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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.
Mr. Speaker, well, here we are. The Affordable Care Act is going to be 3 years old in just a few days, and we're continuing to uncover things within the law that nobody knew about. Remember all the stuff that was sold to the public because…
I hope this committee continues its due diligence to, not just to expose these problems, but we need to work on solutions.
Can you imagine if a Republican president pushed through a law that kicked 500,000 children off their health insurance?
Instead of encouraging growth, this tax creates a disincentive for employers to grow their workforce.
Individuals who will not only be affected directly by new taxes, but also indirectly as employers are forced to lower wages.
We need to know who at Department of Energy was held accountable. Who lost their job?
How is putting more money into a structurally deficient system, how is it going to make it better?
It begs the question, it is almost every problem that was identified 10 years ago, you encountered on your task force 10 years later.
The security of our Nation's weapons facilities is not an issue that divides or should divide along party lines.
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