Nov 17, 2014
Overall, we failed in our response to the Ebola crisis. Communication was lacking, systems of protocol broke down.
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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Nov 17, 2014
It is impossible for the American people to understand why the Government would have one standard for the military and yet another standard for people who may have been in the same, or possibly more perilous circumstances.
Nov 17, 2014
This summer's emergency only emphasized that we must have humility when discussing Ebola.
Nov 17, 2014
President Obama is trying to address these challenges, and we should support those efforts.
Nov 17, 2014
It is a credit to our country that we are leading the effort to end the epidemic in West Africa.
Nov 17, 2014
This epidemic will surely go down in history as one of the most serious public health crises of the last 100 years.
Nov 17, 2014
I could not--and still do not--understand why health workers on the front lines of the epidemic in Africa were so much better protected than the nurses and doctors who treated Ebola patients in the United States.
Nov 17, 2014
Congress did the right thing by making those investments. They saved lives, they enhanced our preparedness, and the Congress should do the right thing now.
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