Burgess: Congress' Job is more than Passing Legislation
Washington,
May 15, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, spoke on the House Floor this morning about the importance of legislators representing those who elected them. During March and April, Congress passed four emergency appropriations bills. Implementation of these pieces of legislation is just beginning. It is critical that Congress is deliberate, studies and learns from action already taken, and then decides what further action is needed. The American taxpayer has entrusted Congress with this responsibility and continuing to spend money without oversight is reckless.
As Prepared for Delivery: Congress, recognizing the importance of widespread diagnostic testing, took action to encourage the development of localized testing strategies. Congress has directed billions of dollars toward testing in four Coronavirus response bills. Before $3 trillion more dollars of taxpayer money is spent, significantly increasing the debt and deficit, we have to evaluate the current state of response and recovery, including our testing strategy. We have to get this right for the American people. |
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