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Michael Burgess: “I worry about it, because of the number of times it says in that bill the Secretary shall, the Secretary shall.”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
I worry about it, because of the number of times it says in that bill the Secretary shall, the Secretary shall.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess expresses concern over bureaucratic control in healthcare legislation.

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