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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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Feb 5, 2019

If we go to a Government-run, that we just lose that healthcare. We innovate, and the world... is living off our investment in innovation.

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Feb 5, 2019

Instead of building upon the success of our existing health insurance framework, radical single-payer, Government-run Medicare would tear it down.

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Feb 5, 2019

Seventy-one percent of Americans are satisfied with employer-sponsored health insurance, which provides robust protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.

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Feb 5, 2019

I actually rejected the special deal that Members of Congress got several years ago when we were required to take insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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Feb 5, 2019

We are investing and innovating so quickly, this committee spent an awful lot of time over the last couple of years to put 21st Century Cures in place.

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Feb 5, 2019

I want to congratulate you. As you are quickly finding out, you now occupy the most important subcommittee chair in the entire United States House of Representatives.

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Feb 5, 2019

Seniors need to fully understand how this plan does away with the Medicare Trust Fund that they have paid into their entire lives.

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Feb 5, 2019

Single-payer healthcare would be another failed attempt at a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Jan 9, 2019

I would just ask a simple question: What has happened to your insurance premium since the passage of the Affordable Care Act? They have gone up. They have gone up a lot. What has happened to the cost of prescription drugs since the passage…

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Jan 9, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Let's get one thing clear from the start: the majority should not be acting like they are doing something that hasn't already been done. It is not something new. Nothing we do on title III of the rules…

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Jan 8, 2019

I urge all Members to support the bill before us today, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jan 8, 2019

We often hear it said that life is a multiple of threes, and here we are, the third time, passing this important legislation. One hundred years ago, this country was in the midst of the worst pandemic in its history, claiming the lives of…

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