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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 thank the gentleman for yielding and I thank him for holding this hour tonight. It is important that we have this discussion. We're barely 3 weeks from the third anniversary of that late-night congressional session where the Affordable…
President Obama in August of 2011 signed a very famous law now called the Budget Control Act, did he not?
Why is it that you as his agent at the Environmental Protection Agency cannot perform your core mission under the guidance of your President?
The Constitution allows the Congress, specifically the House of Representatives, to hold the purse strings of the Federal Government--not the executive branch, not the Federal agencies. This week, we've heard reports that the Secretary of…
This past Friday, I visited the town of West, Texas, to see for myself how the investigation of the fertilizer plant explosion is proceeding. The town has suffered incredible losses, but I was impressed by the resilience of the people in…
I yield myself 1 minute. Since the gentleman wasn't here in the spring of 2010 when the Affordable Care Act passed, he probably didn't hear the utterance of the then-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, who famously, from that chair, stood…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 175 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 175 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…
With that, Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro…
I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, as the gentlelady mentioned, we've heard a lot today. I think I've said over and over again how I, unequivocally, oppose the Affordable Care Act and would like to see it forever…
I will go as long as the gentlelady wants, but I guess I have no more speakers other than myself.
I yield myself 1 minute. I think it's important for Members of this body to understand one of the things we're talking about today. It's section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In my copy, it's found on page 466…
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