Michael Burgess

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009, Resolved, that the bill from the House of Representatives H.R. 3590 entitled, An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time home buyers credit in the case of members of the…

If we cared about asthmatics, if we weren't conducting a war on asthmatics, we would allow this to happen.

I would just submit to you some of the boom we are seeing in energy production, and I am grateful that the gas is there.

I wholeheartedly concur, and I congratulate the President for being correct on this.

I have to believe at some point that charmed life expires.

There are a lot of things that the last Congress and this Congress has done to sort of kick cans down various roads, and it looks to me like all the roads end in December of this year.

President Obama himself, and he is from the White House, told us this last year when he had all us down there to talk to us about the debt limit, he referenced how expensive health care was.

Donna Edwards in her testimony, she talked about how women are going to be able to choose any doctor they want without a referral.

If I were in your position, and I thank God every day that I am not, but if I had your job and this was out there, I think I would at least have in the back of my mind some contingency plan for what happens next

I think there is ample evidence that they do work.

This is the office that is the lead implementation force, the referee on meeting guidance for consumers, States and insurance companies on the Affordable Care Act.

Congress is supposed to do the budget, and Congress does the appropriation.

It seems thin, given the requested increase.

I greatly appreciate the presence of Mr. William Ditto, who hails from the great State of New Jersey.

I would be remiss, as my chairman said, if I didn't mention how a member of our own body, Gabby Giffords, was also a victim of traumatic brain injury while performing her congressional duties.

Of course, I know I must direct my comments to you. April 17 is coming up. It's rapidly approaching. I know people are focusing and will begin to focus more and more on this issue for what remains of the month of March and the first couple…

This patch must be repealed to create a permanent system for Medicare reimbursement for our nation's medical system.

Funding by states and the federal government to implement the changes should be withheld until the legal status of this law is settled.

We cannot afford to spend any money on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

I believe in the flat tax, I think it is a worthwhile exercise.

I urge this committee to take into account the problems that we are going to encounter with a sustainable growth rate formula...

I try to participate every year because I do believe it is an important part of the process.

I view the President's request as a slap in the face to Fermi's legacy of scientific achievement.

The President has decimated our Mars exploration budget, cancelled our plans to return to space exploration.

I do not believe that the President's budget takes us there; in fact, I believe it undercuts that investment.