Michael Burgess Quotes

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.
Michael Burgess

Freedom, Evil, Compassion

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.
Michael Burgess

Today, Important, Keep

As a Republican, I am all for competition.
Michael Burgess

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.
Michael Burgess

Today, Themselves, Face

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

Needs, Investment, Address

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.
Michael Burgess

Business, Care, Long

In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country.
Michael Burgess

Country, Big, Wind

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.
Michael Burgess

Family, Home, Experience

No one can truly be prepared for such devastation and pure malevolence, but the United Kingdom can always look to the United States as an ally resolved to stand firm in the war on terrorism.
Michael Burgess

War, Stand, United

Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic fuel mix.
Michael Burgess

Power, Important, Nuclear

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

Power, Strong, Here

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

Environmental, Power, Help

On January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin to offer a prescription drug benefit, and for the first time, it will place an emphasis on preventive care and early treatment of disease.
Michael Burgess

Time, Care, Place

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.
Michael Burgess

Two, Working, Community

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

Women, Great, Men

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

True, Care, Long

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

Leadership, America, Training

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

Leadership, Women, Men

There are no bona fide treatments available for embryonic stem cells. There is nothing in the laboratory, and there is certainly nothing in the clinics available to patients.
Michael Burgess

Nothing, Available, Stem

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 Burgess

Important, Remember, Able

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

Power, Today, United

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.
Michael Burgess

High, Number, Illness

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

Human, Sometimes, Strive

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.
Michael Burgess

Government, Crisis, Big

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

Doctor, Medicare, Provided

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Nationality: British

Type: Celebrity

Born: December 23, 1950

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