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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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Mar 24, 2021

But again, you are putting restrictions on conservative speech.

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Mar 24, 2021

Well, hiding behind Section 230, all of you have denied that there is any bias or inequitable handling of content on your platforms.

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Mar 24, 2021

I think we are seeing a lot of the problems that you are frustrated with as a result of parents and families, churches, schools, that aren't taking the primary responsibility.

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Mar 24, 2021

No, you don't. You all think you do, but you don't because you continue to do a disservice to that law and its intent.

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Mar 24, 2021

Algorithms don't write themselves. We write them to do what we want them to do.

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Mar 23, 2021

We can all agree on cleaner energy production, and it should be a priority.

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Mar 23, 2021

The reliability of our country's electric supply is not a partisan priority, it's a national priority.

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Mar 23, 2021

Americans, Texans, are angry and deserve answers.

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Mar 23, 2021

Finally, I'd like to voice my strong concern about the politicization of this crisis. No one single policy, no one single energy source caused this crisis, and no one policy could have prevented it.

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Mar 23, 2021

I think that's right. So--and maybe this is a question for Mr. Shellenberger.

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Mar 23, 2021

The resource of electricity has positives and negatives--again, no pun intended.

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Mar 23, 2021

this is a nonpartisan issue because deregulation of the electricity market in Texas actually was passed by the State legislature in 1999, when Democrats were in control of that body.

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