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On the recordApril 29, 2019
Though I think the Democratic Medicare for All proposal is an extreme one, I would remind the majority that Republicans are, as Mrs. Lesko said, committed to working together to improve the system we currently have.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess expresses skepticism about Medicare for All while advocating for bipartisan improvements to the current system.

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