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Michael Burgess: “I am the son of a physician, a physician who chose to leave Canada's government-run health care system behind for the…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I am the son of a physician, a physician who chose to leave Canada's government-run health care system behind for the United States.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Shares personal background to argue against government-run health care.

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