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, welcomed the bipartisan effort to reauthorize five public health programs in today’s Subcommittee on Health’s hearing. As Prepared for Delivery: Today we are here to discuss the importance of reauthorizing five public health programs: School-Based Health Centers, the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act, the United States Anti-Dop... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – COVID-19 has affected more than Americans’ health. America’s energy independence and position of global leadership in energy is being threatened by COVID-19. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) penned an op-ed for the Midland Reporter-Telegram about the importance of passing the SAVE Jobs Act. SAVE Jobs Act will boost energy job market Midland Reporter-Telegram By Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Michael Burgess July 26, 2020 The entire world is reeling from the pandemic’s impact, but Texas in particular has been hit with a one-two punch. This coron... Read More »
July 28, 2020 Dear Friends, COVID-19 has affected more than Americans’ health. America’s energy independence and position of global leadership in energy is being threatened by COVID-19. I joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to pen an op-ed for the Midland Reporter-Telegram about the importance of passing the SAVE Jobs Act. National Updates Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases have initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority distributed $472 million to help provide Moderna with... 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, told Fox News’ Jon Scott that most children across the country should return to school in the Fall. Highlights: Not a one size fits all solution: Texas is a big state, and there are different parts of the state where the answer may look a little bit different. In South Texas [before the hurricane] there was significant community spread, the opening of the schools was going to look different from what it might look l... Read More »
by Kayla Webster Amazon employees won’t have to go far for relief if they throw out their back while shipping packages across the country. The online shopping giant plans to provide primary care to its workforce through 20 new health centers. Amazon is partnering with Crossover Health — a national medical group for self-insured employers — to begin work on the health centers, and provide medical staffing. Five of these centers will open in the coming months, the first of which will be in Las Colinas, Texas. Amazon may decide to open more health centers if the initial 20 are a success, accordin... Read More »
by David Sherfinski The House on Friday passed a first tranche of 2021 spending bills to fund parts of the federal government past September, with Democrats eager to lay down markers and push back on President Trump on issues ranging from the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the Confederate flag. The $259.5 billion package funds programs for the State Department, as well as agriculture, interior, and military construction programs, for fiscal 2021, which starts on Oct. 1. The House voted 224-189 to pass the bill. Seven Democrats voted against the bill, and no Republicans supported the measure. Democ... Read More »
by Micaiah Bilger House Democrats approved a massive spending bill Friday that would reverse pro-life actions by President Donald Trump and force Americans to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion chain. The appropriations bill passed in a 244-189 party-line vote in the Democrat-controlled House. Within it are multiple measures to undermine pro-life policies and executive actions that protect unborn babies and mothers and prevent tax dollars from being used for abortions. Among these are President Donald Trump’s Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy, which ensures tax dollars are n... Read More »
by Jeremy Wallace When it came time to vote on removing statues of Confederates in the U.S. Capitol this week, U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw was one of 72 Republicans to side with every Democrat in the House of Representatives in approving the measure. While the Houston Republican has taken criticism for the vote from some conservatives on social media who say he is helping to erase the nation’s history, Crenshaw defended himself by pointing out that many of the statues Democrats are pulling down were of Confederates who also happened to be members of the Democratic Party. “I’m glad to help them conf... 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, managed the Rule for House Republicans as they considered the first appropriations bills for the fiscal year 2021. As Prepared for Delivery: The rule we are debating today provides consideration for fiscal year 2021 appropriations for State and Foreign Operations, Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, Interior and Environment, and Military Construction and the Veterans Affairs Administration. While I am ... Read More »
July 23, 2020 Dear Friends, This morning, I joined WBAP 820 to discuss this week’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing with five companies working to develop COVID-19 vaccines. National Updates The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense announced a $1.95 billion agreement with Pfizer to support the production and delivery of the first 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine upon successful FDA approval. Should this vaccine obtain approval, this agreement will speed the process of making the vaccine available... Read More »
