Nov 5, 2021
Mr. Speaker, my understanding is the longest recorded vote in the House in the past has been 2 hours and 50 minutes. This motion has been open a similar amount of time. May I ask how long you intend to keep the House suspended with this…
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 · 2021-11-05
Nov 5, 2021
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, nays 213, as…
Nov 5, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, a couple of things come to mind. We are told that, by 2050, the United States will no longer have carbon emissions and that, over that same 30 years, energy requirements…
Nov 3, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, H. Con. Res. 44 provides for an annual joint hearing of the House and Senate Budget Committees to hear a presentation by the Comptroller General of the United States…
Nov 3, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), who is the respected ranking member of the House Committee on the Budget.
Nov 3, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack) in order to continue the lectures, and who is a valuable member of the Appropriations Committee.
Nov 3, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. So, Madam Speaker, in closing, this legislation will provide the congressional Budget Committees with an unbiased, analytical understanding of the audited financial statement of the…
Oct 25, 2021
Trying to stop a friend from writing a $5 trillion bad check, and it has just not been easy.
Oct 25, 2021
These cuts couldn't happen at a worse time, because they are happening right at the same time we are facing the major pressure.
Oct 25, 2021
The repetitive provider cuts that are coming the way of our physicians... it is an almost ten percent aggregate cut.
Oct 25, 2021
But again, I would just stress it is so risky to wait until the last minute, because if something distracts us--and you may have noticed that there are a lot of things that can distract us--then the provider cuts go into effect.
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