Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), delivered the following opening remarks during today's House Budget Committee markup on the partisan reconciliation package the Democratic Majority is pushing through the House of Representatives. As Prepared for Delivery: "Today we are considering a bill that will fundamentally change life in America for every citizen. We marked up the Energy and Commerce portion of this bill over three days last week, and yet, no Republican amendments were adopted. This is a partisan product that will cost the American taxpayer $4.3 trillion ove... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA); it is now expected to be conferenced with the Senate version. “No bill is perfect; however, there were a number of provisions within this legislation that caused great concern, especially the ones that would infringe on the second amendment rights of our service members,” said Burgess. “We have been told that many of these provisions will be removed at Conference. If that is true, I will vo... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the House voted to pass the far left’s radical Abortion on Demand legislation. “This legislation does not codify Roe v. Wade. This is retaliation against state legislatures for advancing pro-life legislation as requested by their constituents," said Burgess. “Further, this bill is not women’s health care. The U.S. Supreme Court already defined that in Harris v. McRae. The Court stated: it is ‘inherently different from other medical procedures, because no other procedure involves the purposefu... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), the Republican Leader's designee to the Budget Committee, joined Fox Business' The Evening Edit to discuss the disastrous, partisan $3.5 trillion spending bill being put forward by Democrats. Highlights: Who will actually pay for this? "This will be 84 months of the future earnings of America, American citizens, and in fact our great, great grandchildren are going to be paying for this if they’re successful... But at the end of the day yeah America is going to have to pay for this if they were to get this done." Reality is this is... Read More »
By Caitlin McFall | Fox News Republicans are furious over moves quietly made by Democrats on the House Rules Committee that have stymied congressional abilities to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Efforts to probe the Biden administration on matters relating to the chaotic withdrawal of Afghanistan and the crisis at the southern border have been thwarted, Republican staffers told Fox News, due to a March rule that effectively blocked a procedural move known as Resolutions of Inquiry (ROI). The oversight tool is traditionally utilized by the minority party in Congress to request infor... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government until December 3, 2021. "Once again we see the Majority waiting until the last minute to consider funding resolutions to keep the federal government open," said Burgess. "Instead of spending the last nine months pushing forward a partisan agenda, the Majority should have taken the time to hold hearings and work with Republicans to pass bipartisan appropriation bills to keep the government running. America has watched as D... Read More »
By Michael Macagnone Posted September 22, 2021 at 5:00am The Dallas suburbs of Rep. Michael C. Burgess’ congressional district gained nearly 200,000 residents over the past decade. For the Texas Republican, that has meant more calls from people seeking his help on everything from unemployment benefits and passport applications to obtaining service medals for veterans. Burgess, who has been in office since 2003, said constituent requests have steadily increased over the years, even before the coronavirus pandemic kicked things into overdrive. “It is easy enough to do the math, if you go from a... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), delivered the following remarks from the House floor concerning the provision within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 requiring women to register for the Selective Service. As Prepared for Delivery: "The National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision requiring women to register for the selective service. All men have 30 days from their 18th birthday to register for the selective service in case a draft becomes necessary. The last draft was called in 1972. "We are fortunate to have an all-volunt... Read More »
September 16, 2021 Dear Friends, A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that individuals who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine are 11 times more likely to pass away due to COVID-19 than those who have received the vaccine. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new process for distributing monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 to states and territories. HHS will distribute monoclonal antibody products to state and territory health departments on a weekly basis, according to COVID-19 cases. HHS is administering $25.5 bill... Read More »
Dear Friends, Twenty years ago, the United States of America faced a tragedy of unthinkable proportions. The September 11, 2001, terror attacks were designed to break the American spirit and shake the very foundation on which we stand; however, just as Americans have always done, we found strength and unity and refused to let senseless violence cripple our resolve. It was nearly impossible to believe what was happening in our country, on our soil, and to our fellow Americans. We can all remember what we were doing during those very moments. I was in the middle of a surgery when a nurse burst ... Read More »
