Jul 17, 2012
Yes, we should have the EPA here. They should be answering the question why are there two prescription products that are continuing to use CFCs still sold, not affected under the ban?
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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Jul 17, 2012
Well, Mr. Chairman, I would just reiterate the observation that we are here today having this hearing.
Jul 17, 2012
I asked the cabdriver, would you stop at a pharmacy and let me pick up a rescue inhaler so I am not sitting here in the backseat of your cab suffocating.
Jul 17, 2012
I am speaking to you not just as a Member of Congress. I am also a physician. I am also an asthma patient.
Jul 17, 2012
CFC is a much better propellant than HFA. HFA is for wimps. CFC delivers the right dose at the right time.
Jul 17, 2012
It is just preposterous that we are having this argument around CFC, around the propellant under the Montreal Protocol.
Jul 17, 2012
We should not be abandoning patients with serious medical conditions like asthma to self-diagnosis and self-medication with less-effective drugs that have known side effects.
Jul 17, 2012
You know, this past January 1, a common over-the-counter emergency asthma inhaler was taken off the pharmacy shelves due to an international treaty agreement known as the Montreal Protocol.
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