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Burgess: Recognizes Students at Congressional Art Competition

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) is pleased to announce the top three winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition. Grand Prize: “Acceptance” by Geraldi Morales Geraldi Morales is a sophomore at Little Elm High School, and she won the 2022 Grand Prize with her graphite drawing entitled “Acceptance”. This is the first time Little Elm ISD has…

Burgess Supports Passage of FDA Reauthorization

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    Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7667, the Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2022, including two pieces of…

Burgess: Socialist Gas Price Controls Will Repeat History

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Washington, D.C. – Instead of accepting the reality of the energy crisis Americans are facing at the pump and working to produce more American-made energy, Democrats are once again attempting to shift the blame and trying to implement socialist price controls on gasoline. After voting against H.R. 7688, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following…

Burgess and Crenshaw lead Texas Republican Delegation letter to HHS Secretary

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), led 12 Texas members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting that the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) be based in Texas. If Congress is going to establish ARPA-H, its implementation must be…

Burgess manages Rule Debate on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act, and S. 2938

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee, delivered the following remarks when he managed today's Rule Debate on H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; H.R. 6531, the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act; and S. 2938, to name a post office after Joseph Woodrow Hatchett.  …

GOP Doctors Caucus responds to Infant Formula Shortage Crisis

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Washington, D.C. –Today, members of the GOP Doctors Caucus released the following statement amid rising concerns about access to infant formula:    “We are very concerned about the health effects that the formula shortage will have on babies and others whom rely on formula for acute medical conditions, such as severe allergies and metabolic disorders. It is…

HAPPENING TODAY: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee set to mark up four Congressman Burgess bills

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will be holding a markup that will include four pieces of legislation put forward by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX). These pieces of legislation are included in H.R. 7667, the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 and H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. “It is…

Congressional Motorcycle Caucuses work to raise Motorcycle Safety Awareness

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), and the House Congressional Motorcycle Caucuses introduced a resolution to designate May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.   Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month promotes rider safety, education, licensing, and awareness in order to decrease the number of crashes. Motorcycles help…

Burgess announces open voting for Congressional Art Competition

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced the start of voting for the Texas-26 Congressional Art Competition.                             “Each spring, my office takes part in the Congressional Art Competition,” said Burgess.…