Cyberattacks have significantly increased throughout this Coronavirus pandemic. The most common of these attacks is ransomware, where a hacker sends malware to a target that encrypts data, devices, and networks and demands payment for the decryption key. If a target has not prepared for such an attack, the only remedies are to pay the ransom or to reject the ransom and rebuild network systems and infrastructure from scratch – a process that can take weeks or months. According to Check Point Research, ransomware attacks have doubled in the United States in 2020 and increased by 50% worldwide in... Read More »
by Ripon Advance News Service U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would provide states with strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). “Amidst the pain and suffering that our nation has endured throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a major takeaway has been the advantage of telehealth,” Rep. Burgess said. “There is a convenience factor to not having to take time to physically transport yourself to the doctor’s office and have your child sit in a waiting room with other potentially sick... Read More »
by Marty Stempniak A physician and U.S. congressman has introduced bipartisan legislation to avert hundreds of millions in forthcoming cuts to radiology and other specialties. Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, R-Texas, and cosponsor Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., are proposing to temporarily waive budget neutrality requirements for one year under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Absent such action, diagnostic radiology stands to lose some $450 million in reimbursement next year alone, according to an analysis commissioned by the ACR. Rush and congressional colleagues first placed these cuts in their cro... Read More »
October 6, 2020 Dear Friends, Early Friday morning, we learned that the President and First Lady were diagnosed with COVID-19. President Trump received excellent care at Walter Reed and was able to safely return to the White House on Monday. I am grateful the President is recovering quickly. National Updates: President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing a Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group to better employ existing government resources toward the mental health challenges of this pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) awarded a research contract to the Stanford Universi... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Monday morning, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, spoke on Fox & Friends First about Democrat obstruction on further coronavirus relief legislation and the president’s health. Here are the highlights: Where do we stand on stimulus? “Well Speaker Pelosi had it entirely within her power to have this done on Friday before Congress left town. She’s been the one who’s been the obstacle… People were ready… So, terribly unfortunate because I know a lot of ... Read More »
by Paul Cobler WASHINGTON — When Madhuri Mahesh Bedre received a call in late June that her 95-year-old father had suffered a heart attack in India, she knew she had to get to his bedside as soon as possible. But amid the coronavirus pandemic, international flights were limited and appointments were at a premium for Bedre, 56, to renew her passport at the Houston passport office near her home in Katy. That’s when Bedre and her husband, Capt. Mahesh Bedre, 60, contacted Sen. John Cornyn’s constituent services for help. “I called the office and told them the situation,” Mahesh Bedre said. “These... Read More »
by The Fulcrum staff Four lawmakers from each party were honored Tuesday for being good members of Congress. But they were cited for behavior that has nothing to do with their ideologies, legislative skill or rhetorical flair. Instead, they were singled out for running decent modern workplaces and taking care of their constituents. The awards were the third annual set handed out by the Congressional Management Foundation, one of the most prominent nonprofits advocating the view that a more smoothly operating legislative branch is one of the main cures for democracy's ills. The winners were cul... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – There has been a lot of talk on both sides about the future of energy policy. To put forward a reasonable solution, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and former Under Secretary of Energy Bud Albright penned an op-Ed to explain that it is impossible to imagine a zero-carbon future without a component of nuclear energy. A carbon-free future is a nuclear future By Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. and former Under Secretary of Energy Bud Albright Washington Examiner October 5, 2020 There was a time not that long ago when electricity was not universally available. ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it on Saturday, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend to emphasize the need for congressional leadership to consider testing for the Capitol complex. Here are the highlights: “Look, the House at least has gone home now for an extended period. We’ve got some work we still need to do so it’s a high likelihood that we will be back. It does make some degree of sense to know who’s putting people at risk, a... Read More »
