That's correct. Thirty-four States do have the high-risk pools. Nathan Deal, the ranking member on our Health Subcommittee, and I tried to put some further refinements out there this year during the health care debate. I don't like…
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.
Not, not fixing in this bill, that that will continue to exist. There are sites you can go to. You can go to Google and type in ``health savings account'' and get a variety of plans that will come up. And I encourage people who are looking…
Yes. And the power of the Internet could apply to health insurance as well. But, as you know, there is some difficulty selling in the individual market across State lines, and therein is where the regulatory part of what we--the regulatory…
Now, I never thought the day would come when I would agree with Senator Schumer, but Senator Schumer is right to want to freeze the Stimulus spending on renewable energy grants because the oversight is nonexistent.
I thank the gentleman for his work on these issues. I thank him for always being willing to be involved in these. These are tough problems. These are complex problems. You know, the activity today, I referred to it earlier today on a radio…
I was criticized on a news show earlier today referring to this exercise as a 6-hour photo op. Probably I would fall into the category as a ``plummet.'' Isn't it interesting that, yes, premiums for the average family may increase for 10 to…
It's interesting, perhaps the one thing that would provide the right impetus in the competition to hold down those costs we are not going to do, and that's the ability to buy across State lines. In the individual market, buying a policy…
After months, I was denied my request, no reason given for the denial. I can hardly believe that on an issue as critical and crucial as this I would not be allowed access. I believe strongly that for me to vote on something as important as…
It just shows you the type of tension that we are going to set up between the State and Federal Governments if we were to pick up and pass either the House or the Senate bill and send it down to the President for his signature.
Reclaiming my time, let me just run through a little bit. We heard right at the end of the 6-hour discussion down at Blair House today, the President and I believe the Speaker of the House said that the time for incrementalism has passed…
I thank the ranking member for yielding. This is a very unfortunate bill, and I think this side of the aisle has sufficiently laid out abundant reasons why it should be sent to the committee and fixed. The intelligence community is too…





