WASHINGTON — The GOP Doctors Caucus along with House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik will host a press conference to discuss the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 24 at the House Triangle on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
WHAT: Press conference to discuss origins of COVID-19 pandemic, the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) introduced the Vaccine Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.
“Protecting intellectual property and innovation is critical,” said Burgess. “We are seeing the signs of recovery from this pandemic due to the success of Operation Warp Speed and our incredible scientific and medical communities that developed… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Courtruled7-2to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision maintained the status quo and punted the responsibility to address health care back to Congress. In fact, Congress had… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting for H.R. 256 to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq.
“I came to Congress 18 years ago, and this Authorization for the Use of Military Force was put in place before I… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), urged support of his amendment to H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. Had it passed, this amendment would have required businesses to publicly disclose the real cost and impact of any future tax increases.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Republican Leader’s designee to the Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) ruling to uphold President Biden’s decision to delay Congressionally-appropriated funds to continue building a wall along our southern border.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) announces the students from the 26th District of Texas who have accepted appointments to the United States Service Academies. This summer these young men and women will be entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, the U.S.… Read more »
BOWLING GREEN, OH – Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, reintroduced the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act. This bill creates a much-needed federal framework to help the deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the United… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after President Biden released his budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year.
“One of the most essential responsibilities of our government is to establish a budget,” said Burgess. “Each year the President submits his budget to Congress. Congress must then thoroughly look through the proposal and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 (H.R. 3517) with Reps. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), and Jackie Walorski (IN-02) to improve access to osteoporosis screening. Fractures caused by… Read more »
