WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Kevin Brady (TX-8), Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-2) led the entire Texas Republican delegation in filing an Amicus Brief in support of the State of Texas’ lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS’s unprecedented action to rescind the extension of Texas’s Medicaid 1115 Waiver, leaving the future of healthcare for Texas’s most vulnerable in jeopardy. “The Biden Administration’s unprecedented decision to revoke a previously-approved state waiver is a tremendous threat to millions of Texas Medic... Read More »
July 23, 2021 Dear Friends, This week, while we watched Blue Origins lift off, we all witnessed Wally Funk accomplishing her dream to go to space. Wally was a member of Mercury 13 and trained to be an astronaut back in the 1960s. Sadly, she was not given the opportunity to join her fellow trainees in space. She remains an inspiration for her dedication to the field of aviation and a hero for every young girl. Also, we need to be cheering on Austen Smith as she prepares to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Making it onto Team USA is a huge accomplishment. She has already made us Texans Proud... Read More »
GOP Doctors Caucus: Nothing Changes; Talk to Your Doctor About Getting a Vaccine, Must Still Purse Origins of COVID-19 WASHINGTON – Today, the GOP Doctors Caucus held a press conference with House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to discuss the emergence of COVID-19 variants, the continued need to uncover the origins of the virus, and what the implications moving forward. The caucus issued the following statement: “We continue to stress the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, encourage Americans who have not been vacc... Read More »
July 22, 2021 Dear Friends, This morning, the GOP Doctors Caucus joined by House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik held a press conference concerning the emergence of the COVID-19 DELTA variant, the need for more individuals to receive the vaccine, and the continued urgency to understand the origins of this virus. National Update: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Panel on Vaccine Practices met to discuss the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome following the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. ... Read More »
By Douglas Clark | Financial Regulation News | Thursday, July 22, 2021 U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Michael C. Burgess (R-TX), Rick Allen (R-GA), and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced Tuesday the Association Health Plans Act of 2021, which would expand small business healthcare options while lowering costs via association health plans (AHPs). The legislation seeks to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, establishing additional criteria for determining when employers may join a group or association of employers treated as an employer under section 3(5) to sponsor a group h... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) submitted the following remarks for today's Helsinki Commission Hearing: The First Clean Olympics? Rodchenkov Act Enforcement at Tokyo 2021. "Chairman Cardin, Chairman Cohen, and members of the Helsinki Commission, thank you for holding this hearing today on my bill with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. This bill is named after Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency lab that blew the whistle on the massive, state-run doping scheme that led the International Olympic Committee t... Read More »
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (MI-07) introduced the Association Health Plans Act of 2021 (H.R. 4547), legislation to expand health care options and lower costs for small businesses through association health plans (AHPs). Walberg was joined by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26); Rick Allen (GA-12), Republican Leader of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions; and Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, in introducing the legislation. Upon introduction, Rep. Tim Walberg said: “The high cost of... Read More »
WASHINGTON— Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess (TX-26) have introduced H.R. 4326, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act). The bill would create a $10 million grant program to assist localities and electric utilities to identify the locations for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in their communities. The bill was previously introduced last Congress. O’Halleran and Burgess’ bipartisan legislation will help ensure that rural areas are not left out of investments in EV infrastructure and will spur the creation of manufacturing jobs in... Read More »
By James Osborne | Houston Chronicle | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of Texas congressmen and senators are calling on the Biden administration to pressure Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to back off efforts to roll back energy reforms that opened Mexico's energy sector to U.S. companies for the first time in more than 70 years. In a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday, Republicans Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, along with Democratic House members Lizzie Fletcher of Houston, Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen, and Henry Cuellar of Laredo, said Mexico was in vi... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced the FDA Advancing Collection of Transformative Science or FACTS Act. The FACTS Act will provide clarity for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), empowering the agency to consider Real World Evidence generated during an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an application’s final approval. “Thanks to Operation Warp Speed, we all witnessed how the cutting of red tape led to three safe and effective vaccines, countless therapeutics, and life saving devices to combat this Coronavirus,”... Read More »
