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 issued the following statement in response to concerns of the structural soundness of the Lewisville Dam located in the 26th District of Texas:
“My staff and I remain in regular contact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read more »
Dr. Burgess remarks on Congress' refusal to allow economically crippling regulations created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read his full remarks. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the President’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline:
“This news is not surprising. If President Obama wanted to approve it he had multiple opportunities to do so. This is all part of his… Read more »
On November 4, 2015, Dr. Burgess along with 183 other Members of Congress sent a letter to EPA Administrator McCarthy in regards to the proposed 2016 Renewable Volume Obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standards. Read the full letter by clicking on the image below.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the announcement from the Department of Energy this week to cut funding for the wasteful American Centrifuge Project.
“For the past decade, the Department of Energy has failed to do its… Read more »
For the fifth consecutive year, Rep. Burgess introduced an amendment to prohibit using federal funds for the enforcement of incandescent light bulb standards. Late Thursday night, it passed by a vote of 232-189 and was included in the fiscal 2016 Department of Energy appropriations bill.
“I think the American people are trustworthy enough to choose which light bulbs to use… Read more »
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) today announced he will host the 2014 Energy Summit and Fair on Saturday, July 12, at the University of North Texas’ Discovery Park Campus. Local and state officials, as well as industry experts and businesses, will attend and speak at the summit and will highlight steps North Texans can take to become more energy efficient while saving on their energy costs. Read more »
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy and Power, today introduced an amendment to an annual spending bill that would ensure the federal government cannot mandate the type of light bulbs Americans choose to buy for their homes. Read more »
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today issued the following statement in response to today’s hearing, “The GM Ignition Switch Recall: Investigation Update”: Read more »
Washington, D.C. – A new report by the Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Energy did not follow the law and lost taxpayer money when it conducted several transfers of uranium worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, known as USEC, which still could not prevent the company from closing its Kentucky facility and declaring… Read more »
