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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.
I thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. It is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour, and I certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by the…
And I thank the gentlelady from California (Mrs. Capps) for her recognition. As cochairman of the Congressional MS Caucus, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1116, supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness…
I will yield myself my remaining time. I want to thank Representative Carnahan for the recognition and echo his call to other Members of this Congress to join the MS Caucus. This caucus does real work. We provide information. We provide…
Tomorrow we were to have a hearing in my Committee on Energy and Commerce about the companies in the United States that restated their earnings as a result of us passing the misguided health care bill last month. These companies were…
I thank the Speaker for the recognition. I thank the leadership on my side for allowing me to talk this hour. Mr. Speaker, it is April 15. It is the day that we file our taxes, or in some cases we submit a request for an extension. In the…
I thank the gentleman for the recognition. You know, it's ironic, isn't it? Two days ago a bill was signed that is going to fundamentally change the way health care is delivered in this country for the next three generations, and 48 hours…
I, too, am coming to the floor of the House tonight to try to clarify for the American people some of the things that have happened here over the weekend. As you know, we passed a very big bill last night, hasn't been quite 24 hours, it…
We heard just a few minutes ago from the other side that it is time to show the American people what is in this bill. I couldn't agree more. It is high time. So with an acknowledgement to Dr. John Goodman at the National Center for Policy…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. There's lots of things I could say. Let me say this on the physician fix in Medicare, because that has been something that has been left out of the equation. The Democrats do say that they passed a bill…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. You know, it's really a shame we have this health care bill in front of us. We have provisions now for 17,000 new IRS agents but not one dollar for a new nurse or a new doctor. You know what, you'll have…
I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Roskam from Illinois talked about how the American people want us to fix the economy. And one of the ways we can help that is if we will conclude this discussion we've been having about taking…
An important point is that is a Senate bill. It never went through any House committee. There was never any House input or imprint upon that bill. All of that language was derived over in the Senate. And the House of Representatives…
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