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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.
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to associate myself with the remarks of our distinguished whip. It is frustrating to serve in the people's House…
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is my privilege to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green).
Earlier this fall the President said the Affordable Care Act is more than just a Web site and that the problems with the Web site will soon be fixed. While I don't disagree with either of those two statements, I don't understand the…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 420 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 420 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is my privilege to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our distinguished whip.
Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield to the gentleman from Texas for a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Is it in order to refer to Members of the other body by name? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not provide an advisory opinion. Mr. McGOVERN. So we don't want another Ted Cruz-led shutdown here in the House of Representatives. I…
Last week, I asked the question: What does it take for someone to get fired by this administration? We were faced with the serial incompetence of the rollout of the healthcare.gov Web site. Then, late last week, someone was fired--not for…
How do we give them the certainty that they can be surefooted in traveling down that road?
Pretty broad agreement, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been problematic, and rather than getting better, it may be getting worse.
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