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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.

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Jan 9, 2020

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 2. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 779, the gentleman from Texas (Mr…

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Jan 9, 2020

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by a 5- minute votes on: Adoption of the…

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Jan 9, 2020

This amendment would strike section 2 of H.R. 535. Section 2 of H.R. 535 requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate the chemicals PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response…

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Jan 9, 2020

I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question, ``no'' vote on the rule, the underlying measure, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I think what the…

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Jan 9, 2020

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 193, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 6]…

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Jan 9, 2020

May I inquire the amount of time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 12 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 13\3/4\ minutes remaining.

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Jan 9, 2020

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.

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Jan 9, 2020

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.

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Jan 9, 2020

I thank Mr. McGovern for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Today, we consider H. Con. Res. 83 or, technically, we are considering the rule to consider H. Con. Res. 83, a resolution to remove the United States Armed Forces from…

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Jan 9, 2020

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a January 3 CNN article, entitled, ``Trump's Huge Iran Gamble Will Have Lasting Impact.'' [From CNN, Jan. 3, 2020] Trump's Huge Iran Gamble Will Have…

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Jan 9, 2020

Let me yield myself 30 seconds for the purpose of response before I yield to Mr. Cole. And my response would be, had the gentleman from Massachusetts yielded to me for a question, my question was going to be, was he asking for unanimous…

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Jan 7, 2020

As policymakers, can we access that fund of data to, say, for example, get the number of antivaccine issues that have been propagated on your platform?

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