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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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Mar 13, 2019

It is heartbreaking that a mom comes in and says, 'This is what happened and they didn't even prosecute.'

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Mar 13, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in opposition to the rule providing for consideration of H. Con. Res. 24 to release the special counsel's investigation report, a report that, I may note, has not yet been…

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Mar 12, 2019

If we don't understand the difference between Sovaldi and Daraprim we may very get--come to the wrong conclusions here.

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Mar 12, 2019

bipartisanship is asking for my input, not just for my vote.

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Mar 12, 2019

As Congressman Burgess said million dollar drugs for various therapies start coming to market. We need a more rational way to do this.

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Mar 12, 2019

I will admit to being frustrated that we are not considering, perhaps, some additional policies.

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Mar 12, 2019

Giving a Member less than 24 hours to sign onto a piece of legislation they have never seen is discourteous.

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Mar 12, 2019

We are on the cusp of some rather dramatic cures, not just treatments but cures, and this committee is responsible for the Cures for the 21st Century.

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Mar 12, 2019

It is likely that legislation to address drug pricing will ruffle some feathers, and that is OK.

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Mar 12, 2019

I mean, that is a gift to humanity.

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Mar 12, 2019

And this is why we are very eager, particularly as we move toward much more expensive biotech drugs in the future to make sure that we are dealing with this problem up front because the problem that we have seen over the last 5 or 6 years…

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Mar 11, 2019

I appreciate the opportunity that you provided us to be a part of this. I would like to say that we very much support net neutrality.

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