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


  • Burgess Requests Nominations for 2007 Congressional Veteran Commendation
    Jul 5, 2007  -   U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. proudly announces a special salute to honor local veterans and welcomes nominations from the community for the Congressional Veteran Commendation. The Congressional Veteran Commendation, in conjunction with the Veterans History Project sponsored by t... More
  • The July Burgess Bulletin
    Jul 2, 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 on Disaster Declaration for Flooding   This has been a... More
  • Burgess on Disaster Declaration for Flooding
    Jun 29, 2007  -   The following statement may be attributed to U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) on the disaster declaration for the massive floods in Texas: “Today’s disaster declaration is the rainbow after the flood. With this devastating flooding which caused loss of life and destructio... More
  • Burgess on Death of Senate Immigration Bill
    Jun 28, 2007  -   The following statement may be attributed to Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26): The Senate version of Frankenstein’s monster has again been brought down by angry villagers. The monster of an immigration bill could not be resurrected with the 60 votes need to keep it alive. It w... More
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Energy Bill Markup
    Jun 27, 2007  -   I won't belabor my disappointment with the process by which we've considered this bill -- I think that was well covered during the Subcommittee hearing last week. The bright spot, for which I'd like to commend the Chairman, is that we are not facing a manager's amendment today that would rewrit... More
  • B20 Cafe Statement
    Jun 27, 2007  - I am pleased to offer this amendment, which was included in the original committee print circulated two weeks ago, which would add B-20 Biodiesel blend (20 percent biodiesel by volume) to the list of alternative fuels under the CAFE program. I intend to ask unanimous consent to withdraw this amend... More
  • CFLs and Mercury
    Jun 27, 2007  -   We had a rather lively discussion during the subcommittee markup last week on the issue of mercury in compact fluorescent light bulbs. During the Subcommittee markup, I offered two amendments, one which dealt with warning labels on CFLs and one which would clarify that nothing in this bill ... More
  • Burgess Presents Peggy Nelson with the Bryon Nelson Congressional Gold Medal
    Jun 27, 2007  - With over a hundred individuals present, U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) honored Byron Nelson by awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Peggy Nelson on behalf of her dearly departed Byron. The event was held in the United States Capitol in the Sam Rayburn Room. Flanked by Rep.... More
  • Predatory Sales Practices in Medicare Advantage
    Jun 26, 2007  -   Today, we will gather information on some potential abuses by some insurance brokers and agents marketing Medicare Private Fee For Service (PFFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. I know that we’re all appalled by those that would either prey on the elderly or defraud the U.S. taxpayer. Those br... More
  • Flooding in North Texas
    Jun 22, 2007  - This has been a terrible tragedy with the loss of life and damage to property in North Texas. The storms have subsided but the fallout is upon us. On the afternoon of June 19, I took to the U.S. House of Representatives Floor to discuss the damage to Gainesville and North Texas due to flooding. ... More