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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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Jan 31, 2012

If I may interrupt, that may be the case but we don't have them.

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Jan 31, 2012

Thank you for the hospitality you have shown to me and my staff on the two times we ventured out to the FDA during your tenure.

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Jan 24, 2012

We need American jobs. We need American energy. This seems so straightforward.

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Jan 23, 2012

Congress is now back into session and reconvening, hitting a dubious milestone. The national debt is now larger than the entire economy of the United States. Earlier this month, USA Today reported on this, and the numbers are daunting. The…

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Dec 6, 2011

Health savings accounts have been shown to lower health care costs and allow Americans to have more control over their money and their health care decisions. Recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 14 percent of all workers…

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Nov 29, 2011

It was about a week ago that the Joint Select Committee announced that they were unable to reach an agreement in finding $1.2 trillion in cuts before their deadline. Now, could they have done this without really breaking a sweat? And the…

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Nov 16, 2011

I think solar energy has a place in the future of this Nation's armamentarium of energy sources.

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Nov 16, 2011

I mean, it was his opinion that the part of the Energy Policy Act that prevented subordination was, in fact, violated, and that is my opinion as well.

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Nov 16, 2011

I remain very uncomfortable. And I have to tell you, I haven't seen a poll done on this, but I think, broadly, across the country, people understand that this was not right.

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Nov 14, 2011

Today the Supreme Court announced plans to take up a judicial review of the President's health care law, the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This was signed into law in March of 2010. Now the Justices will consider if…

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Nov 1, 2011

I am not quite sure we have delivered on the promise of the cost savings.

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Nov 1, 2011

It allows the public to comment. Before the rule is put forward, it allows for the people to weigh in on it.

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