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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 thank the gentleman for yielding. Yesterday the Rules Committee reported an impeachment resolution that was hastily drafted without Republican input with just 24 hours' notice for review. Last night we offered, on the Republican side, 17…
I recommended that, for insulin, in Medicare and Medicaid and CHIP, that that rebate just be given to the patient at the point of sale.
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I have to say to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) that, again, it is frustrating to hear his comments. I mean, we…
Merely investigating contamination after patients start dying fails to adequately protect Americans.
Heparin contains an active pharmaceutical ingredient that was coming from China, is still coming from China, but that ingredient was adulterated, resulting in hundreds of adverse effects and the deaths of 81 American patients.
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 655 will be followed by 5-minute votes…
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 223, nays 191, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 588]…
I thank Mr. McGovern for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today, we consider a resolution to once again assert the position of the House of Representatives with respect to…
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Judy Chu).
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), who has been a leader on this issue for many years.
What I think is very important for us to understand is transparency and the difference.
This serves as an example of how seriously we must take the safety of the pharmaceutical supply chain.
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