This summer, in Tarrant County, it was reported that a baseball player lost his life to a drug overdose. While the details are still under investigation, many families throughout our country have experienced a similar tragedy due to the opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 130 Americans die from an overdose each day.
It doesn’t have to… Read more »
Last Thursday, after an unconscionable delay, Congress passed an emergency funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), two federal agencies leading the United States’ response to the humanitarian and security crisis on the southern border.
A week ago, I made a now-familiar journey to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, where I… Read more »
Today thousands of people from communities in North Texas and around the country will gather in our nation’s capital to serve as voices for the most vulnerable among us. As America marks another anniversary of Roe v. Wade and its tragic consequences, the March for Life – a peaceful protest 46 years strong – reminds us that life is a precious and sacred gift, and we must do all we can to… Read more »
A Lifetime Dedicated to Life
House Republican Conference Blog
January 18, 2018
By: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
This week Washington will welcome hundreds of thousands of Americans who gather to speak out for the most vulnerable among us. Each January 22, we mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and another year of senseless loss of life. For many,… Read more »
Twenty-two years ago, the “Contract with America” promised voters that, if elected to Congress, Republicans would advance legislation to shrink the size of government, balance the budget, and reform major entitlement programs.
Americans voiced decisive support for these conservative principles at the polls in the 1994 election—Republicans won… Read more »
Gene editing provides significant possibilities for treating and even curing diseases. It also confers tremendous power over the genetic makeup of individual human beings and humanity itself.
With great potential comes great responsibility to use this genetic power wisely. Gene-editing tools, such as the new CRISPR-Cas system, are just that — tools that can be… Read more »
Every holiday season, millions of Americans pick up their credit cards in search of the best deals or the perfect gift for a loved one. Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping has become a tradition as time-honored as pumpkin pie for many families and pumps billions of dollars back into the economy.
Whether shopping at a brick-and-mortar store or from a tablet this year, the assumption is… Read more »
As the nation observed Veterans Day last week, we were reminded of the brave Americans who defend our freedom and way of life. For many veterans who served on faraway battlefields, their return home is often in large part due to the first-rate trauma care providers in our military. Unfortunately, one in seven Americans do not have access to a trauma care center within the first hour of… Read more »
It’s become common practice that federal oversight and regulation emerge following innovation and — more often than not — these regulations can’t keep pace with the technological advances being reached in the private sector. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has spent this Congress exploring ways to foster innovation and growth, while… Read more »
A mere year ago, Zika virus was an unfamiliar pandemic that was plaguing the countries of South America and Asia. However, just last week the first Zika-related death in the continental United States occurred.
Americans are faced with the very real threat of this potential public health crisis on our own soil. In response to this impending crisis, Congress advanced legislation to… Read more »
