Michael Burgess

I thank the gentlewoman from Washington for yielding. While practicing medicine for over 30 years back in Texas, I personally prescribed a lot of contraceptives. I have seen the benefit that they have over the lives of women who use them…

I thank the ranking member for yielding time. In the 1970s it was misleading, but pregnancy was described as a clump of cells and a lump of tissues. How many people listened to that and didn't ascribe the agency to the young life that was…

I thank the ranking member for yielding time. You know, as we hold this debate, I remember back to a morning as a young resident at Parkland Hospital starting out in a residency in OB/ GYN and our major professor, our department chairman…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This en bloc includes my amendment No. 114 to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress every 6 months detailing the short- and long-term plan for the Pentagon's response to…

I submitted amendments to require reports to Congress on our military response in Ukraine and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, something that we cannot allow to be repeated. Russia invaded Ukraine in February, yet we…

I thank the gentleman for yielding the time. Before coming to Congress, I practiced medicine for nearly 30 years. I had the privilege of delivering 3,000 babies. I dedicated my career as a physician to protecting the lives of children and…

Here to explain the amendment is our newest Member of the United States House of Representatives, newest member of the Republican Conference, newest member of the Texas delegation, Mayra Flores, sworn in last night on June 21, after…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, today's rule provides for consideration of three bills: H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for…

I would like to ask unanimous consent to put into the record the slide deck from Chief Paul Cairney.

It begs the question, why do we ask for the data if we are not going to use it?

If I get a 'denied,' that person shouldn't have been in my gun store.

Recent shootings in your State and my State underscore the need to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals.

What did you think was going to happen?

Guaranteed that it was going to be a partisan exercise and that no voices on the Republican side would be heard.

We never had a single hearing of what was actually necessary to help our healthcare sector who had been delivered this terrible blow by the coronavirus.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. We learned in the Rules Committee yesterday--in fact, the gentlewoman from Minnesota pointed out--how Republicans had little opportunity to provide any input into these bills that are going to be…

I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota for yielding. This Ukraine supplemental in this rule authorizes an additional $40 billion to provide defense articles and services, humanitarian aid, and financial support. I do believe it is…

This rule provides for consideration of yet another Contempt of Congress resolution that has no purpose other than to punish. If the January 6th Select Committee wanted to actually compel production of the documents and records they…

The Congressional Budget Office did provide to the Budget Committee, of which I am also a member, a list of the top 20 agencies that are overfunded with funds that have been appropriated over the last 2 years. The totality of those 20…

I also am from an energy State, and I want to associate myself with the remarks of Ranking Member Cole as far as the energy industry is concerned. Quite correct, the hostility of the Biden administration to American energy was front and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as you have already heard, today's rule provides for consideration of yet another continuing resolution 5 months into the fiscal year and not a single appropriations bill has been signed…

I thank my friend from Florida for the recognition. She does a great job for the Congress, and we are all so grateful to have her here. Madam Speaker, this is such an important topic tonight. Ranking Member Katko delineated the number of…

We had a colleague several years ago, Jim McDermott from Washington State, a Democrat. The Republicans were in the majority. Republicans, during the week of April 15, wanted to put forward a bill on the floor of the House but didn't quite…

The ability to be nimble in our funding.

I think, are going to be extremely important.