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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.

Jul 17, 2012

But honestly, we have got to allow for the rich panoply of practices that are out there to continue to thrive.

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Jul 17, 2012

But now if you got someone looking over your shoulder saying look, you are a high utilizer for this type of testing and these indications are very soft, who is going to help us with the liability side of that question?

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Jul 17, 2012

Mr. Speaker, this year, a common over-the-counter emergency asthma inhaler was forced off the pharmacy shelves due to an international treaty agreement. Now, patients who suffer from asthma and who find themselves awake at 2 a.m. with…

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Jul 16, 2012

But it is one that we are producing substantially in our country, and of course, 7 years ago, I would not be talking about it because natural gas was $12.50 or $13 per million cubic feet.

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Jul 16, 2012

I want to take this opportunity to highlight H.R. 1687, thank my friend Mr. Engel.

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Jul 16, 2012

Why are we continuing to follow this foolhardy policy?

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Jul 16, 2012

I think it is time to recognize the limitations of this and move away from what really is a, it is not, it is not a policy that follows commonsense.

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Jul 16, 2012

Let's break that, we are still going to be highly reliant on crude oil, but let's bring other feed stocks.

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Jul 16, 2012

I am concerned and have been concerned since we had a briefing between Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Energy on the E-15 gas.

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Jul 16, 2012

Lower costs to consumers are driving more people to drive hybrid vehicles and make their homes more energy efficient, all good things, without the need for government incentives to do so.

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Jul 11, 2012

It is disingenuous for anyone to say that this committee has not done its work of oversight.

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