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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.

Feb 14, 2012

Don't tell me they don't want to do their job. If a Federal agency doesn't want to do its job, then perhaps we will have that discussion, but this is their job.

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Feb 14, 2012

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Dr. Shuren, again, thank you for being here. You are going to hear today some concerns from people on the dais and from our subsequent panel, from patients and innovators.

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Feb 14, 2012

We have to get it done, and so I appreciate all of you being here...

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Feb 14, 2012

It is clearly something that needs your highest attention and I look forward not just to your framework but we actually look forward to some performance on this.

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Feb 8, 2012

I do want to enlist your aid in getting this problem solved.

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Feb 8, 2012

It was $16, $16.00 before, and this is what we have visited upon people.

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Feb 8, 2012

Did you really think that asthma patients were blowing a hole in the ozone layer? I don't think so.

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Feb 8, 2012

The FDA has a role in helping us find a solution.

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Feb 7, 2012

knocking out the entire United States contribution of mercury, which means shuttering all coal-fired power plants, could have a devastating effect upon certainly Mr. Tsosie's constituents.

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Feb 7, 2012

It didn't work. It didn't work, and as a consequence, we cannot buy the leftover Primatene in the pharmacy any longer.

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Feb 6, 2012

Mr. Speaker, 101 years ago today, the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, was born. It's a tribute to the man that there is bipartisan agreement to the greatness of Ronald Reagan as President. We hear from both sides…

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