dr. burgess controlling an airway. i liked aside and there was dr. phil rowe, an ob-gyn from tennessee was working with a patient and that was not good. >> shepard: that was the truck driver, right? >> i think this is probably one of the two people in the back. >> shepard: okay. >> the truck driver looked like he was walking away from the scene, believe it or not. i'm guessing the truck got clipped in the middle and the two gentlemen in the back didn't fare as well. >> shepard: my understanding is that you performed cpr for quite some time. >> right. so dr. rowe was working on the airway. i joined them. i could not find a pulse. so we started cpr, performed it for several minutes. still could not get a pulse, tried to shock him a couple times. still no pulse. >> shepard: you had a defibrillator there? >> by that point we did. the ems showed up. did a great job. these first responders are just amazing. the capitol police cleared it for us so that we could work. you know, dr. burgess is up to his knees in anti-freeze spilling out, trying to control an

dr. burgess hit a truck.an you take me just real quickly from the beginning whenever this started and what you were doing? >> i was sitting at a table talking to two other members. i think we were planning something for the months ahead. and one the train just came to a complete stop. it came to a stop jolt, kind of a jump. the lights went off. there was unpleasant electrical smell which filled the air. and, you know, the whole sequence of events where you wonder is there something nefarious going on? you see the accident dewe and this appears to be a vehicular accident. and there must be victims. i better get out there to help. that was kind of the rapid sequence. >> harris: wow. all right. dr. burgess, one of those who attended to the injured outside a truck that was on the tracks that this amtrak train hit. we appreciate your perspective. and your accounting of how you were part of life-saving measures today. thank you very much and for your service as well. >> thank you, harris. thank you for your time. >

dr. burgess, dr. rowe, dr.assidy, marshall and others did what we could for the gentleman who was severely injured. traumatic experience for all. we did what we could to help him. i'm just praying for him. >> how just absolutely awful. of course, our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to those families. do you understand exactly -- were the guardrails down when the truck was trying to make the turn? did you see anything out the the window? >> when we went by, when they pulled the train back, the guardrails were down and i think everyone said that they were down. so we don't know exactly what happened. that will be up to the ntsb to determine. all i know is that a lot of members, families and staff were thrown around the train a little bit. we had some minor injuries. as i know you described. you know, again from a physician's perspective, getting to the scene, it was pretty awful. we did what we could for the gentleman who was still living. unfortunately we couldn't do anything for the other gentleman. we're j

dr. burgess. begin, i'm going to disagree respectfully with my friend's assertion that people are having their rights stripped away. the only people losing their rights here are indian tribes. that's what happened when the nlrb did what it did and without the direction of congress or the administration decided to on its own it would treat indian tribal governments different than other governments. it's those rights to the tribal governments that we're busy trying to restore. my friend, who again, is very good on indian issues as a rule. i understand the competing claims here. i recognize the tension that's involved in that. but it's not as if tribal governments don't have their own labor codes and their own standards. and frankly those have to comply with american law. under the indian civil rights act of 1965, there's absolutely nothing a tribal government can do that would contravene the guaranteed rights of the united states constitution for all americans. so to suggest they are somehow violati

dr. burgess. yes, if you would, please. i have only been here for a couple of hours, but i have to go for a few minute, and i would ask the gentleman to please come take my place. >> thank you, this is power. i are recognize myself for the balance of the time. and i would like to say how much i appreciate your being here, and appreciate the testimony that you have provided for us, the chronological outlay that you have provided havi. having been here r for a number of years, i went through many of those as a first-person experience, and it was sometimes good, and sometimes the opposite of good to relive those, but i really, i did like the way you finished up with the fact that this year the house got 12 appropriations bill done and the tax bill, and are repealed the individual mandate and all accomplished without any type o without an earmark and that is a powerful statement, don't you think? >> yes, mr. burgess, mr. chairman. and yes shgs s, it is an import point, because many of the members who testified yesterday and man

dr. burgess. i know he was hoping for some time. anyone else would like my time. if not i would go back so the chairman can proceed with the hearing and i have another hearing i have to go to hear thank you again for the good work you do. i know we are in the same team here to help americans trust to their food is safe to eat. without i yield back. thank you, mr. chairman. the chair will recognize the ranking member of the subcommittee, the full committee, mr. pallone for his opening statement. thank you, mr. chairman. this committee has a long history of overseeing food safety over the last decade we've had multiple hearings examining the fruit and drug administration's oversight of food recalled in the agency's authority to protect the nation's food supply could fda plays a critical role. in fiscal year 2017 alone, fda oversaw more than 3600 recalls and this is no small task but we have seen cases that expose weaknesses in fda's ability to respond to these threats. for example, as already mentioned in 2007, the committee investigation to a salmonella outbreak id

dr. burgess. yes, if you would, ease, i've only been here a couple of hours, but i've got to go for a few minutes and i'd ask the gentleman to please take my pla place. place. >> myself for the balance of the time. well, i just want to say how much i appreciate you being here and appreciate the testimony that you've provided for us, the chronological outlay that you have provided, having been here for a number of years, i actually went through many of those as a first person experience and it was sometimes good, sometimes the opposite of good to relive those, but i really -- i did like the way you finished up with the fact that this year house, at least appropriations deals done before the end of the year, big tax done, individual mandate, all accomplished without any type of taxpayer funded inducement in the form of an earmark, that's a powerful statement, don't you think? >> thank you, mr. burgess, mr. chairman. yes, it is an important point because, again, many of the members who testified yest

dr. burgess. i know he was looking for some time. anyone else would like the remainder of my time? if not, i will yield back to the chairman so we can proceed with the hearing and i do have another hearing i have to go to, so i'll be in and out of this one. thank you for the good work you do. i know we are here for americans can trust the food is safe to eat. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now the chair will recognize the ranking member mr. pollone for the purposes of opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> this committee has a long history of overseeing food safety. over the last decade we've had multiple hearings examining the food and drug administration's oversight of food recalls and the agency's authority to protect the nation's food supply. the fda plays a critical role. fda oversaw more than 3600 recalls and this is no small task, but we have seen cases that exposed weaknesses in fda's ability to respond to these threats. for example, as has been mentioned in 2007, a committee investigation into a salmonella outbreak identified serious flaws in our food safety networ

dr. michael burgess, jumped into action to help some of those.rtunately, mostly minor injuries, with that one likely fatality, possibly the driver of the truck the train collided with. >> dana: tragic accident. all right, griff general kin, thank you. president trump hailing a new era of prosperity during his state of the union address. let's bring in bruce melman, founder of melman, castignetti and thomas. >> well done. >> dana: we don't have as much time as i would have liked because of the breaking news. i'm gonna get right to it. at the end of last year, you said that you believed that 2018 could be even crazier than 2017. can you tell us why? >> i wish i didn't think that, but i think it will be for a couple of reasons. first, both sides, both parties, ended the year believing that they're winning and unlikely to double down. trump folks with legislative accomplishments, judicial accomplishments, regulatory accomplishments, a traoeufrbing thriving economy and stock market. by contrast, the democrats, through polling, the energy in their base

dr. michael burgess. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: chip, 1996, on bipartisan offering, democratic president, bill clinton and newt gingrich as part of welfare reform and move from welfare to work and what do we do about children? they are going to lose their medicaid and children will be lost at sea. chip was created as a olympic grant program, maximum flexibility to the states and authorized for 10 years. chip was authorized for 10 years. funded for five but authorized for 10 years. we are finishing that up. i wanted a two-year bill. i compromised. senate democrats and senate republicans wanted a five-year bill. we funded community health centers. we had the hospitals back home were saying we can't manage. remember, everyone was supposed to lay down in the fields of obamacare, except they're not. our hospitals are tasked with taking care of underinsured and uninsured. we need to delay those dish cuts. and here's the thing that strikes me. we passed a five-year bill through this house, and then the congressional budget office

dr. michael burgess. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: chip, 1996, on bipartisan offering, democratic president, bill clinton and newt gingrich as part of welfare reform and move from welfare to work and what do we do about children? they are going to lose their medicaid and children will be lost at sea. chip was created as a olympic grant program, maximum flexibility to the states and authorized for 10 years. chip was authorized for 10 years. funded for five but authorized for 10 years. we are finishing that up. i wanted a two-year bill. i compromised. senate democrats and senate republicans wanted a five-year bill. we funded community health centers. we had the hospitals back home were saying we can't manage. remember, everyone was supposed to lay down in the fields of obamacare, except they're not. our hospitals are tasked with taking care of underinsured and uninsured. we need to delay those dish cuts. and here's the thing that strikes me. we passed a five-year bill through this house, and then the congressional budget office