Michael Burgess

Thank you, Ms. Foster, for pointing out that under Title X it is pre-pregnancy family planning and that is what we are talking about.

You may mark me down as being supportive of that change.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

The Congressional Budget Office isn't always high on my list of my favorite people.

We beg you spend healthcare dollars on healthcare, not on attorneys.

The hope for the gene therapy is--and when we talk about how do we price that it does have to be in the context of what is it costing us to do nothing and, clearly, in your case the cost is almost intolerable.

We want those cures to be put in the hands of doctors. They don't do any good if no one can afford them when they arrive.

If there is anything upon which we should all agree, it is that the patient should be held harmless.

Patients deserve better than to receive bills they were not expecting for the care that they needed.

It is an issue that has hit home in our districts and our states.

Yes, I believe that Congress's job is to charge the Agency, give it authority it believes... and let the scientists make the science decisions. Keep politics out of it.

This afternoon marked the passage finally of the Pandemic All-Hazard Preparedness Act on the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish flu.

I introduced H.R. 2700, which would use the $5 billion in offsets from the drug pricing bills that passed through this committee with unanimous support to pay for 1 year of public health extenders.

I do remain concerned, however, that these bills have funding increases but include no offsets.

I do hope that we will be able to accomplish these reauthorizations prior to the end of the fiscal year.

I remain concerned that the total cost of these bills could exceed $50 billion, with no offsets identified to pay for the policies.

Reauthorizing these public health programs and delaying the DSH cuts are important in maintaining access and quality for healthcare for Americans.

I do remain concerned that these bills have funding increases but no offsets.

Community Health Centers are the front lines for caring for some of the most vulnerable individuals in our communities.

I am legitimately getting worried because that time between now and September 30th always goes by so fast.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Cohen The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 3 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, line 5, strike ``; and'' and insert a period. Page 27, strike line 6 and all that follows through…

What I don't want to happen is that Congress overreacts.

What we want to do is figure out how Congress can make it more competitive.