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


  • The Basics of Border Health
    Sep 21, 2006  -  The Basics of Border Health U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26)Dr. Homer, President of the Texas Medical Association The U.S.-Mexico border is home to many of the crises that are featured across the front pages and evening newscasts—illegal immigration, human smuggling, drug t... More
  • Addressing the Medicare Part D Donut Hole
    Sep 20, 2006  -   Click here to watch video. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, we heard a lot last spring about the voluntary Part D prescription drug program that seniors had available to them for the first time. We haven't heard much about it recently, but it is important to revisit the concept because of two... More
  • NIH Legislation Hearing – Full Committee
    Sep 19, 2006  - Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today. You should be lauded for proposing important improvements to how the National Institutes of Health operate and prioritize essential medical research. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting NIH numerous times, to talk with researchers and institu... More
  • Coordinating Trauma Care Across the Country
    Sep 19, 2006  -   Mr. Speaker, tonight I would like to take a little time and speak about the state of our trauma system here in the United States. I recently introduced a bill, H.R. 5555, the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2006. H.R. 5555 would provide grants to State trauma systems to... More
  • What’s in Your Wallet? - True Health Care Transparency
    Sep 14, 2006  -   Submitted to The Hill's CongressBlogWould you purchase a car without reading what costs the car dealership added? Then why should we expect health care consumers to purchase their care without seeing the true cost? Outside of terrorism and the War in Iraq, the affordability of health care... More
  • Congressman Burgess Votes for a Secure Fence; a Secure America
    Sep 14, 2006  -   U.S. Representative Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) issued the following statement after House passage of the Secure Fence Act (H.R. 6061), introduced by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY): “I have always said that the most critical move a doctor makes on the operatin... More
  • Continuing Ethics and Management Concerns at the NIH and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
    Sep 13, 2006  -   Statement by the Honorable Michael Burgess, MD Continuing Ethics and Management Concerns at the NIH and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps September 13, 2006 Thank you Mr. Chairman. During my tenure in Congress, I have had the privilege of visiting NIH multiple times. After ... More
  • Burgess Brings Health Care Transparency to the Forefront with H.R. 6053
    Sep 13, 2006  -   Last night, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) introduced H.R. 6053, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2006. The following statement may be attributed to Rep. Burgess: We currently have a health care system that is badly in need of reform. However, in the tangled mess of me... More
  • The Road to Affordable Health Care
    Sep 13, 2006  -   Speech Video (ends just before the last paragraph)Madam Speaker, I too would like to say it is a privilege to come to the floor of the House and be able to address the House on important matters of the day. In my first term in the House, the 108th Congress, and my background is actually a... More
  • H.R. 6053, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2006
    Sep 12, 2006  -   H.R. 6053, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2006r. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time.    The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.    There was no objection. ... More