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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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May 16, 2013

May I ask as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 17 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New York has 14 minutes remaining.

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May 16, 2013

I now am pleased to yield such time as she may consume to the author of the bill and a true leader in this effort, in this fight, the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Bachmann).

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May 16, 2013

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise).

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May 16, 2013

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 215 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 215 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

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May 16, 2013

House Resolution 215 provides for a rule to consider the full repeal of the flawed, ill-conceived and inappropriately named Affordable Care Act, a bill whose final language was written by staff on the Senate Finance Committee and the…

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May 16, 2013

I would like to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions), for his consideration.

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May 16, 2013

Now I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, a member of the Budget Committee, Roger Williams.

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May 15, 2013

It should concern and make nervous every man, woman, and child in this country that the Internal Revenue Service is going to be administering their health care in the future. I think that's an important point that the gentleman has brought…

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May 15, 2013

I thank the gentleman for yielding and I thank him for holding this hour tonight. It is important that we have this discussion. We're barely 3 weeks from the third anniversary of that late-night congressional session where the Affordable…

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May 15, 2013

Well, let me assure the gentleman from Virginia, I can promise you with absolute certainty that there was no favoritism on the part of the Obama administration toward the great State of Texas. If anything, Texas seems to be singled out for…

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May 15, 2013

There are going to be double-digit increases. And, of course, as the gentleman is well aware, there are different State mandates that have governed the State-regulated insurance market over time, and that may result in some of the…

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May 14, 2013

The Constitution allows the Congress, specifically the House of Representatives, to hold the purse strings of the Federal Government--not the executive branch, not the Federal agencies. This week, we've heard reports that the Secretary of…

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