Michael Burgess

I am all for giving doctors more power.

I hope that you are preparing to deal with what the downstream effects are from this rather bold social experiment.

I hope we are monitoring and doing the necessary preventive things to keep that in check.

Prescription drug and heroin abuse are epidemic in our country, and I think you can tell by what is being said in this room this morning; it is an issue that our committee is concerned about, and I applaud the efforts of the committee to…

Prescription opioid and heroin abuse, as you said, Mr. Chairman, is a serious public health threat.

And what has happened in our communities with the leadership of our police and our mental health people and our mayors, like Liz Gamache in Saint Albans, and like Chris Louras in Rutland, is that by bringing this out into the open, it has…

I look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses, and to working with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that Congress plays a vital role in protecting families from the growing danger of these drugs.

I would think, if it was possible for the White House to provide a briefing to your executives on April 17th, that same person could be made available to this committee and be prepared to answer our questions.

This is the third time that we have asked Mr. Zeller to come here and testify.

We need to know how the Agency is implementing the law.

When used as directed, 480,000 deaths a year. What is there to the science that they don't understand? It is a dangerous product.

The fact of the matter is, this Agency never belonged within the Food and Drug Administration in the first place.

Somebody already said it: tobacco--when used as directed, tobacco products cause 580,000 deaths every year.

Sometimes the legislative and the administrative branches have worked together historically; Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell may be able to give you such a time that that happened, but this administration has not worked well with the legislative…

No one should stand down in the face of bullying, aggressive and narrow-minded tactics.

I will not sit by while patients cannot access lawfully prescribed medication.

Your colleague always has more speakers as long as he is seated in the House. But I see no one else waiting, so we can proceed.

Our hearts are heavy because of what we saw down in Fort Hood last evening.

It couldn't have possibly done more harm that night.

I cannot imagine any circumstance where impacting an oak tree at 70 miles an hour or a head-on collision at 45 miles per hour per vehicle would not be a situation where you did not want the deployment of the air bag.

As a doctor, when I prescribe a drug, brand or generic, I want to know what the indications and risks are.

As the gentleman from Colorado knows, I am capable of filling whatever volume of time remains on my own, but, no, I don't see other speakers seeking recognition. I would inquire of the gentleman from Colorado his status of additional…

But we also believe that athletes and teammates need to watch out for each other, because the concussed athlete themselves may not have the wherewithal to know that they aren't right, and yet their teammate right next to them oftentimes…

Do you feel that what you are receiving now and Medicare is an entitlement or is that something for which you have paid?

It is a trick question, Mr. Giese. I am sorry. I couldn't help myself.