Mar 2, 2020
While I am grateful we are having the conversation today, the crisis continues to ravage communities across our nation.
Michael Burgess
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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.
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Mar 2, 2020
I do have concerns with H.R. 3414, the Opiate Workforce Act, as it would require the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an additional 1,000 residency positions paid for by the Medicare program for the…
Mar 2, 2020
And I thank the Chair and I appreciate that we are holding this hearing to continue this subcommittee's important work on addressing the opioid epidemic in our nation.
Mar 2, 2020
I think it was mentioned earlier that we are trying to help soften that blow, if you will.
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, 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 210, nays 200, not voting 19, as follows…
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an article from The Hill today, written by Yvette Clarke, making a point about the unintended consequences of this legislation. The bill carves out an exemption…
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, to explain this amendment, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart).
Feb 27, 2020
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Shalala) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule providing for the consideration of…
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, I will include in the Record a letter from Mothers of the Movement. They state, in part: ``We ask that, at the same time you consider health issues, you look carefully at the criminal…
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to immediately bring up a resolution condemning the comments of Democratic Socialist Presidential candidate Bernard Sanders. Madam Speaker, I ask…
Feb 27, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, this bill claims to curb youth tobacco use, including vaping. The reality is it bans many types of tobacco products that are legally and voluntarily used by adults. While…
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