Jun 5, 2012
The passage in this House back in 2007 of the Energy Independence and Security Act was something that has caused a great deal of difficulty across the country. I have heard from tens of thousands of my constituents on how that language…
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.
Congressional Record · 2012-06-05
Jun 5, 2012
Mr. Chairman, 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 30, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''. Page 56…
Jun 5, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the current health insurance system has essentially insulated people from the actual cost of medical care that they receive. But maybe, by pulling back the curtain on these opaque areas of the health care market, over time we…
May 30, 2012
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is not a perfect bill, but it's a good bill, and it's a solid bill. It is worthy of the support of everyone on this floor. This bill reauthorizes the FDA's user-fee programs for…
May 8, 2012
If every doctor doesn't get a paycheck July 1st, we are going to be in a hell of a shape.
May 8, 2012
The loss of the Affordable Care Act would not inhibit your abilities to fight fraud. Is that correct? Is that a fair statement?
May 8, 2012
Sequestration, you can't just say it is not necessary. I mean, it is a law. The President signed it. Surely he remembers that.
May 8, 2012
If we are willing to spend more money to have top researchers in their field, we must have oversight into how those dollars are spent.
May 8, 2012
We really need the breakdown. How much travel was for CDC, how much was for HRSA?
May 8, 2012
Again, suffice it to say, fraud enforcement is not going to go away if the Affordable Care Act is struck down by the Supreme Court.
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