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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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May 4, 2021

the Democrats are trying to undo that energy independence and literally give it away.

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May 3, 2021

I certainly appreciate, Chairwoman Eshoo, that H.R. 19 has been included in the list of policies that we are discussing today.

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May 3, 2021

So many of us know we serve in the people's House. In many ways, this is the people's committee.

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May 3, 2021

We need to be mindful of things like that as we contemplate a bill like H.R. 3.

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Apr 28, 2021

So at the present time can you kind of give us a round-number figure as to the number of staff that you intend to hire?

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Apr 28, 2021

Administrator Regan, welcome to our subcommittee. Thank you for testifying today.

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Apr 27, 2021

We are sending the wrong message because here we were one of the first groups as a body to avail ourselves of the vaccine.

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Apr 27, 2021

I would just ask you in your conversations with House leadership to encourage us as much as is practical to get back to normal voting patterns.

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Apr 19, 2021

anything that restricted the energy production in that sector would likely have a deleterious effect on those jobs, would it not?

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Apr 19, 2021

with all of the disparaging remarks being offered about the State of Texas, I thought it was important that I be back and at least be prepared to defend the Lone Star State.

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Apr 15, 2021

I am happy to join my fellow Republicans tonight to talk about the state of energy and the very dangerous Biden ban on energy production in this country. This country needs a reliable, affordable supply of energy, but the Biden executive…

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Apr 14, 2021

I want to thank Mr. DeSaulnier from California for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I first want to acknowledge, along with Mr. DeSaulnier, the poignant loss that we all…

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