Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) led eight Members of the Texas Delegation in sending a letter to Secretary Mayorkas. The Members expressed concern for the Administration’s practice of catch-and-release for the thousands of migrants unlawfully crossing our southern border and the lack of consistent testing for COVID-19. In the letter the Members wrote: “In a March 8th letter signed by 23 Members of Congress, we requested information on the enforcement status of Title 42 (42 U.S.C. Section 265) as reports surfaced of more than 1... Read More »
Madeline Leesman | Townhall As the COVID-19 delta variant spreads, several members of the GOP Doctors Caucus penned a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the department to implement COVID-19 testing for migrants before granting them access into the United States. The letter, which was addressed to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the DHS, was posted by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on Twitter on Sunday. The letter, which is dated July 30, opened with Chief U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Hastings’ report that CBP surpassed the 1 million mark in migrant apprehe... Read More »
By Donald Dosman | Texas News Today | Tuesday, August 3, 2021 The Biden administration has expanded its policies during the Trump era, allowing illegal immigrants to move away at the border to stop the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, the CDC announced that the so-called Title 42 policy would remain in force until the health threats from non-citizens were eliminated. This is after the White House has allowed thousands of COVID-positive illegals to be shipped to cities across the country for release after facing a backlash due to the failure to enforce the policy. In addition, a record number of ... Read More »
August 4, 2021 Dear Friends, The recent COVID-19 outbreak in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, shows that vaccinated individuals are still at lower risk of contracting COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals. With the Delta variant being increasingly transmissible, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated COVID-19 guidance for those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated. National Update: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for baricitinib (Olumiant) as a stand-alone treatment for COVID-19 in hospitalized patients two years of... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) recently led nine of her colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) requesting American Paralympic athletes be allowed to have their own Personal Care Assistant (PCA) accompany them during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. This letter is in response to USOPC’s decision, along with other Olympic leadership committees, to permit only essential staff into Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Essential staff does not include PCAs, meaning Paralympic athletes may have to compete without their proper care... Read More »
Dear Friends, This week, Speaker Pelosi imposed a mask mandate for the U.S. House of Representatives regardless of vaccination status. I told Chris Cuomo on Wednesday evening that this action will discourage those who have yet to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from doing so. Americans need to listen to their doctors, not talk show hosts, about receiving the vaccine. National Update: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance recommending masks indoors in COVID-19 hot spots regardless of vaccine status. The CDC advises communities to adjust their COVID-19 prevention strat... Read More »
Dear Friends, This week, Speaker Pelosi reinstated a mask mandate in the Capitol regardless of vaccination status. On Fox Business' The Evening Edit, I mentioned that this will cause further hesitancy for people to receive the vaccine. Those who are not vaccinated from COVID-19 will question the truth. And the truth is you are protected. Even with the delta variant, the protection seems to be extremely good. When questioned about vaccine hesitancy on Cuomo Prime Time, I repeated myself from last week that you should not take your advice from a cable news show. Instead, talk to your doctor. Du... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) announced that language from his bipartisan RESTORE Act has been included in a larger disaster relief bill, H.R. 267. Jackson introduced H.R. 1692, the RESTORE Act, in March alongside Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28). House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott (GA-13) and Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) praised Jackson for his leadership on this legislation before moving to include it in H.R. 267 during today’s committee markup. This policy would help the ag community recover from natural disasters, including the recent winter... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) joined by House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member John Katko (R-N.Y.), introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) on Unaccompanied Children at our southern border. “We can no longer deny the crisis that we are facing at our southern border. It is a shame that the Democratic Majority Party is looking more for partisan wins rather than addressing the crises this Administration has unleashed since taking office in January. Further, it is uns... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX), Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), and Congressman Neal Dunn (R-FL) re-introduced the Veterans Health Care Stamp Act of 2021. This legislation will direct the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a stamp to provide funding for the medical care and treatment of veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs. “The Veterans Health Care Stamp Act will provide the American public with an individual opportunity to directly support the brave men and women who have served their country honorably... Read More »
