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Michael Burgess: “The law should work, and we as members of the subcommittee, we as members of this full committee, we as Members of…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2015
The law should work, and we as members of the subcommittee, we as members of this full committee, we as Members of Congress have a constitutional obligation for oversight as to how those Federal dollars are spent.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the need for oversight on federal spending related to healthcare.

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