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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 7, 2012

People who make a legitimate coding error, and it is just a error, that is the little low hanging fruit in your system.

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Jun 7, 2012

Both radiation therapy and medical imaging are important. Critical medical advancements, when used properly, save lives.

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Jun 7, 2012

we feel there needs to be minimum standards for all components.

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Jun 7, 2012

But there were all these other ancillary policies that were then cobbled together and thrown on this so-called MIPPA bill.

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Jun 7, 2012

If we are serious about bringing down the cost of health care, we have to eliminate, not just reduce, but eliminate these inappropriate payments.

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Jun 7, 2012

It seems like this embarrassing hemorrhage for the program really should have been a priority to fix before these programs were expanded under the Affordable Care Act.

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Jun 7, 2012

In a week or 2 or 3 we're all going to get the result of that case and as a result of their opinions, the Affordable Care Act possibly could be struck from the books.

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Jun 7, 2012

I wish we had taken the time to study this issue a little bit more before the leadership at that time put it onto that bill.

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Jun 5, 2012

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 30, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''. Page 56, line 24, after…

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Jun 5, 2012

The current health insurance system has essentially insulated people from the actual cost of medical care that they receive. But maybe, by pulling back the curtain on these opaque areas of the health care market, over time we could lead to…

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Jun 5, 2012

The passage in this House back in 2007 of the Energy Independence and Security Act was something that has caused a great deal of difficulty across the country. I have heard from tens of thousands of my constituents on how that language…

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Jun 5, 2012

This is very straightforward. This amendment would strike the $100 million from the nuclear nonproliferation account which has been earmarked by the committee for a bailout of a failing uranium enrichment company. This $100 million could…

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