Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after the announcement of House Democrats’ plan to make remote voting permanent. “Once again we see Speaker Pelosi working to consolidate power and remove opportunities for debate,” said Burgess. “Clearly the reports of last week’s House Democrats conference call have sent her scrambli... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, joined Fox and Friends First on Tuesday morning to discuss the news of Pfizer’s announcement that data shows its vaccine candidate will be 90% effective. Here are the highlights: “I think a mask is an excellent idea, … If you wear a mask, wear it correctly, cover both the nose and the mouth. It’s not there to protect ... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The GOP Doctors Caucus released the following statement after New York Governor Cuomo commented on Operation Warp Speed vaccine safety: “Governor Cuomo seems so desperate to prevent any progress that may occur under this administration that he is willing to disparage the credibility and independence of the scientists and doctors who are working around the clock to save lives. His comments that it is ‘bad news’ that the Pfizer vaccine is proving to be effective are both extreme... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after Pfizer announced that early data is showing its vaccine to be more than 90% effective. “This is great news,” said Burgess. “Since the beginning of this pandemic, I have said that it will be through American innovation that we defeat this Coronavirus. Pfizer’s announcement brings ... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Last month the nation watched as the debate on the next Supreme Court Justice turned from her merits to the future of the American health care system. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, penned an op-ed for The Hill about how Republicans continue to work to protect those with pre-existing conditions. The truth, the whole truth about protecting preexisti... Read more

Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement after Russian ransomware attacks targeted hundreds of U.S. hospitals. “To attack hospitals, especially during the COVID pandemic, and th... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s final rule on price transparency. “In order to truly lower health care costs, we need more transparency across our entire health care system. No president has done more to give Americans increased health care options, more decision-making power, and lower costs across the board tha... Read more

Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to request a briefing and a written response on how data from NIH-supported studies can be used to maximize effectiveness of different COVID-19 testing technologies in or... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. "I appreciate the Senate’s swift action to confirm Judge Barrett,” said Burgess. “I have the utmost confidence that Judge Barrett will follow in the steps of her mentor Justice Scalia, and I h... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to request a briefing on DEA’s management of the supply of opioids in the United States. "Each calendar year, the DEA sets the aggregate pr... Read more