“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Michael Burgess

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Michael Clifton Burgess is an American politician and physician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Burgess has focused on healthcare policy, leveraging his medical background to inform his legislative work. He has been involved in various committees and has advocated for issues such as medical research and veterans' healthcare. Burgess has also been a vocal supporter of conservative fiscal policies and has participated in discussions surrounding healthcare reform.

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Mar 27, 2023

I have a bill with Henry Cuellar of Laredo. It is a bipartisan bill to repeal the ban on physician-owned hospitals.

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Mar 22, 2023

But according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal--quoting here--'China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday that a sale or divestiture of TikTok will involve exporting technology [that has] to be approved by the Chinese Government.'

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Mar 22, 2023

Why was it not a priority to fix these problems while the Democrats were doing their reconciliation bills the last 2 years?

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Mar 22, 2023

We are going to need bipartisan effort to work together to find common ground to save Social Security and protect Medicare.

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Mar 22, 2023

I fear TikTok will grow into a much bigger problem--a cancer, if you will.

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Mar 22, 2023

Any doctor in this country that you asked that question will tell you that they have suffered significant reimbursement reductions.

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Mar 22, 2023

Any TikTok or ByteDance data that is viewed, stored, or passes through China is subject to the laws of China, a one-party, authoritarian state hostile to all American standards of privacy.

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Mar 22, 2023

There is a difference of opinion on what it does to the downstream effects of innovation.

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Feb 28, 2023

House Resolution 166 provides for the consideration of two measures, H.R. 347 and H.J. Res. 30. The rule provides for H.R. 347, the REIN IN Act, to be considered under a structured rule with 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled…

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Feb 28, 2023

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 166 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 166 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Feb 28, 2023

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of a resolution that affirms the House's unwavering commitment to protect…

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Feb 28, 2023

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that none of my fellow Republican colleagues want to come down and join in with my colleague from Texas to talk about how great…

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