Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of S.619, the COVID-19 Origins Act of 2023. “It is important that we have a clear understanding of the origins of COVID-19,” said Burgess. “There is no acceptable reason why Congress has not already received answers. It has been nearly three years since we told Americans ‘two weeks to stop the spread,’ and we know no more about the origins of this virus today than we did then. Look, people just need to be transparent and honest. Am... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after President Biden sent his Fiscal Year 2024 budget request to Congress. “Every American is keenly aware of the litany of crises that President Biden has created since he entered office. They feel the pain at the pump, in the grocery checkout line, and they see the heartbreaking headlines of American citizens being killed because cartels currently control our open southern border,” said Burgess. “President Biden should be cutting back spending, instead... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Once again, House Republicans are fighting against the overreach of the bureaucratic state by passing H.R. 140 to prevent agencies from colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans’ free speech. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of the legislation. “Our First Amendment rights are one reason so many immigrate to our great country,” said Burgess. “Nowhere else in the world will you find a country that allows citizens to freely speak their minds. It is upsetting to lea... Read More »
By: Mike Lillis | Fox 56 The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an early clash over a thorny question of semantics: What constitutes a cut? In the eyes of many Democrats, any change to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security that erodes benefits provided under current law would be considered a cut — and therefore stands as a nonstarter with liberals as Congress seeks ways to rein in deficit spending. Across the aisle, Republicans have long promoted a series of safety-net changes — including proposals to hike eligibility ages, reduce benefits for wealthier sen... Read More »
Dear Friends, My week started off with managing the Rule Debate for H.J. Res. 30 and H.R. 347. H.J Res. 30 would nullify a Department of Labor rule concerning the fiduciary duties with respect to employee benefit plans. H.R. 347, the REIN IN Act would mandate that the Biden Administration undertake and produce a report for any major executive order issued that would detail the inflationary impact of the executive action. Both of these bills passed the House and were sent to the Senate. H.J. Res. 30 even passed the Senate and is making its way to the President's desk. I also joined Mornings wit... Read More »
By: Julianna Russ, Anna Wiernicki, Robert Sims | KXAN News WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — The Texas Rangers started protecting the Lone Star State even before Texas joined the union. “They captured bandits and burglars solve some of the most complicated criminal cases to ever exist,” Texas Republican Congressman Brian Babin said. Babin joined his colleagues on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to celebrate the state’s oldest law enforcement agency’s 200th anniversary. Congressman Michael Burgess said since the Rangers were created in 1823, they have captured outlaws and stopped an assas... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the fentanyl crisis and the crisis at our southern border. Highlights: American communities are suffering: "Every community in the country that is suffering some of the downstream effects, whether it be personal tragedies like we heard in the Homeland Security Committee, or whether it's schools and hospitals and law enforcement that are simply overwhelmed with the numbers of people that are coming across because the President told them to come. And t... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, provided the following statement after voting for H.R. 347, the REIN IN Act which would mandate that the Biden Administration undertake and produce a report for any major executive order issued that would detail the inflationary impact of the executive action. “For the last two years, Americans watched as the Biden Administration wrote several blank checks without any accountability,” said Burgess. “Republicans remain united to end the reckless economic policies put forward by this admin... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, delivered the following remarks today when he managed the Rule Debate for H.J. Res. 30 and H.R. 347. As Prepared for Delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and underlying bills. Today, the Republican Majority is holding the Biden Administration accountable. The American people sent the Republican Majority to Washington to exercise a moderating influence on the executive branch and as a check against President Biden and Democrats’ worst policy impulses. Mr. Speaker, ov... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, provided the following statement after voting for H.J Res. 30 which would nullify a Department of Labor rule concerning the fiduciary duties with respect to employee benefit plans. “President Biden’s woke Department of Labor rule allowing 401(k) investment managers to allocate dollars to ESG investments without their employees consent is outrageous,” said Burgess. “House Republicans will not allow American’s retirement accounts to be funneled into the Lefts woke political agenda. Essenti... Read More »
