Apr 29, 2014
House Resolution 555 provides for the consideration to fix yet another flaw that has to be corrected in the Affordable Care Act due to the rushed process by which the bill was passed in March of 2010. As a direct result of the hasty…
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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Apr 29, 2014
I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, today's rule provides for the consideration of a critical bill to ensure Americans who are being hurt by the Affordable Care Act can have some relief. Americans and their families who…
Apr 29, 2014
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Does the gentleman have any other speakers?
Apr 29, 2014
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 555 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 555 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
Apr 28, 2014
Just late last week there was a news story that healthcare.gov was still not finished. The back-end portion, the part that deals with payments to doctors and hospitals, still has not been constructed. Now, that was odd because just the…
Apr 28, 2014
Prescription opioid and heroin abuse, as you said, Mr. Chairman, is a serious public health threat.
Apr 28, 2014
I hope that you are preparing to deal with what the downstream effects are from this rather bold social experiment.
Apr 28, 2014
Prescription drug and heroin abuse are epidemic in our country, and I think you can tell by what is being said in this room this morning; it is an issue that our committee is concerned about, and I applaud the efforts of the committee to…
Apr 28, 2014
I look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses, and to working with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that Congress plays a vital role in protecting families from the growing danger of these drugs.
Apr 28, 2014
I hope we are monitoring and doing the necessary preventive things to keep that in check.
Apr 28, 2014
And what has happened in our communities with the leadership of our police and our mental health people and our mayors, like Liz Gamache in Saint Albans, and like Chris Louras in Rutland, is that by bringing this out into the open, it has…
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