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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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Jun 27, 2012

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

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Jun 27, 2012

There has been a lot of discussion about the use of unmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as drones, in United States airspace, and rightfully so. Beginning with the FAA reauthorization bill which passed this House earlier in the year…

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Jun 26, 2012

Here we are, 32 hours away from the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act. No one has a clear idea of what their decision will be. We've worked hard in preparing for any decision that might come from the Supreme Court, and…

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Jun 20, 2012

I thank the chairman for yielding and the Speaker for the recognition. Today, we are considering the Food and Drug Administration's Safety Innovation Act, and I urge my colleagues to support it. This bill reauthorizes Food and Drug…

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Jun 20, 2012

Any time that we get to spend a few hours with one of the premier minds in research science in the United States of America, and indeed, the world, it is a good thing.

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Jun 20, 2012

As a clinician, I am always aware that this is a difficult problem to treat.

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Jun 20, 2012

This committee's commitment to authorizing the funding for National Institutes of Health has allowed you to become one of the premiere government health research foundations in the world.

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Jun 18, 2012

the green jobs program is in fact a job sink which is pulling jobs out of the broader economy?

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Jun 18, 2012

On Friday, the administration showed it is less concerned with supporting policies that will put millions of unemployed Americans back to work and instead has decided to go in an entirely new direction. Unilateral changes in law that have…

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Jun 18, 2012

Apparently green jobs is as hard to define as a shovel-ready project.

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Jun 18, 2012

I hope fundamental tax reform is undertaken by this Congress in the next term, that we seriously address that.

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Jun 18, 2012

We, the government, should not be in the business of venture capitalism because if someone loses an investment...

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