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Michael Burgess: “It is just fundamentally wrong that, because of an academic degree that I have, I am not able to engage in a lawful…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
It is just fundamentally wrong that, because of an academic degree that I have, I am not able to engage in a lawful practice in this country.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticizes restrictions on physician-owned hospitals based on academic qualifications.

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