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Michael Burgess: “I am going to talk a little bit more about the resolution of inquiry because I believe that is an important tool that is…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2010
I am going to talk a little bit more about the resolution of inquiry because I believe that is an important tool that is available to the minority Members of the House. And I think it is a tool that we need to use, a tool that we need to exercise in order to get the American people the information that they are going to need to make up their minds about this bill.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Jan 12, 2010

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The speaker addresses the need for transparency regarding the health care bill and the use of a resolution of inquiry.

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