Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, nays 210, not…
Michael Burgess
The Public Record
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.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), my new favorite ranking member of the Budget Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Hinson), who is here to explain the amendment.
Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Feenstra), who is a new, freshman member of the Republican Conference, to give what I believe is his first speech on the House floor.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to encourage local educational…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Morelle 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 pieces of legislation. The first, H.R. 447, is the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), the ranking member of the Rules Committee.
So I think those things were forward leaning and, in fact, if I recall correctly, quite different from the activity we saw in 2009.
My home State of Texas, the most recent data I received-- and I will submit this, Madam Chair, for the record--but there's about 2 million doses have been administered in Texas.
But this became a priority, and the previous administration appropriately recognized that priority.





