It is heartbreaking that a mom comes in and says, 'This is what happened and they didn't even prosecute.'
Michael Burgess
The Public Record
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.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in opposition to the rule providing for consideration of H. Con. Res. 24 to release the special counsel's investigation report, a report that, I may note, has not yet been…
If we don't understand the difference between Sovaldi and Daraprim we may very get--come to the wrong conclusions here.
As Congressman Burgess said million dollar drugs for various therapies start coming to market. We need a more rational way to do this.
I will admit to being frustrated that we are not considering, perhaps, some additional policies.
Giving a Member less than 24 hours to sign onto a piece of legislation they have never seen is discourteous.
We are on the cusp of some rather dramatic cures, not just treatments but cures, and this committee is responsible for the Cures for the 21st Century.
It is likely that legislation to address drug pricing will ruffle some feathers, and that is OK.
And this is why we are very eager, particularly as we move toward much more expensive biotech drugs in the future to make sure that we are dealing with this problem up front because the problem that we have seen over the last 5 or 6 years…
I appreciate the opportunity that you provided us to be a part of this. I would like to say that we very much support net neutrality.





