Michael Burgess

I think we both have to agree that the timeline is a strong economic disincentive.

I will support her efforts to have a full and open hearing on the heparin issue.

Just finally, I do want to underscore that greenhouse gases do not have a health impact. But in the odd event that someone were sprayed in the face with a greenhouse gas such as methane, the emergency powers exist under section 303 of the…

At this point, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), and I ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control that time. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Georgia will control…

I have a bipartisan bill, bipartisan bill H.R. 816 and I hope Congress will move quickly because if Obamacare is going to deepen this liability crisis it must be stopped.

And the story about counties in Texas having ER doctors and OB-GYNs that had never had one before is that just some fantasy made up by doctors or is that an actual fact?

The reason there are so many urological procedures done now in McAllen is they hadn't had a urologist for over a decade.

I want to work with you on this.

I do not believe we need to study this anymore.

Mr. President, I could not agree more.

The Independent Payment Advisory Board really is indicative of one of the problems with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

You just have to ask yourself why you wouldn't look to the States as laboratories and found out what is working.

Chairman Pallone or Ranking Member Pallone talks about how we reauthorized several provisions of existing law in the Affordable Care Act.

I recall them vividly. That is why I am reminding you of them.

It is not good for patients. It is not good for consumers. It is certainly not good for corporate America and it is not good for the taxpayer.

Is the Affordable Care Act affordable? We don't know.

The overall national health expenditures would be increased by some $311 billion.

My bill, HR 1040, the Freedom Flat Tax, is a common sense alternative to the burdensome tax filing system.

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

The current payment system is not only unsustainable, it is unreliable.

I think at some point in the future when you deem it safe, your presence in Japan, I think, would go a long way towards reassuring the people there.

Absolutely. And I will tell you in my home area right now the public doesn't get the sense that its safety is being protected.

I think it is so important that the EPA work closely and not in an adversarial relationship with the State agency.

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