Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after President Trump signed the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 into law.

“The bipartisan Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 will ensure that children in Texas and around the country continue to have access to highly-trained pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists,” said Dr. Burgess. “As one of her students, I am grateful that this law is named in honor of Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks – a trailblazing pediatric surgeon and Lewisville native. It is a fitting tribute to an outstanding surgeon, who I imagine would be glad to see her name on a law that will help another generation of physicians to excel. I also am grateful to my fellow Texan Rep. Gene Green for his work authoring this legislation with me, and to President Trump for helping to steward this vital reauthorization across the finish line.”

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