Health care reform was the focus of Tuesday night’s town hall meeting that featured U.S. Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville) at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church.
More than 1,600 people attended the event, which filled the sanctuary and spilled into the hallways. Burgess fielded several questions and took comments from the audience, which overwhelmingly showed disapproval for the health care reform bill (H.R. 3200) that is being proposed, which many call another example of a government-controlled system. Read more »
Members of the Denton business community raised shared concerns Wednesday morning about how health care reform could affect their bottom line.
About 30 people from the community asked questions and took notes at a business health care forum sponsored by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess at the University of North Texas.
Burgess, R-Lewisville, said health care reform is muddied by… Read more »
The healthcare bill under the current national and local spotlight was discussed at Tuesday’s monthly Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Bridlewood Golf Club, where United States Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. told the crowd that virtually no one in America is happy right now. “They are mad on the Left, and they are mad on the Right,” Burgess said. It was a busy day for the… Read more »
Sally Bustamante fears that government healthcare reform could end up forcing some small companies to close their doors.
Proposed federal requirements for businesses providing health insurance, or facing a tax if they don’t, could weigh too heavily on some businesses that are already struggling, she said.
"We don’t know what the answer is," said Bustamante, human resources manager… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Burgess held a fiery Town Hall Meeting Saturday afternoon at the North Central Texas College (NCTC) campus in Gainesville starting at 2 p.m.
Constituents filled the Little Theater in the NCTC Administration Building and the large room outside of it. Burgess went between the two rooms for about two hours to hear and answer questions and concerns.
The hottest topic… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess spoke to an audience that filled North Central Texas College Little Theatre and lobby area Saturday about healthcare bill and the National Energy Tax or cap-and-trade bill currently working in Congress. Burgess sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and voted against HR 3200, the Democrat healthcare reform bill.
The bill passed by a vote of 31 to 28… Read more »
One of President Barack Obama’s most repeated promises in health care reform is, “If you like what you have; you can keep it.” He frequently goes on to clarify that if you like the insurance plan you have, you can keep it, but most importantly, if you like your doctor, health care reform won’t make you change that. Unfortunately, after carefully studying the health care reform plan, as I… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess told a rowdy overflow crowd at a Town Hall meeting in Denton that their show of opposition to health care legislation makes him very hopeful that America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, currently before Congress, can be defeated. A smiling Burgess clearly relished the political muscle shown by opponents of the legislation during Congress’ August recess.… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess’ “town hall meeting” on health care reform Saturday morning probably will not be uploaded to YouTube or featured on the shows of the TV ranters, right or left. Nobody got arrested; nobody got shoved; nobody got shouted down.
There was some lusty booing, and here and there a crackpot shout wafted from the crowd. None of that contributed anything meaningful to… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess Saturday urged his congressional colleagues to ignore their party leadership, listen to constituents and draft a meaningful, bipartisan health care plan.
“Will we be able to ignore our leadership and work out something that will work? I think we can,” Burgess, R-Lewisville, told an estimated 1,500 at his Denton town hall meeting.
He also urged people to… Read more »
