House Proceeding 10-20-09 on Oct 20th, 2009 :: 0:12:25 to 0:14:15
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Michael C. Burgess: businesses and tax credits for individuals to purchase insurance in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forth september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? without objection.

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Speech By: Michael C. Burgess

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Michael C. Burgess: mr. burgess: madam speaker, it's now been over five months since the white house announced numerous deals with stake holders in the health care debate. little or no details regarding these negotiations have been released and last week during the finance committee hearings in the other body, planned for commission to slow the growth of dicare spending was revealed, but it was then revealed that

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Michael C. Burgess: hospitals would be exempt from this commission because according to congress daily they had already negotiated a cost cutting agreement with the white house. you know, despite the rhetoric of last fall, then candidate obama's promise to make all health care reform negotiations public we still have very few details on what exactly was agreed to during these highly publicized but very secret meetings last may.

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Michael C. Burgess: how can congress do its due diligence in creating policy before us without the crucial details? more importantly, how account american people know what we are doing is indeed in their best interest? in january of this year we were promised an administration that would bring all parties together, we were promised an administration that uld not negotiate behind closed doors and in fact would be broadcasting these neg

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Michael C. Burgess: on c-span, so that the american people could see for themselves what the choices were. when will these cease to become promises and reality? i'll yield back the balance of the speaker pro tempore: any further requests for one minutes? the chair lays before the house the foll

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Michael C. Burgess: the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. carter of texas for today, mr. shadegg of arizona for today, mr. walden of