Jul 14, 2011
The fact is, the United States Congress, the Federal Government, should not pick winners and losers. Yes, there is new technology. It didn't happen as fast as the proponents of this legislation articulated in December of 2007, and the…
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 14, 2011
Earlier this week, 233 Members of this body, our colleagues, voted in repealing the 100-watt light bulb ban. This ban comes as a result of the 2007 energy legislation that included a provision that regulates what type of light bulb the…
Jul 11, 2011
Here's the bottom line: Those of us of a certain age under a compact fluorescent bulb, we don't look as good as we do under an incandescent bulb. Even the former chairman of my Committee of Energy and Commerce suffers from what might be…
Jul 11, 2011
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Four years ago, the summer of 2007, the then-new Democratic majority brought legislation to our committee that included a provision that I frankly did not understand what in the world they were trying to…
Jul 6, 2011
I wanted to bring your attention to the front page of USA Today. The story is titled, ``Medicaid Payments Go Under the Knife.'' This is an issue that, unfortunately, is going to continue to get worse. Medicaid isn't just going under the…
Jun 3, 2011
Well said, because that is exactly the point of this exercise this afternoon. These are difficult concepts. They are very easy to demagogue; they are very easy to demagogue against the Republican plan. The President himself may choose to…
Jun 3, 2011
I think we'll look forward to having similar discussions in the future, probably frequently, because it's important that we not just have the debate with both sides of the Chamber. It's also important that we have the conversation with the…
Jun 3, 2011
This afternoon, the Congressional Health Care Caucus wants to talk a little bit about the future of the government's role in health care in this country. I recognize, for those of you studying your Constitution as of this very moment, you…
May 31, 2011
Many people didn't notice that a little over 3 weeks ago, the Medicare Trustees Report came out and advised that the Medicare program would in be serious difficulty in the year 2023. Now you might ask, What is Congress doing about this? We…
May 24, 2011
I thank the Chair for the recognition. You know, if we're going to tell stories here, let's start out with ``once upon a time'' and maybe we can end with ``and they lived happily ever after.'' Whose budgetary plan puts Medicare at the most…
May 10, 2011
The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, billed as a health care bill, is actually a tax bill. It is riddled with fees and penalties that will drive up the cost of health care by imposing taxes on families and businesses. Included in…
May 4, 2011
It's an interesting little motion to recommit, described as being benign and not changing the overall nature of the underlying legislation. So benign is the motion to recommit that it descends into the realm of being superfluous and…
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