WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would make purchasing contact lenses online easier and safer, ban the use of robocalls to verify patient information, and ensure that protected medical information sent… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) introduced the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act, alongside Reps. Michael C. Burgess, M.D (R-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY). This bipartisan legislation would establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to promote the recruitment of public health professionals at local, state, and tribal public… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the GOP Doctors Caucus issued the following statement in response to updated guidance that members and staff are still required to wear masks on the House Floor and in committee rooms, regardless of vaccination status:
“House Democratic leadership’s refusal to accept the most recent CDC guidance is sending the wrong message to the American people –… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the BIG Act.
“The world of American students has been turned upside down because of this pandemic,” said Congressman Burgess. “It is important that as we are sending them back into the classroom, we are also taking precautions to ensure their… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, news broke that the Colonial Pipeline Company suffered a cybersecurity attack, causing a shutdown of their pipeline network. Seeking answers for the 26th District of Texas, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) wrote a letter to President… Read more »
Washington, DC — Today, Congressmen Lou Correa (D-CA) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3021 - the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation protects doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. Correa said, "For the past year, medical professionals have been in unchartered waters. Our… Read more »
Congressional Motorcycle Caucuses raise motorcycle safety awareness
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and the House and Senate Congressional Motorcycle… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan resolution highlighting motorcycle profiling and promoting collaboration between the motorcycle and law enforcement communities. The lawmakers are all members of the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus, of which Reps. Walberg and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Kevin Brady (TX-08), and Michael Burgess (TX-26) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help weatherize electric grids across the nation. The POWER ON Act would assist electricity providers and suppliers with federal funding to protect their facilities and infrastructure against… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Texas Congressional leaders led by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing their concern and disappointment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) action taken to rescind the 10-year extension of the Texas’ Medicaid 1115 Waiver.
In the letter the… Read more »