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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.

May 4, 2010

I come to the floor tonight for the leadership hour on our side to talk more about this health care bill that we passed 6 weeks ago, because it was a pretty sweeping piece of legislation. We passed it kind of quickly. A lot of people may…

Congressional Record · 2010-05-04
Apr 27, 2010

Mr. Speaker, American business owners, large and small, have been telling the majority in this body for months that these health care bills were flawed and there is going to be a cost. There's going to be a cost in money--a lot of it--and…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-27
Apr 26, 2010

Mr. Speaker, 14 months ago this House passed in the stimulus bill a measure that contained $20 billion for information technology relating to health care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a rule on January 13 of…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-26
Apr 26, 2010

I was going to agree with the gentleman that The Washington Post is not likely to be found in the Rush Limbaugh stack of stuff that he uses on his radio program everyday. But the freedom argument is one that is so important. Under the…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-26
Apr 26, 2010

If the gentleman will yield, several of the State senators have written to me, and, in fact, I believe I'm quoting Governor Perry correctly in that it would be a $23 billion cost over the 10 years. We do our budget for a 2-year time…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-26
Apr 26, 2010

Judge, you mentioned something that is so important. So many people are concerned about what they see happening. And I see by one of the posters that you have there that almost 45 percent of the United States population, or State attorneys…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-26
Apr 26, 2010

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I must say, it's humbling for a simple country doctor as I to come down here and talk constitutional issues with the great constitutional scholars of our time.

Congressional Record · 2010-04-26
Apr 22, 2010

I thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. It is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour, and I certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by the…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-22
Apr 21, 2010

I will yield myself my remaining time. I want to thank Representative Carnahan for the recognition and echo his call to other Members of this Congress to join the MS Caucus. This caucus does real work. We provide information. We provide…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-21
Apr 21, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank the gentlelady from California (Mrs. Capps) for her recognition. As cochairman of the Congressional MS Caucus, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1116…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-21
Apr 20, 2010

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we were to have a hearing in my Committee on Energy and Commerce about the companies in the United States that restated their earnings as a result of us passing the misguided health care bill last month. These…

Congressional Record · 2010-04-20

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