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Michael Burgess: “You know, it's really a shame we have this health care bill in front of us. We have provisions now for 17,000 new IRS…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2010
You know, it's really a shame we have this health care bill in front of us. We have provisions now for 17,000 new IRS agents but not one dollar for a new nurse or a new doctor. You know what, you'll have access, all right, but you may be getting your prenatal care from Turbo Tax.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Mar 21, 2010

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Burgess criticizes the health care bill for prioritizing IRS agents over medical professionals.

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