Pete Sessions: “I really appreciate the distinguished gentleman from Lewisville, Texas, Dr. Michael Burgess, who serves several roles in…”

“I really appreciate the distinguished gentleman from Lewisville, Texas, Dr. Michael Burgess, who serves several roles in this House of Representatives. First of all, he is chairman of the Subcommittee on Health for the Energy and Commerce Committee--actually, his favorite committee--and then his duties at the Rules Committee, and Mike has spent a good number of years in service to the entire body. I want to thank Dr. Burgess for his personally handling not only this matter, but bringing to Congress a really strong attitude that he has about children. Dr. Burgess, for a number of years since his early days in Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, as a resident and then becoming an obstetrician-gynecologist who served not only the Dallas area, thousands of people, but he brought to that a love of children, women, and families to give precious life to the United States of America, I want to thank him for his healthy child bill that he brought to the Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Speaker, let me say this. The gentlewoman from New York, the ranking member of the Rules Committee, and the entire committee yesterday spent a great deal of time not only looking at this particular bill, but other very germane issues related to healthcare. My colleagues, including the gentlewoman from New York, really have the best heart in this. I believe this is an issue where we agree.…”