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.
House Resolution 923 provides for the consideration of two important bills related to Federal spending of taxpayer dollars. The first, H.R. 5895, the combined appropriations bill, containing three individual fiscal year 2019 Energy and…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 923 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 923 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for…
Reauthorizing PAHPA is an important public health and national security issue and I look forward to working with all members of the committee on this bipartisan effort.
PAHPA reauthorization is a unique opportunity to examine our response to all threats and ensure we look forward to the future.
I am proud to be working on this important bill with my good friend, Representative Eshoo, who was one of the authors of the first PAHPA bill in 2006.
I want to thank both Representative Susan Brooks and Anna Eshoo for working on this draft legislation which is being considered today.
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton), the vice chairman of the full committee and chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee. (Mr. BARTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, nays 179, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 28, as…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 905 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 905 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…





