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.
I hope fundamental tax reform is undertaken by this Congress in the next term, that we seriously address that.
But there were all these other ancillary policies that were then cobbled together and thrown on this so-called MIPPA bill.
I wish we had taken the time to study this issue a little bit more before the leadership at that time put it onto that bill.
People who make a legitimate coding error, and it is just a error, that is the little low hanging fruit in your system.
In a week or 2 or 3 we're all going to get the result of that case and as a result of their opinions, the Affordable Care Act possibly could be struck from the books.
It seems like this embarrassing hemorrhage for the program really should have been a priority to fix before these programs were expanded under the Affordable Care Act.
If we are serious about bringing down the cost of health care, we have to eliminate, not just reduce, but eliminate these inappropriate payments.
Both radiation therapy and medical imaging are important. Critical medical advancements, when used properly, save lives.
Mr. Chairman, this is very straightforward. This amendment would strike the $100 million from the nuclear nonproliferation account which has been earmarked by the committee for a bailout of a failing uranium enrichment company. This $100…





