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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.
I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the underlying measures do not protect vulnerable Americans as intended. H.R. 1230 would make it more difficult to prove age as a motivating factor in adverse…
Soon we will vote on the previous question, and if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to require the House to immediately proceed to consideration of H. Res. 791, a resolution supporting the protestors…
I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today's rule provides for consideration of two measures, a bill that seeks to…
May I inquire of the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier) how many more speakers he has. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I have one more speaker.
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Shalala), a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.
Some of the bills before us are a step in the right direction. Some go a step too far.
It was clearly a very tragic situation, young high school athlete who got hit. So it was a high-profile case in the community and something I will never forget.
So is marijuana a gateway drug? Some people call it that. Is that a fair statement?
So you can't really quantitate to the degree of behavioral disruption that may occur.
I hope that we will get an update on the administrative efforts to streamline the research process today.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Last Congress, the Energy and Commerce Committee worked in a bipartisan manner to produce legislation that was signed into law by President Trump.
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