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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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Nov 15, 2005

That is correct. The Internet would provide some transparency that probably is not available to that senior today.

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May 17, 2005

I too rise this morning, along with my fellow Texans, to recommend to the other body that they have an up-or- down vote on Justice Priscilla Owen. Justice Owen has been elected by the people of Texas to the State Supreme Court two times…

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Jul 12, 2004

Certainly that would be at the top of the list. Reimbursement rates from HMOs is going to be second. The slow rate of payment from insurance companies and HMOs would probably rank as third.

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Jul 8, 2004

I firmly believe the issue of Iraq is not about politics, but it is about national security. We know or have known for at least 20 years that Saddam Hussein has aggressively and obsessively sought weapons of mass destruction by any means…

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Jul 7, 2004

This morning I just want to draw a sharp criticism against Members of this House who have sent a letter to Kofi Annan of the United Nations asking for United Nations monitors at our elections in November. Mr. Speaker, I will have to admit…

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May 11, 2004

I felt it necessary to come down to the floor today and express my appreciation for the service of our Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. More than any other cabinet Secretary, Secretary Rumsfeld has made himself available to this body…

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Sep 30, 2003

Imagine this doctor whose life was dedicated to saving lives, to healing, to giving life, watching in his village while a bus or a truck was loaded up three times a day and driven out to that site and returned empty, and this continued for…

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Jul 9, 2003

Not a single Democratic vote, as the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston) so accurately pointed out, not a single Democratic voted on that budget, which would have led us to a balanced budget within 4 years' time.

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Jun 23, 2003

The last time I looked at that study by McKissick out of Stanford, for two diagnostic groups within the State of California, only that being chest pain and acute myocardial infarction, the cost was in the billions; and when we extrapolate…

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Jun 23, 2003

The time to look into long-term care insurance, not a program that will be provided by the government but something that you should do as being a responsible member of society, the time to look into providing for long-term care for…

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