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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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Oct 22, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 835, the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, a bill that was introduced with Ms. Jackson Lee to combat international doping schemes. The bill is named after Dr…

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Oct 22, 2019

I don't think anyone can reasonably categorize CMS's effort to protect vulnerable populations in nursing homes and assist States in fighting the opioid epidemic as sabotage.

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Oct 22, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 36, after line 8, insert the following: (d) Annual Report on Beneficial Ownership Information.-- (1)…

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Oct 22, 2019

For plan year 2017, navigators received $62.5 million in grants and enrolled 81,000 individuals.

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Oct 22, 2019

Obamacare premiums will become more affordable next year--despite the dire predictions by Democrats that the Trump administration would destroy the insurance marketplaces.

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Oct 22, 2019

I especially want to thank you for your work on providing coverage of cardiac stenting in ambulatory surgical centers.

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Oct 22, 2019

Which is the more cost-effective way of enrolling people? Is it navigators, or is it agents and brokers?

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Oct 22, 2019

Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 2513 requires an annual report to Congress of anonymized, aggregate data on the number of beneficial owners per reporting corporation or limited liability company, the industry of each reporting corporation or…

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Oct 22, 2019

I urge support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Oct 15, 2019

We are doubling them, and my bill will also require the CDC to conduct much-needed research on the long-term effects of vaping.

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Oct 15, 2019

I think regulating that at a level of 20 would help to solve this problem with youth addiction.

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Oct 15, 2019

We need to get tough on those who are selling to underage teens.

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