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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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Jan 13, 2020

We need to continue to work on that because it is critically important.

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Jan 9, 2020

Let me yield myself 30 seconds for the purpose of response before I yield to Mr. Cole. And my response would be, had the gentleman from Massachusetts yielded to me for a question, my question was going to be, was he asking for unanimous…

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Jan 9, 2020

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 2. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 779, the gentleman from Texas (Mr…

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Jan 7, 2020

As policymakers, can we access that fund of data to, say, for example, get the number of antivaccine issues that have been propagated on your platform?

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Jan 7, 2020

If I ever doubted the power of Facebook, 3 years ago that doubt was completely eliminated.

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Jan 7, 2020

A heavy-handed regulation will make it impossible for online retailers to provide discounts.

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Jan 7, 2020

We should get their input as we discuss how to handle dark patterns.

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Jan 7, 2020

I applaud the Trump administration for their forward-thinking leadership in setting a light-touch framework for encouraging continued, responsible American innovation in AI.

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Jan 7, 2020

America must lead the world in AI development.

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Jan 7, 2020

If just 1 percent of nonemergency medical transportation trips prevented an emergency room visit, the State of Florida would receive a 1,108 percent return on investment.

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Jan 7, 2020

We got to keep people out of the emergency rooms.

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Jan 7, 2020

We need to make sure that people have access to those programs.

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Jan 7, 2020

The lack of access to transportation can be a barrier across the country.

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Jan 7, 2020

The benefit outweighs the risk here. There is no question about it.

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Jan 7, 2020

This policy, H.R. 5534, aligns with the goals of the administration.

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Jan 7, 2020

These are bills designed to provide access to medical services or medicines for different American patients.

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Jan 7, 2020

We should protect that investment.

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Dec 16, 2019

But he also, this was the speech in which he also said that they needed more military equipment, both lethal and nonlethal.

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Dec 16, 2019

This is a matter of great importance for the future of our country.

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Dec 16, 2019

I think Mr. Cole's amendment is well-reasoned, well-considered.

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Dec 16, 2019

I think that is why it is resting in the House. And that is why I agree with my friend on the Constitution side, it rests in the House for a reason, because we are the--it is the same reason taxes and spending have to originate here.

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Dec 16, 2019

There was no reason we could have not got that information before it was decided to be released.

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Dec 16, 2019

This should have never been in Intel to start with, and I just disagree inherently with that.

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Dec 16, 2019

I disagree vehemently with the majority on this--we need to do this now.

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Dec 16, 2019

But I can't help but be struck by the fact that this does seem to be proceeding rather rapidly.

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