Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health was named a finalist in the Congressional Management Foundation’s third annual Democracy Awards.
Burgess ranked above his fellow lawmakers for exceptional achievement in the Transparency & Accountability category, which salutes Congressional offices who have enhanced constituent relations and accessible information about their work and performance.
“It is an honor to be recognized for being transparent and accountable to the constituents of Texas’ 26th District,” Burgess said. “It is a priority for me to provide an open and transparent reporting of my work product, which is why I put out an annual year-end report. This report serves as a stakeholder’s report for constituents, providing an annual measure of accomplishments by which the constituents I am honored to serve can hold me accountable each year. Our government is by the people and for the people. So, it only makes sense to make this information easily accessible.”
The Congressional Management Foundation is an organization dedicated to building citizen trust in Congress and well as working to build a more effective and responsive legislative branch. They established the Democracy Awards in order to highlight non-legislative achievement and best practices among offices. One Republican and Democrat winner will be selected for each category, with awards presented on September 17, 2020.
