Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) recently made appearances on CNN's Newsroom with Pamela Brown, Newsmax's National Report, and CNN's Cuomo Prime Time to discuss COVID-19 vaccination rates, protests in Cuba, and Texas State Legislature Democrats leaving the state to avoid voting on Texas' election legislation. CNN's Newsroom with Pamela Brown: “You have to do your own research. Talk to the people that you trust to get your medical care. Talk to your doctor, talk to your pharmacist. That’s what we’ve been trying to do as a Doctor’s Caucus, generally, is trying to ma... Read More »
By The Chicago Crusader | Monday, July 19, 2021 Congresswoman Robin Kelly has introduced H.R. 4387, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (MHQIA), aimed at reducing the alarming rate of maternal deaths in America and saving mothers’ lives. In the United States, there is an estimated 700 pregnancy-related deaths per year and 60 percent of these are considered preventable. The crisis is most severe for Black mothers in America, who are dying at 3 to 4 times the rate of their white counterparts. The bipartisan bill would implement evidence-based best practices and policies within the medica... Read More »
July 16, 2021 Dear Friends, In case you missed it this week, I joined Cuomo Prime Time to discuss vaccine hesitancy and the White House’s approach to reaching those who are not vaccinated. I told Chris that President Biden would be wise to follow in the steps of former senior adviser to the White House's Covid team Andy Slavitt and thank the Trump Administration for producing a vaccine in record time. It is that type of nonpartisanship that will save lives and remove the politics from this virus. As I stated in the interview - this vaccine is an answer to prayer… you should talk with your doc... Read More »
By Sandy Fitzgerald | Newsmax The Cuban government has blamed the protests that are happening on U.S. sanctions that have made the island nation more poverty-stricken, but Rep. Michael Burgess, who is also a physician, told Newsmax Tuesday that the real reason Cubans are angry is because their own government doesn't want to help them and they are suffering. "The sanctions have been in place through multiple administrations, and the Department of Treasury has really put those restrictions into place," the Texas Republican said on Newsmax's "National Report." "The Cuban people are suffering beca... Read More »
Rep. Michael Burgess, a Republican from Texas who is also a medical doctor, tells CNN's Pamela Brown about vaccine outreach in his district and if he agrees with the Biden administration's grassroots door-to-door approach to get more people vaccinated. Watch the Full Interview Here Source: CNN Read More »
James Osborne | Staff Writer | Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON - When the Conservative Political Action Conference opens in Dallas Friday, climate change will be far from center stage, with topics such as election fraud and so-called cancel culture dominating the agenda. While many in the GOP might not consider climate a top priority, the party’s leadership has shown increasing signs of coming around on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said George Behrakis, president of Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends, which advocates for a tax on carbon emissions and is a sponsor of the CPAC... Read More »
July 9, 2021 Dear Friends, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on education disparities for K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC released guidance on identifying, handling, and disposing of COVID-19 vaccine waste. The step-by-step guide for reporting COVID-19 vaccine waste can be found here. CDC updated guidance for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in K-12 schools to encourage in-person learning. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative released a study comparing rapid antigen and PCR COVID-19 tes... Read More »
A bipartisan bill proposed recently by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) seeks to increase transparency and accountability in the nation’s defense budget by ensuring that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements. “While Congress is going through the appropriations process, we have a responsibility to demand transparency,” Rep. Burgess said on July 1. “It is astonishing that the DOD has not accounted for its taxpayer-funded resources and is the only major agency that has never been able to complete an audit of its full financial statements.”... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) joined Newsmax’s Spicer & Co. to talk about the Texas southern border and the origins of COVID-19. Highlights: Abandoning the job: “Look at the members of the Border Caucus that flew along the Rio Grande a couple months ago and saw the status of the border wall, where there are parts finished and then just holes where people walked off the job after President Biden was sworn in, because he said “we’re not doing that anymore.” Acknowledging Texas stepping in: “[Border security] has to be a priority and it's not a priority. Look, on... Read More »
By Nick Koutsobinas | Newsmax Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, argued on Newsmax that the federal government is not upholding its responsibility to maintain border security and is instead unduly burdening local law enforcement officials and landowners. Appearing on "Spicer & Co.," Burgess said if the Biden administration would connect parts of the border wall that are already built, that could give a "substantial break to those border sheriffs and landowners along the border" who right now feel like they're being abandoned. On Thursday, sheriffs and active Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC... Read More »
