Jun 27, 2013
I challenge every member on this committee to support the bipartisan H.R. 1428 to correct this irrational and arbitrary policy.
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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Jun 27, 2013
We have got a representative from the Congressional Research Service here. We appreciate him being here.
Jun 27, 2013
However, the government's protection of its investment arbitrarily ceases after 36 months, when Medicare suddenly refuses to pay for the life-sustaining immunosuppressant drug coverage needed to keep a transplanted kidney alive and…
Jun 25, 2013
You know, you're in a medical family. I know because I hear it everywhere I go. Physicians all across the country are concerned. They don't know what they're getting into, and they don't know what the world will look like. As a…
Jun 25, 2013
We are 6 months and 6 days away from the full weight of the President's takeover of American health care. It's like a train that's careening down the tracks on a collision course with the American economy. Last week, Gallup released a…
Jun 25, 2013
We should undertake an open-minded review of the current benefit design in Medicare and ways to reform it in a way that reflects the needs and expectations of today's seniors.
Jun 25, 2013
I thank you for yielding. I really thank you for bringing this important topic to the floor tonight. Look, we are 6 months and 6 days away from the full-on implementation of the Affordable Care Act. We are 3 months and 6 days away from the…
Jun 25, 2013
I thank the gentleman for yielding. It is a pleasure to join my friends from Texas on the floor today to honor Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and the work that she did with creating the Spousal IRA. Look, back in the 1990s, I was just a…
Jun 19, 2013
I thank the gentleman for yielding. It seems a little strange for me to be lecturing you about a desert, but, Mr. Chairman, it is true. There are food deserts in both Republican and Democratic districts all over this country, people…
Jun 19, 2013
I would just say, Members, you know your districts. Some of you do have food deserts, whether you be in rural or urban areas. This is important. We want people to spend those food stamp dollars wisely. This gives them an opportunity to do…
Jun 19, 2013
How much time remains? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 15 seconds remaining.
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