U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. 26th District of Texas


  • Denton County Receives $1.56 billion for Future Road Projects
    Oct 18, 2007  -   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 18, 2007 Contact: Lauren BeanLauren.Bean@mail.house.gov Denton County Receives $1.56 billion for Future Road Projects Lewisville, TX – Last Thursday, October 11, 2007, the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) held their monthly transportation meetin... More
  • Congressman Burgess Votes Against SCHIP Veto Override, says Congress needs to produce a bill that would “cover poor children first”
    Oct 18, 2007  -   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 18, 2007 Contact: Lauren BeanLauren.Bean@mail.house.gov Congressman Burgess Votes Against SCHIP Veto Override, says Congress needs to produce a bill that would “cover poor children first” Washington, DC – Today the United States House of Represent... More
  • Floor Remarks on Veto Override Vote for H.R. 976, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
    Oct 17, 2007  - Click here to watch video  I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I come to the floor of the House today to say that I support the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. It's a good program that deserves to be reauthorized. I wasn't here when it was f... More
  • The Burgess October Bulletin
    Oct 17, 2007  -     Please do not respond to this email. To contact Congressman Burgess, use the "Write Your Rep" service. If you want to be removed from our email distribution list, please click here. NEWS   Burgess Statement on the State Ch... More
  • SCHIP: Fact vs. Fiction
    Oct 16, 2007  -  Click here to watch video Mr. Speaker, I'm not certain my voice is going to hold out for a full hour, but I will do my best. I come to the floor tonight to talk, as I do every week, about health care, the state of health care in America. We have an unusual week ahead of us here in the Hou... More
  • Floor Remarks on House Resolution 106, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
    Oct 15, 2007  -   Click here to watch videoMr. Speaker, I want to come to the floor of the House tonight and add my voice to a lot of my colleagues in opposition to the dangerous resolution condemning Turkey for reported atrocities against the Armenian people. Everyone regrets what happened at the end of the ... More
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing, RE: Dimished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply—Part III
    Oct 11, 2007  - Thank you Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Whitfield. This year, we have seen an alarming number of recalls of imported goods. This committee has taken an active role to try to safeguard America from dangerous food and consumer products, primarily, imported from the Republic of China. I thank the l... More
  • Health Subcommittee Markup, RE: H.R. 1424, the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007"
    Oct 10, 2007  - Mental illness and addiction burden many people. The cost of treatment keeps many patients from completing their treatment programs or keeps those in need from seeking help in the first place. Those with health insurance may find that the few visits allowed per year do not adequately cover their ill... More
  • Addressing America's Health Care Challenge
    Oct 10, 2007  - Click here to watch videoMadam Speaker, I appreciate you letting me come to the floor tonight to talk, as I often do, about health care, the state of health care in our country. This is a unique time in our Nation's history. We are kind of coming up on the 2008 Presidential campaign, and the reali... More
  • Floor Remarks on H.R. 1721, The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
    Oct 9, 2007  - Click here to watch video  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank our committee chairman for bringing this bill to the floor and all the people who have worked so hard on this legislation over the years. Mr. Speaker, I am going to rise in support today of H.R. 1721, ... More