Political Quotes

Michael Burgess

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 200920242,953 total · peak 2019 (408)
2009: 37 quotes2010: 99 quotes2011: 233 quotes2012: 233 quotes2013: 347 quotes2014: 215 quotes2015: 250 quotes2016: 178 quotes2017: 189 quotes2018: 223 quotes2019: 408 quotes2020: 146 quotes2021: 181 quotes2022: 61 quotes2023: 91 quotes2024: 62 quotes
Mar 12, 2013

Can you imagine if a Republican president pushed through a law that kicked 500,000 children off their health insurance?

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2013

Instead of encouraging growth, this tax creates a disincentive for employers to grow their workforce.

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2013

It begs the question, it is almost every problem that was identified 10 years ago, you encountered on your task force 10 years later.

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2013

The security of our Nation's weapons facilities is not an issue that divides or should divide along party lines.

congress.gov
Mar 6, 2013

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is an important bill that we are considering today. It's not a perfect bill. It's not the bill that I would write if I had the power to write the bill. But it's an important bill. And as a…

govinfo.gov
Mar 4, 2013

The Affordable Care Act was passed now almost 3 years ago, and the Affordable Care Act was going to lower costs. And why wouldn't you like it? You get free stuff. Well, how do you pay for that free stuff? It turns out five new taxes were…

govinfo.gov
Feb 27, 2013

I would appreciate some follow-up on this because clearly there is a concern.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2013

As I understand, the last report was in 2006.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2013

It is important that we make some progress: I will tell you what.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2013

It has been almost 3 years since this was signed into law. It is important stuff.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2013

It is languishing, and we are coming up on 3 years.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Langlois and Mr. Greene, thank you both for being here today.

congress.gov

Politicians like Michael Burgess