ICYMI: Burgess speaks on House floor about border crisis Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), went to the House floor to discuss the crisis we are facing at our southern border. Highlights from remarks: “All Americans can agree that our immigration system is broken. Before we can fix it, we must address the crisis at our southern border. Let me be clear, what is happening at our border is a crisis. It is a humanitarian crisis. The policies being put forward by this Administration, basically putting an OPEN NOW sign at the border, are inhumane. Smugglers, Traffickers... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after he re-introduced the Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act or the TIME Act. "Technologies are moving fast and with that we must be willing to modernize how we enforce these advancements without hindering new developments," said Burgess. "This legislation will remove red tape that no longer serves a purpose. If passed, the Federal Trade Commission will have to conduct a periodic review on the consent decrees it enters into and remove those that no longer serve a purpose.... Read More »

April 21st, 2021 Dear Friends, It is encouraging news to learn that half of our nation’s adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. We are one step closer to returning to normal. Let’s continue this great progress. Do your part to keep your family and loved ones safe, while helping our communities return to normal by getting a COVID-19 vaccine. National Update: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is allowing some additional molecular COVID-19 diagnostic tests to be used for pooling nasal anterior respiratory specimens for a serial testing program. Aft... Read More »

Burgess votes against Democrats messaging bills Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting against the NO BAN Act and the Access to Counsel Act of 2021. "We are facing a crisis at our southern border," said Burgess. "I will not argue against the need to do a serious overhaul of our immigration system; however, putting forward bills that continue to incentivize migrants to break our laws is not the solution." "The NO BAN Act prevents any President from limiting entry into our country for certain foreign nationals. Last year, at... Read More »

Burgess supports DEA Emergency Scheduling Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 2630, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act. "This is a critical reauthorization that is imperative to maintaining our nation’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic." said Burgess. "I do wish this bill was authorized to May 6, 2022 and not just until the end of this September. It is important that we do not let this authorization lapse for the imminent threat it is to... Read More »

Dear Friends, This week the House of Representatives focused on two pieces of legislation – H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. I managed the Rule debate for Republicans on both bills Wednesday. This Week in Washington: Thursday from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate and House Democrats released a plan to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four seats. The idea of fundamentally changing the highest court of the land has been tried before and failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the idea in hopes that it would protect New Deal legislation. Then and now the proposal to expand the Supreme Co... Read More »

April 16th, 2021 Dear Friends, Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a statement by Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of CDC, in regards to the very rare but serious adverse events associated with the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine. Today, it was announced that the CDC vaccine panel is planning to hold an emergency hearing concerning the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on April 23. To be clear, the pause in adm... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded Texas’ Section 1115 Medicaid waiver extension. “The Biden Administration is doing everything in its power to erase all that the Trump Administration did simply because of the name Trump,” said Burgess. “My office learned about this news late Friday afternoon with no warning and months after the Administration rescinded other states’ Medicaid waivers. This timing and lack of communication shows that the Administration is trying to b... Read More »

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after Senate and House Democrats released a plan to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four seats. “Democrats plan to expand the Supreme Court is a hostile takeover,” said Burgess. “The idea of fundamentally changing the highest court of the land has been tried before and failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the idea in hopes that it would protect New Deal legislation. Then and now the proposal to expand the Supreme Court is solely politically motivated. “There have been plenty of times t... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7 – the Paycheck Fairness Act. “It is disappointing that this entire Congress we have spent more time focused on passing messaging legislation that failed to be signed into law last year than doing our jobs,” said Burgess. “I do not disagree that bad actors who engage in gender pay discrimination should be held accountable. Thankfully, we already have two federal laws, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, to prevent sex-based wage disparity. “T... Read More »