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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.
Well, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for bringing this hour to the floor of the House tonight. I think it is important to talk about this issue. It is important to talk about opening the doors, opening the windows on…
Well, and the good news is that this is information that we need as legislators, the American people need to see to make up their minds as to whether or not this is good legislation or not. We have a tool at our disposal. The tool is…
Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue much as we have done over this past hour, talking about this same issue, the health care bill that is now before the House and Senate, even though none of us have seen the finished product, and what…
The government can't continue to spend and spend our way into what might be described as a more normal unemployment number.
Who is the better person for creating jobs in this economy? Is it the government or is it the private sector?
The Federal Government has spent $787 billion to create a number of jobs that we can't actually really determine.
The Federal Government currently employs over 1.8 million people. Wal-Mart, a similar number, and no one can doubt that Wal-Mart has been a profitable enterprise.
I think it would really send a bad signal at this point in time. I think it would be harmful, very harmful, to our overall economy.
We all know from--I've got to be careful here, because, of course, I'd be asking you to offer an opinion and I know I must not do that, but we look at previous times where the White House has made a difference in job creation in this…
I would really hope that the Administration would stop the discussion on raising taxes, whether it is through cap and trade, or health care, or not extending the Bush tax cuts.
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