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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.
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Again, just to recapitulate, today's rule provides for consideration of legislation to do two things: one, to limit funding for any military action in or against Iran; and, two, repeal the…
And I thank the Chair. And welcome to our witnesses, welcome to the witnesses of both panels in fact, because we do have a great deal in front of us this morning.
So you can't really quantitate to the degree of behavioral disruption that may occur.
I hope that we will get an update on the administrative efforts to streamline the research process today.
It was clearly a very tragic situation, young high school athlete who got hit. So it was a high-profile case in the community and something I will never forget.
Some of the bills before us are a step in the right direction. Some go a step too far.
I appreciate that we are holding this hearing today to discuss marijuana policy, a topic that is of interest to many Members.
So is marijuana a gateway drug? Some people call it that. Is that a fair statement?
Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the underlying measures do not protect vulnerable Americans as intended. H.R. 1230 would make it more difficult to prove age as a motivating…
Mr. 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 216, nays 200, not voting 13, as follows…
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a September 3 Institute for College Access and Success article titled ``Defrauded Students Left Holding the Bag Until Final `Borrower…
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