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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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Jul 17, 2012

I certainly will not support, and I think it is useless politically, to try to take the money away from the Affordable Care Act.

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Jul 17, 2012

But now if you got someone looking over your shoulder saying look, you are a high utilizer for this type of testing and these indications are very soft, who is going to help us with the liability side of that question?

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Jul 17, 2012

I think that the health care system is in crisis, and the other providers have the same problems.

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Jul 17, 2012

But honestly, we have got to allow for the rich panoply of practices that are out there to continue to thrive.

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Jul 17, 2012

Together, the public and private sectors can and should work together to get the health care system on a better path to sustainability.

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Jul 17, 2012

I asked the cabdriver, would you stop at a pharmacy and let me pick up a rescue inhaler so I am not sitting here in the backseat of your cab suffocating.

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Jul 17, 2012

Can you understand why there is such frustration with this?

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Jul 17, 2012

How come you know better than I do about what is best to treat my asthma?

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Jul 17, 2012

Yes, we should have the EPA here. They should be answering the question why are there two prescription products that are continuing to use CFCs still sold, not affected under the ban?

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Jul 17, 2012

So we know people can die from over-the-counter products.

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Jul 17, 2012

I mean that is kind of what we are saying here, isn't it?

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Jul 17, 2012

I mean this really makes no sense.

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