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Michael Burgess: “I am going to tell you, in health care you don't get something for nothing. There is always a cost, and someone always…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2013
I am going to tell you, in health care you don't get something for nothing. There is always a cost, and someone always pays it.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess warns that health care reforms will incur costs despite promises of savings.

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