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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.
The opioid epidemic has swept across the country impacting millions of Americans who lost loved ones to this preventable crisis. No community is immune. Just as the President of the United States has said, this is, in fact, the crisis next…
I thank the chairman of the full committee for his participation in this hour tonight. The chairman is correct; our committee has a history of working in a bipartisan fashion. This, obviously, is an illness that can strike regardless of…
I thank the gentleman for his participation this evening. He brings some valuable insights, and I am always grateful to hear his perspective from the State of Michigan. I now go way out West to California. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…
I thank the gentleman from Mississippi for participating in our Special Order tonight. I thank him for his leadership in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the work that he has done to help control this crisis. I now…
I thank the gentleman for his participation this evening. Again, the problem is not likely to be solved by one political party or the other. It is going to require a collaborative approach. Opioid abuse can happen by access to dangerous…
I thank the gentlewoman for her participation in this evening's Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, it is now my great privilege to yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Griffith), the vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and…
I think the FERC is well equipped, if you look at some cases that we've had over the last decade.
Do you agree that it is important to know how those dollars are being spent and where they are being spent?
Authorizing pharmacists clinical services under Medicare Part B, which H.R. 529 accomplishes, will go a long way to empower pharmacists and give them an opportunity to help address prescription drug misuse and abuse.
I hope to work with my colleagues to address these concerns so that we can all support concrete and thoughtful legislation that will actually help address the crisis.
I have significant concerns regarding one of the discussion drafts to add a pain assessment to the Welcome to Medicare physical.
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