Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...introduced the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2008, along with his cosponsors, Reps. Rush Holt, D-N.J., and Michael Burgess, R-Texas...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...But Representative Michael C. Burgess, a Texas Republican and an obstetrician-gynecologist, said Congress should “keep its hands off” doctor-owned hospitals. “This is a free country,” Mr. Burgess said. “If you want to invest in a hospital, if you are willing to put personal capital at risk, you should not be forbidden to do so just because you are a doctor.”...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Two Flower Mound teachers have been selected to participate in a pair of summer institutes sponsored by Humanities Texas. ...U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess nominated Hanley for the opportunity...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site On Wednesday, government, business and health care leaders expressed support for draft legislation aimed at promoting health IT at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health... ...During opening statements, all but one of the 16 House members who spoke expressed general support for the legislation. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), the lone dissenter, said the... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site North Texas congressman Michael Burgess is one of many community leaders pushing for consumers to buy converter boxes as the clock ticks on the transition to digital TV....more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, introduced his own Medicare bill (HR 6129) in late May. It would postpone the payment cuts for seven months, giving Congress a bit more time for an overhaul. “We’re about to fall off a cliff and I’m throwing us a rope,” Burgess said in an interview. “We should have taken care of this months ago.”...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...H.R. 6153, the Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008, which, if passed, will do just that. It is the companion bill to S. 2969, which Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii introduced May 1. The original co-sponsors of the bill include the other two nurses serving in the House, Lois Capps of California and Carolyn McCarthy of New York, as well as Rep. Michael Burgess, a medic... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site There probably isn’t a better deal for Denton County veterans than the Veterans Affairs clinic at 2223 Colorado Boulevard, but the clinic’s services have been going begging since it quietly opened in July, and that’s a shame. The clinic held a more formal opening Friday, complete with a speech by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, so maybe the word will spread....more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site More than 100 people gathered amid scores of U.S. flags and military vehicles Friday morning to celebrate the opening of Denton’s Veterans Affairs clinic....The crowd included politicians such as U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, clinic staff and members of various veterans groups....more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...The clinic’s grand opening will be at 10 a.m. Friday. U.S. Congressman Michael Burgess will be the keynote speaker...more Read more