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Michael Burgess: “Eliminating inappropriate payments, payments that, in fact, embarrassingly hemorrhage from the programs, is, as Mr.…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2012
Eliminating inappropriate payments, payments that, in fact, embarrassingly hemorrhage from the programs, is, as Mr. Pallone pointed out, a bipartisan issue.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the bipartisan need to address waste in healthcare payments.

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