Burgess Statement on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:

“At a time when Washington should be working to solve problems we are, yet again, at another road block,” said Dr. Burgess. “The Select Committee was tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in cuts and came-up empty handed. Washington needs to quit pointing fingers and get work done if we expect America to get back on a path to prosperity. American families are making cuts at home and Washington must do the same. Families do not have the luxury to miss their bill deadlines, and neither should Washington.”

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