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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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Sep 21, 2016

What I don't want to see is the Government regulations and overly prescriptive mandates taking away consumer choice and putting the big hurt on the family budget.

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Sep 21, 2016

I believe in fuel efficiency, I believe in energy independence, but I also believe in policy that is based upon the real world.

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Sep 21, 2016

I feel equally as strongly that Government should not be in the business of telling consumers what they can and cannot purchase.

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Sep 21, 2016

The Government should not be in the business of telling consumers what they can use and what they cannot purchase.

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Sep 21, 2016

I have introduced H.R. 4504, the Energy Efficiency Free Market Act, to repeal the Department of Energy's authority to mandate efficiency standards for all consumer products.

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Sep 21, 2016

I have serious concerns about the real-world impact that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's standards... will have on vehicles on our economy.

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Sep 21, 2016

we ignore the consumer at our own peril both as a legislative body, sort of the regulators that were on the panel before, and you of course as the manufacturers and people who are supplying consumers what they want to buy.

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Sep 21, 2016

I believe so strongly in the power of efficiency, in fact, that I hold an annual Energy Efficiency Summit in my district every July.

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Sep 13, 2016

Welcome to our hearing on advanced robotics, technology that has made its way into the United States in a variety of sectors.

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Sep 13, 2016

It is 2016, and so many people my age will, of course, remember the cartoon 'The Jetsons' and coming home to Rosie the Robot.

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Sep 13, 2016

Good morning and welcome to our hearing examining advanced robotics--technology that has made its way into the U.S. economy in a variety of sectors.

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Sep 13, 2016

House Resolution 858 provides for consideration of H.R. 3590, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act and the Restoring Access to Medication Act. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided among the majority…

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