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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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May 22, 2013

I do support the efforts to examine the role that traditional compounding pharmacists play in the healthcare system.

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May 22, 2013

I cannot in good conscience entertain discussion of legislation when not one person has been fired, reprimanded, or held culpable at the Food and Drug Administration.

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May 21, 2013

Is it in the public's interest to use limited SAMHSA funding to encourage alternate approaches to treating mental illness?

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May 21, 2013

Without the basic tool, without that basic person involved at the clinical level, I just don't know how you deliver on the promise that you are supposed to do.

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May 20, 2013

People going to the Environmental Protection Agency's Web site find that May is National Asthma Month. Many people might be surprised to know that starting January 1, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency has prevented the sale of the…

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May 16, 2013

I would like to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions), for his consideration.

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May 16, 2013

House Resolution 215 provides for a rule to consider the full repeal of the flawed, ill-conceived and inappropriately named Affordable Care Act, a bill whose final language was written by staff on the Senate Finance Committee and the…

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May 16, 2013

Now I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, a member of the Budget Committee, Roger Williams.

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May 16, 2013

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 215 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 215 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

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May 16, 2013

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise).

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May 16, 2013

I now am pleased to yield such time as she may consume to the author of the bill and a true leader in this effort, in this fight, the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Bachmann).

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May 16, 2013

May I ask as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 17 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New York has 14 minutes remaining.

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