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Michael Burgess: “I was the only Republican vote for that bill that was brought forward in the House in November of 2009.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I was the only Republican vote for that bill that was brought forward in the House in November of 2009.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess reflects on his unique support for a Medicare reform bill.

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