Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I also urge our colleagues to support the technical corrections which are necessary for the previously passed bill. I yield back the balance of my time.
Michael Burgess
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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.
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Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, as you know, we're back in town for a 1- or 2-day workweek. But where is the tax policy that this country so desperately needs to know? People are waiting. We heard it all the month of August while we were home in our…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just wanted to point out that this legislation has the support of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the March of Dimes…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 758, the Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act, would allow the National Institutes of Health to support up to 20 national pediatric research consortia that would conduct vital pediatric research. Specifically…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank our colleague from Texas for sharing his story with us. Just to reiterate. Physical exams and blood tests are a primary means of diagnosing the disease, and all men should discuss this matter with their…
Sep 28, 2010
I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 1485. The question was…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1347, the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act seeks to reduce the number of concussions sustained by our young people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a concussion is a type of traumatic…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 5986, the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010, would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a report on neglected diseases of poverty…
Sep 28, 2010
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight in strong support of H.R. 1362, which I authored with Mr. Van Hollen. There are over 400,000 Americans living with MS and millions of more Americans who live with some…
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 6012, the diabetes screening bill, would require Health and Human Services to review the utilization of diabetes screening tests available to seniors under Medicare and make…
Sep 28, 2010
I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. I urge passage of S. 3751 to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Authorization Act that was enacted in 2005 and is now being implemented. The C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program…
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