Washington, D.C. – 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, was joined by Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette for an annual Energy Summit. "This pandemic has highlighted how our national energy resources are under attack,” Burgess said. “It is important that as more and more Texans are having to stay home, they are able to know the different ways they can save on energy and lower their bills. This summit with Secretary Brouillette focused on steps families could t... Read More »
August 20, 2020 Dear Friends, The Food and Drug Administration(FDA)issued an emergency use authorization for a saliva based COVID-19 test developed by Yale School of Public Health. FDA worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop a checklist for food industry employers to conduct safe operations. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) will resume routine onsite inspections of all certified providers and suppliers. CMS has updated“Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes."... Read More »
Congressman Burgess comes in at 54:59. On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) explained why the Democratic National Convention is showing more enthusiasm for anti-Trump speeches than for ones supporting Joe Biden. "This has been their game plan really right from the get go. They know they don't have anything to compete in the field of ideas, in the marketplace of ideas with this President. So let's tap into the fact that some people don't like him and see if we can maximize that part of the story. And that's what they have clearly bought into. And you look at the... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – A pandemic should not paralyze Congress from prioritizing the education of the next generation. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) penned an op-ed about the importance of providing students the opportunity to attend school in-person this fall. The Hill Education cannot be paused for a pandemic August 19, 2020 By Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. More than our physical health is being affected by this novel coronavirus. With the nation moving towards virtual living to continue social distancing, we are risking under-educating a generation. Children need the option... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – 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, started his week by talking to Dagan McDowell on Mornings with Maria about how the Phase 4 COVID-19 response legislation has become more about political advantage than helping Americans. McDowell: Why couldn’t the Democrats and Republicans come together on this much needed stimulus? Burgess: Remember, this has been tied up for months by Nancy Pelosi. You want to look at where the problem is? That’s where the problem... Read More »
August 14, 2020 Dear Friends, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD) have reached an agreement with Moderna, Inc. to manufacture and deliver 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. HHS and DOD have announced an agreement with BioFire Defense, LLC, to expand the production of BioFire COVID-19 testing for the DOD. HHS is offering a funding opportunity using $2.5 million from the CARES Act to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information exchanges to support public health agencies. H... Read More »
by Ripon Advance News Service U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee members earlier this week requested a federal briefing on the nation’s latest substance abuse and overdose trends, how they are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what additional measures the United States government should undertake to address the ongoing crisis. “While we continue to combat the COVID-19 crisis, we cannot lose sight of another: the ongoing substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose crisis that our country has been battling for decades,” according to an Aug. 11 letter sent to U.S. Health and Human ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and former Speaker Newt Gingrich teamed up to pin an oped for the importance of passing H.R. 5534 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019. It has been something both of them have been fighting for passage of for years. RealClearHealth Protecting the Investment of a Kidney August 9, 2020 By: Congressman Michael C. Burgess and former Speaker Newt Gingrich Picture welcoming your newborn baby boy into the world – then not having the opportunity to bond with your child because he is imm... Read More »
Last week, the leaders of “Big Tech” – Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (Google), and Facebook – testified before a House committee on whether they were, in fact, too big. Unsurprisingly, these companies argued they face robust competition. But does the presence of any competition eliminate monopolistic market power? Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr recently stated in an interview with Politico that “Big Tech is a handful of corporations that now have state-like power and influence that can shape everything from the information we consume to the places we shop.” Currently, Big Tech is f... Read More »
