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Michael Burgess: “As a doctor, such immorality of knowingly sentencing a patient to death by either denying them treatment or selling them…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
As a doctor, such immorality of knowingly sentencing a patient to death by either denying them treatment or selling them an adulterated product, that is an absolutely chilling proposition.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess expresses concern over the moral implications of counterfeit drugs.

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