Michael C. Burgess Quotes

We strive for error-free medicine in a world that is sometimes all too human.

Michael C. Burgess

Errors, Medicine, World

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Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy.

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Environmental, Energy, Needs

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I believe that States should be credited for their non-Federal investment in revenue-generating transportation facilities to address their regional transportation needs.

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Believe, Needs, Addresses

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In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times.

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Compassion, People, Evil

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For every child of an illegal immigrant who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert (http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/steve-king-still-stands-by-cantaloupe-comments/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0).

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Kings, Children, Marijuana

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Many people live alone and like it, but most of them live alone and look at it.

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People, Looks

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The fact remains that most of us are anesthetized to the true cost and true value of long term care insurance.

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Long, Cost, Care

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Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry.

Michael C. Burgess

Strong, Support, Needs

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All I can tell you is what I see at home- a lot of lessons learned from '86. That, 'OK, we'll go one-time amnesty and after that we'll really be good.' But nobody believes it this time, nobody believes it.

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Believe, Home, Lesson Learned

"Lone Star rising". www.politico.com.

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The Leadership Training Institute of America trains and equips young men and women to be leaders with high standards of personal morality and integrity.

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Integrity, Motherhood, Men

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With the absence of a flu vaccination last year, I did not take a flu shot; but there is still some immunity that carries over from year to year; but about every 30 years, there is a major change in the genetics of the flu virus.

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Years, Vaccines, Viruses

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Today, nuclear power provides 20 percent of power in the United States.

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United States, Nuclear, Today

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And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should do with the Wright amendment today.

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Believe, Important, Today

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Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close friend in a home in the past three years.

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Home, Nursing, Past

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In a system where the cost of care is hidden by taxes levied on your income, property, and business activities, it is no wonder why so many Americans rely on Medicaid to pay their long term care.

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Long, Pay, Income

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Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree of inertia in big government that hampers the ability to respond to a rapidly evolving crisis.

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Believe, Government, Empowering

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Especially today, given the tight fiscal situation that many States and localities face, the use of transportation facilities that pay for themselves without additional Federal funding is essential.

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Faces, Essentials, Use

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As a Republican, I am all for competition.

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Competition, Republican

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Our community in North Texas is fortunate to have two thriving airports. We serve millions of satisfied customers and employ hundreds of thousands of North Texans. We should not jeopardize that which is working well already.

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Two, Airports, Texas

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The Leadership Training Institute of America is a cultural think tank providing training and opportunity in leadership development and cultural dynamics.

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Opportunity, Thinking, America

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Earlier in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/post/santorum-says-he-almost-threw-up-after-reading-jfk-speech-on-separation-of-church-and-state/2012/02/26/gIQA91hubR_blog.html)

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Reading, Opportunity, Careers

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Our Nation is in great need of young men and women of character to lead in every arena of our society.

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Character, Men, Needs

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When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, it provided coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and surgeries, but there was no coverage for prescription medications.

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Doctors, Firsts, Medication

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We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been.

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Numbers, People, Saws

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To be able to detect the outbreak of avian flu anywhere in the world is going to require a partnership of several countries that will share information and samples, but it is important to remember a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere.

Michael C. Burgess

Country, Important, World

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Born: December 23, 1950
Occupation: United States Representative
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