Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, today released his 2014 Year-End Annual Report, a comprehensive document showcasing his legislative accomplishments, media presence, constituent services and correspondence with constituents in his North Texas district. 

Burgess, who has completed and released an annual report each year since 2009, said the reports are a way to reflect on the accomplishments from the past year, pinpoint areas for improvement and maintain his commitment to transparency with his constituents. 

“This year was a big one,” Burgess said. “Between the Ebola outbreak in our backyard to the thousands of unaccompanied minors on our border, we saw trying times this year in our home state. Our office was heavily involved in these and other issues in 2014, as evidenced by my involvement in committee hearings on these topics, letters I signed onto and legislation I introduced to get a handle on these crises. All of these documents and details are available in this year’s report.”

Burgess also highlighted a piece of legislation he authored that became law, the MD CARE Act, to improve care for patients with muscular dystrophy. 

“I believe this law will significantly improve the lives of patients with muscular dystrophy, and I am pleased that this bipartisan measure is now officially the law of the land.”

The report also includes a list of statistics of Burgess’ work in 2014, including:

• Authored and introduced 15 pieces of legislation
• Cosponsored 241 pieces of legislation
• Opened 434 cases on behalf of constituents
• Received and responded to more than 34,000 pieces of constituent correspondence
• Held or attended more than 400 events 
• Conducted 106 television interviews and 88 radio interviews

Click here to view the 2014 report. Click here to view past reports.  

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