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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 11, 2019

I feel like this will be your legacy, and I think it is an honorable legacy.

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Mar 11, 2019

I cannot imagine why people wouldn't want that system to not exist anymore.

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Mar 11, 2019

That accusation is false and it was made without this member, to the best of my knowledge, having ever visited an ORR facility.

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Mar 11, 2019

Under our Constitution, no money may be spent from the Treasury unless appropriated by Congress.

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Mar 11, 2019

You and your team have been responsive to our requests for information and input, and you have made yourself available to Members.

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Mar 11, 2019

The President's budget provides Congress with an important blueprint for our appropriations process and with the policies that this President and his administration would like to see in the coming fiscal year.

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Mar 11, 2019

I couldn't get anyone to accompany me.

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Mar 11, 2019

The idea that only Title II is 'real' net neutrality is dangerous and wrong.

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Mar 11, 2019

We have to do away with the abuse of the generic manufacturers to delay this system.

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Mar 11, 2019

If Congress does not want you to undertake that task, Congress should change the law. It is up to you; it is up to us.

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Mar 11, 2019

Even if there were a chance that the majority's Title II bill could become law we now know unequivocally that it would be the wrong direction for rural America.

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Mar 11, 2019

I have seen senior citizens have to make a decision between buying medicine and buying groceries.

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