If Congress does not want you to undertake that task, Congress should change the law. It is up to you; it is up to us.
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.
Sometimes I feel like I am trapped in a Charles Dickens novel. It is the best of times; it is the worst of times.
Even if there were a chance that the majority's Title II bill could become law we now know unequivocally that it would be the wrong direction for rural America.
I have seen senior citizens have to make a decision between buying medicine and buying groceries.
Prescription drug prices have been something that is extremely important to me and something that I have concentrated on.
The most immediate and most significant impact we can have on prescription drug pricing is to have transparency.
Moving the discounts to the point of sale, I have always said that the most immediate and most significant impact we can have on prescription drug pricing is to have transparency.
We heard in this committee two Congresses ago how there had not been a new FDA-approved treatment for sickle cell in almost 40 years.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, a little over 2 years ago, President Trump stood on the west front of this Capitol and pledged to dedicate his administration to taking care of the forgotten men and women of this country…
People don't take kindly to you changing their employer-sponsored health insurance.





