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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.
If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately bring up a resolution condemning the comments of Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate Bernard Sanders. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent…
To explain this amendment, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart).
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 210, nays 200, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 75]…
I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Shalala) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 2339…
There is a bipartisan consensus that Congress can act to bring down prescription drug costs.
resources we have requested through the budget will allow us to return the Agency to its core mission of protecting public health and the environment, and we have a number of different tools that we can help the state and local governments…
I urge other Members to consider the provisions included in H.R. 19, the Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019.
The budget also continues the work of the SUPPORT Act, one of the major pieces of legislation passed in the last Congress.
if there is any silver lining to this cloud, it may be that we recognize that we need to bring some of that manufacturing back within our own shores
I was criticized rather severely for even suggesting that we needed a coronavirus hearing.
It's always been my thesis that the Founders, when they wrote the Constitution, the Commerce Clause was written with the idea that eventually we'll get to a world of e-commerce.
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