July 14, 2011 2:23 pm ET filed under Blog
Gingrey Fails In Attempt To "Accurately" Describe Difference Between "Premium Support" And "Voucher"
July 13, 2011 5:44 pm ET filed under Video
Rep. Burgess: Health Care Law "Was Not About Health Care...It's About Control"
In today's Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) engaged one of the witnesses in a relatively calm discussion about repealing the SGR (the Medicare payment formula for physicians) and repealing IPAB. However, towards the end, Burgess began angrily waving what appeared to be the printed version of the Affordable Care Act and claimed that the health care law was never really about health care but instead it was "a tax bill" and "about control." Burgess then raised the old specter of "death panels" by saying that administration "want[s] to control what you do...and they want to be able to tell [doctors] when to stop. Don't do anymore. That patient's had enough."
March 24, 2010 10:37 am ET filed under Video
Rep. Burgess: Democrats Obstructed Passage Of Health Care Bill
September 10, 2009 6:27 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Burgess Lies About President Obama's Health Care Address
July 28, 2009 12:00 pm ET filed under Fact Check
The GOP "Health Care Rapid Response Team" Rakes In Money From Health Care Special Interests
Each morning, the House Republican Conference provides the press with the roster of its "Health Care Rapid Response Team," which lists House Republicans who "are available to talk about health care this week." However, a quick glance at who's filling their campaign coffers raises the question: just whose interests do these members have at heart?
