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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.
Let me just remind my colleagues here on the floor of the House that we are considering House Resolution 339 that provides for consideration of H.R. 2775, the No Subsidies Without Verification Act of 2013. And despite all of the tactics to…
I would remind everyone in the House Chamber that seven times the House has voted to restrict, delay, defund a portion of the Affordable Care Act; seven times those have passed into law and been signed by the President. This is an…
Again, let me remind you why we are here today. We are here today because the President, who signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law in March of 2010, on July 2 of this year decided he was not going to enforce a…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 339 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 339 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
the President's health care law continues to create more chaos, more uncertainty for Americans.
How do Yucca Mountain, Iran Contra, and the Vietnam War relate to the Affordable Care Act? All of those represent legislative limitations of funding to counter decisions made by the executive branch. In each instance, Congress used its…
It is the oversight function of this committee and its subcommittees that really has been one of the cherished functions in the Congress.
You said some of the same things this morning. And yet on July 2nd we are going to delay the individual mandate by a year.
When can Texans expect to go online and be able to get information about how expensive coverage will be in the exchange?
I urge my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on H.R. 2754. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…
As a physician, a parent and grandparent, I share the same fears that we have heard discussed this evening. I am worried that schools may not be prepared to act quickly in an emergency. I am pleased to support this legislation. I urge…
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