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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.
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1011 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1011 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…
House Resolution 1011 provides for the consideration of two bills aimed at removing some of the most burdensome aspects of the Affordable Care Act, and, as a result, moving toward lowering healthcare costs for the millions of Americans who…
The gentleman is quite correct in identifying the other body as sometimes an obstacle to good public policy, for it was 1 year ago that the other body blocked a health care reform that this body had passed the previous May. But, Mr…
We need to ensure that patients with substance use disorder have access to the treatment they need and we do not unintentionally limit access.
Patients need transparency into the quality of addiction treatment of the providers nationwide.
H.R. 6 did pass through this committee and, indeed, on the floor of the House. And we do call on the Senate, the other body, to take that up.
Access to mental health and substance use disorder care, especially in the midst of an opioid epidemic, is vital to the overall health of our nation.
We granted States additional flexibility in administering mental health block grants to address the specific needs of their patient population.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…
These policies were the result of multiyear, multimember bipartisan congressional effort, and they are based largely off the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.
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