Michael Burgess

Why was it not a priority to fix these problems while the Democrats were doing their reconciliation bills the last 2 years?

Any doctor in this country that you asked that question will tell you that they have suffered significant reimbursement reductions.

We are going to need bipartisan effort to work together to find common ground to save Social Security and protect Medicare.

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that none of my fellow Republican colleagues want to come down and join in with my colleague from Texas to talk about how great…

House Resolution 166 provides for the consideration of two measures, H.R. 347 and H.J. Res. 30. The rule provides for H.R. 347, the REIN IN Act, to be considered under a structured rule with 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 166 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 166 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

We're going to have a hearing with TikTok later, maybe we can bring that up to them.

The scourge of fentanyl in our community is a completely different disease from what it was even 5 years ago.

While our number-one priority should be securing our border to protect the unchecked distribution of fentanyl, we must already accept the problem that is already here.

These 9 Texas students were all younger than 17 years of age. After the story broke, and parents sat waiting to be notified as local authorities began to take action, but to all of us this is unacceptable.

All of us have worked on legislation to combat the misuse of opioids and to ensure the safety of unaccompanied children at the border.

It is a very important hearing, and it is appropriate that we are doing it here in the Rio Grande Valley.

I thank the chair and just echo Mr. Cardenas' thanks to all of our constituents for making the trip to be part of this field hearing.

The prices went up for the unanticipated Putin invasion of Ukraine.

I disagree with everything the gentleman just said, except his kind remarks on me being named vice chair of the Rules Committee. I do think it is somewhat ironic he brings up redistricting. After all, it was Democrats' gerrymandering in…

Last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 75, providing for the consideration of four measures: H.J. Res. 7, H.R. 139, H.R. 382, and H.R. 497. The rule provides for consideration of all four measures under…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 75 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 75 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Fentanyl is a different disease. It is so much more deadly than anything that could be contained in a diverted prescription.

You can't harm reduction your way out of this problem.

Follow the money. Because I think, in this case, it is extremely important.

China needs to do more.

Please, let's be careful about our language here, because it does matter.

Cuts to Medicare over the past 2 years have been staggering.

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. I want to speak in support of Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. Mr. Speaker, the Republican majority is wasting no time in making good on our commitment to the American…

Let me just say at the outset, Mr. Cole has probably had the hardest job in Washington the past 4 years. Being the ranking member of the Rules Committee is a difficult position. He has done it extremely well, so I know he is going to excel…