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.
You also said in your opening statement, that we will avoid 100,000 asthma attacks under these rules.
I don't see carbon dioxide listed as a trigger for inciting reactive airway disease.
Does this figure of 100,000 include those asthma attacks that would have been avoided simply because of the passage of the Clean Air Act?
So is regulation or reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere going to result in 100,000 fewer asthma attacks?
Can you provide us with the formula and the data that you put into the formula to come up with that answer?
I appreciate our witness being here so long with us this morning and your forbearance through our questions.
We now know this is not an evidence problem. The evidence is simply overwhelming. It is an analysis problem.
Reclaiming my time, I would just point out that those conditions the gentleman referenced that might cause a child to be frightened existed 4 years ago, existed 3 years ago, but there has been a dramatic change in the past 2 years. I…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 616 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 616 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the…
H. Res. 616 provides for consideration of three important bills. The first, H.R. 4800, the Agriculture Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015, will ensure continued operations for those Federal agencies responsible for monitoring the…





