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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.

Jun 8, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. We learned in the Rules Committee yesterday--in fact, the gentlewoman from Minnesota pointed out--how Republicans had little opportunity to provide any input into these bills that are…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-08
May 10, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota for yielding. This Ukraine supplemental in this rule authorizes an additional $40 billion to provide defense articles and services, humanitarian aid, and financial support. I do believe…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-10
Apr 6, 2022

Mr. Speaker, this rule provides for consideration of yet another Contempt of Congress resolution that has no purpose other than to punish. If the January 6th Select Committee wanted to actually compel production of the documents and…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-06
Mar 9, 2022

Madam Speaker, the Congressional Budget Office did provide to the Budget Committee, of which I am also a member, a list of the top 20 agencies that are overfunded with funds that have been appropriated over the last 2 years. The totality…

Congressional Record · 2022-03-09
Mar 9, 2022

Madam Speaker, I also am from an energy State, and I want to associate myself with the remarks of Ranking Member Cole as far as the energy industry is concerned. Quite correct, the hostility of the Biden administration to American energy…

Congressional Record · 2022-03-09
Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as you have already heard, today's rule provides for consideration of yet another continuing resolution 5 months into the fiscal year and not a single appropriations bill has…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-08
Feb 7, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Florida for the recognition. She does a great job for the Congress, and we are all so grateful to have her here. Madam Speaker, this is such an important topic tonight. Ranking Member Katko delineated…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-07
Feb 2, 2022

Madam Speaker, we had a colleague several years ago, Jim McDermott from Washington State, a Democrat. The Republicans were in the majority. Republicans, during the week of April 15, wanted to put forward a bill on the floor of the House…

Congressional Record · 2022-02-02
Jan 18, 2022

the ability to be nimble in our funding.

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Jan 18, 2022

That is a model that it seems like we perhaps have lost sight of recently, but was enormously effective in the early part of the 2000s.

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Jan 18, 2022

And, Chair Morelle, I just have to point out--and Chairman McGovern--that we are probably--you referenced an appropriations acknowledging that there is going to be future disaster mitigation necessary.

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