Michael Burgess

I was against this when it happened, but it mandated that a certain volume of ethanol be incorporated into the Nation's gasoline supply.

I hate to go off topic here for a moment because our opportunity to talk--as much as I cherish the opportunities, we don't get to talk that often.

This administration is preventing people from getting back to work producing domestic energy.

These are dangerous and costly delay tactics, and they must stop.

This administration has done everything, literally everything in its power to hamper the growth of the energy sector of our economy.

Help us craft that as a, whatever you want to call it, demonstration project or whatever.

Eighty percent of Medicare, which is a lot, is spent by 20 percent of the patients.

Willie Sutton used to rob banks because that is where the money was.

Practice costs are rising but don't expect us to help you meet your costs, and oh, by the way, a 30 percent pay cut in December.

Let us all accept the premise that it has--the SGR has to go, and this morning we are here to hear our witnesses focus on their solutions.

The pressing need for a sustainable, long-term answer to our nuclear fuel storage is critical.

The administration does not want to disclose pursuant to the law anything about this thus far

We got a 2,000-page bill, people were mad about a 1,000-page bill.

Did anyone get to participate in that besides the White House, Rahm Emanuel, Speaker Pelosi?

Something magic happens when people spend their own money for health care.

I find that strains credulity.

We created a system now that it requires 1,200 waivers in which to work.

Withholding of information is in direct contradiction to the transparency.

Does that seem like a big deal to anyone else, or am I just misplaced on this?

We have saved $2 trillion.

In my opinion, the difference is that President Obama, when he was a candidate running for President, campaigned on this as a campaign promise.

Aren't we all grateful that the Obama administration and leaders in the House and Senate who were involved in the discussions surrounding the extinction of Osama bin Laden, aren't we all glad that they were able to keep a secret?

This information has been withheld by the White House, despite statements that they would be the most transparent administration in history.

What did we do about cost? Well, costs are going up.

In this law that was signed in the East Room of the White House just a little over a year ago, section 4002 takes from Congress the oversight of spending, and it becomes a blank check for the Secretary to do with as she wishes without any…