Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, prepared the following remarks for today's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing, Lowering Unaffordable Costs.        As Prepared for Delivery: First, thank you all for coming today. I’m very pleased to see the list of bills for the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of the H.R. 2811- Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.  “For the last two years, Americans watched as President Biden and Democrats wasted their tax dollars through unnecessary COVID spending causing inflation… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation seeking to ban the use of robocalls to verify patient information and ensure that American patients receive the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 734– The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. "Female athletes work for years to reach the top of their game. Allowing biological males to compete in women's sports undermines the hard… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of H.J. Res. 42– The Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.  "I strongly support H.J. Res. 42… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, joined Mornings with Maria to discuss President Biden’s anti-American energy agenda. Highlights:  On the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act”: “All the all the warning signs should be going off as people follow this money through. Look, the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, joined Fox Business' The Evening Edit to discuss President Biden's war on American energy and the announcement from OPEC and its allies to cut crude oil production. Highlights:  On President Biden's war on American energy: "He [Pres. Biden]… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1 – the Lower Energy Costs Act. “Today, House Republicans once again upheld their commitment to provide solutions for Americans by passing H.R. 1,” said Burgess. “Since entering the oval office,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the MISSION Zero Act to allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue assigning trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers to assist in filling gaps in emergency room care. “The MISSION Zero Act established a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, just spoke on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Cost Act.  As Prepared for Delivery:  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying… Read more »