I believe a vote should be held in Congress before the US financial markets open on Monday morning and I am working aggressively towards an agreement. This is a significant problem that requires a significant but thoughtful solution. Over the last ninety-six hours I have heard from over 1200 residents from our district. Through your phone calls, emails, and letters my staff has collected your concern for our financial markets and the potential tax payer liability.
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It was a Who’s Who of Lewisville on Wednesday as community and Lewisville ISD leaders gathered to honor DeLay Middle School’s recent national award.
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Our financial markets are stressed to the breaking point and decisive action is needed to prevent further harm to our economy. But, rushing to judgment and being reactionary is not the responsible way to address this crisis. Nationalizing assets and bailing out corporations is not the answer either.
Congress has a responsibility to act swiftly and in a way that protects American taxpayers from more debt, higher taxes, and untold risk. Safeguarding the fundamentals of our free market system must be a critical piece as well.
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called Saturday for Denton Republicans to defeat the Democrats at the polls in November by voting straight Republican on their ballots in what he called "a critical race."
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The Texas Association of REALTORS(R) today announced its endorsements of Texas
lawmakers vying for office this November. Listed in the tables below, Chairman Randy Jeffers praised all the candidates for their dedication to Texas homeowners.
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Both presidential candidates' health advisors pitched their plans to a room of doctors, business executives and policy experts from across the country in Orlando.
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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) announced that two bi-partisan bills he helped write to improve health care passed out of committee and now head to the House floor. Votes are expected by the full House of Representatives in the next few weeks.
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The American Medical Association unveiled new print and television ads Thursday, promoting health-care coverage for the country’s 46 million uninsured. In a press conference at the Capitol, AMA president Nancy Nielsen thanked Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) for tackling the issue in a bi-partisan fashion. More... Note: When you click "more," you will be redirected from Representative Burgess' site to the original publication site.
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It will be up to the 111th Congress and the next U.S. president to reduce the high number of Americans who lack health insurance, the American Medical Association says, and AMA's president, Nancy Nielsen, will try to kick off that action tomorrow in an appearance with two members of Congress who focus on health care: Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, who is a physician.
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Congress is back in Washington to finish for the year. There's much work to be done, and not a lot of time to do it. Congress must spend the time left on the people’s business and not the business of growing the federal government. What exactly is the people’s business? It’s the things you talk to me about when I see you in the store, at my town halls, when you call or write my office: energy, transportation, and spending.
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