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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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Feb 29, 2016

The premium that I pay for a long-term care insurance policy right now is $1,500 to $2,500 per month.

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Feb 29, 2016

The private insurance market in long-term care was hurt by the introduction of the CLASS Act and then the abandonment of the CLASS Act.

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Feb 29, 2016

What worries me about what we are doing or what we have done with the discussions we have on long-term care insurance is we pretty much have taken the middle class out of it.

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Feb 25, 2016

Harnessed properly, this is another example of how innovation is creating jobs and opportunity and helping set the stage for a revival of manufacturing in the United States.

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Feb 25, 2016

We want these jobs in the United States of America. We want to make America great again.

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Feb 11, 2016

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 611 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 611 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

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Feb 11, 2016

I was down at the border, that Low Rio Grande border last weekend, and you realize you've got a CDC map that shows Mexico and Central America being purple with Zika.

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Feb 11, 2016

This past weekend, along with other members of the Border Caucus, I traveled to the lower Rio Grande Valley sector of the United States border. Mr. Speaker, the flood of illegal immigrants across the southern border has proven to be a…

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Feb 11, 2016

House Resolution 611 provides for a rule to consider a commonsense, bipartisan piece of legislation that will fix a problem that was wholly created by the intransigence of the bureaucrats at the Food and Drug Administration. This important…

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Feb 11, 2016

Just for context, my congressional career goes from SARS now to Zika, long enough for people back home to say 'term limits,' but on the other hand, there may be some value in seeing some of this stuff over a continuum.

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Feb 9, 2016

At some point, we need to look at how technology can disrupt Washington and make it work better to encourage innovations and to encourage job creation.

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Feb 9, 2016

It is a very timely hearing, as we prepare to enter into our budget season.

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