Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site  Recently at the Pentagon there were members of the armed forces that gathered to observe the beginning of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month...One legislator from Texas, Rep. Michael Burgess has introduced a piece of legislation to encourage helmet use for motorcyclists on the roads, as… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Congress is pitting U.S. energy needs against world hunger, said members of a bipartisan panel convened to discuss the unintentional effects that bio-energy may have on the world's food supply. The event was hosted by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) at the Library of Congress on Monday...more Read more »

...“As a legislator, no longer do we have the luxury of — if it is a problem, no one is going to figure it out until I am gone from the scene. It is very likely we have to deal with the consequences of our decisions very quickly,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said yesterday. Global markets and the worldwide demand for food are decreasing “the length of time between the decisionmaking… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month was officially launched with a news conference on Thursday, May 1, 2008 on the grounds of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.  Speaking at the event were the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Motorcycle Caucus, Rep. Michael C. Burgess M.D.… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site As a motorcyclist myself, I can appreciate the efforts made by Reps. Michael Burgess and Gabrielle Giffords mentioned in "Make rrrroom for motorcycle safety"...more Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) joined today with the co-chairs of the Congressional Motorcycle Safety Caucus, Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, the U.S. Capitol Police and the American Motorcyclist Association to highlight motorcycle safety and the month of May… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...Republicans at the hearing backed the need for more inspections but some balked at having companies pay the cost rather than taxpayers.  "It seems to me this is an area where we should appropriate the money and not rely on fees," said Rep. Michael Burgess, a Texas Republican...more Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...At a recent congressional hearing the lack of oversight, control and care of unknown dozens or hundreds of other such incidents were highlighted publicly for the first time in a bipartisan way...Added Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), “we don’t even know where they [labs] are, what we… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...Key members of the Texas delegation apparently see it the same way. Tarrant County Reps. Joe Barton, Michael Burgess and Kay Granger were among the 128 Republicans...more Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ..."This is thuggery. This is thievery,” said Rep. Michael Burgess (R., Texas), a subcommittee member.  “Think of the poor individual who actively administered the shot [of contaminated heparin],” added Dr. Burgess, a physician. “They’ll carry this knowledge around forever as well.”...more Read more »