowed the FTC to avoid meaningful judicial scrutiny.
We are long overdue to revisit the FTC Act and ponder some targeted adjustments.
It is essential we protect consumers' right to free speech and remove any doubt in potential consumers' minds that the reviews they are reading online are anything other than fair and accurate.
A company should never be in the business of preventing American consumers from speaking honestly.
I remain concerned that this legislation, like the legislation passed years ago mandating similar procedures for contact lenses, unduly interferes in the relationship between a doctor and his patient.
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