Jul 17, 2012
We are likely to face that again, but this time, without all of the good feeling that we all had last August.
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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Jul 17, 2012
I do want to ensure, my vision is that people will have options, that they will not see a 'one size fits all'.
Jul 17, 2012
Everyone on both sides of the aisle accepts the premise of the SGR has got to go.
Jul 16, 2012
But it is one that we are producing substantially in our country, and of course, 7 years ago, I would not be talking about it because natural gas was $12.50 or $13 per million cubic feet.
Jul 16, 2012
Lower costs to consumers are driving more people to drive hybrid vehicles and make their homes more energy efficient, all good things, without the need for government incentives to do so.
Jul 16, 2012
Let's break that, we are still going to be highly reliant on crude oil, but let's bring other feed stocks.
Jul 16, 2012
I want to take this opportunity to highlight H.R. 1687, thank my friend Mr. Engel.
Jul 16, 2012
I think it is time to recognize the limitations of this and move away from what really is a, it is not, it is not a policy that follows commonsense.
Jul 16, 2012
I am concerned and have been concerned since we had a briefing between Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Energy on the E-15 gas.
Jul 11, 2012
We see those, as many of my colleagues here have said, as the cheapest, the quickest, and the cleanest way to address the economic and security threats.
Jul 11, 2012
It is disingenuous for anyone to say that this committee has not done its work of oversight.
Jul 11, 2012
It sounds like the system was blinking red. It sounds like the traffic cop held his hand up and said, 'Stop. Don't do this.'
Jul 10, 2012
Wouldn't the President have liked to have another 10,000 jobs a week ago Friday? That's a yes or no question. I'll answer for you: Yes, he would.
Jul 10, 2012
Serious and urgent mean serious and urgent. You got people who are hurting here.
Jul 10, 2012
So the EPA needs to quit slow walking, and you don't need legislative action.
Jun 28, 2012
My concern in my part of the world is that, if this is not done carefully, it certainly could have a very negative impact on the economy.
Jun 28, 2012
Well, you may understand that some of us are concerned about the fact that things tend to get larger than the original intention.
Jun 27, 2012
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…
Jun 20, 2012
As a clinician, I am always aware that this is a difficult problem to treat.
Jun 20, 2012
This committee's commitment to authorizing the funding for National Institutes of Health has allowed you to become one of the premiere government health research foundations in the world.
Jun 20, 2012
Any time that we get to spend a few hours with one of the premier minds in research science in the United States of America, and indeed, the world, it is a good thing.
Jun 18, 2012
The green jobs program is in fact a job sink which is pulling jobs out of the broader economy?
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