Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after President Biden delivered his first Joint Session of Congress Address. "For the first time in 18 years, I was not allowed to attend a Joint Session of Congress," said Burgess. "The Speaker of the House strictly limited attendance using the excuse of this Coronavirus. A majority of… Read more »

Doctors in Congress Launch Public Service Campaign to Encourage Vaccine Participation (Washington, D.C., April 27, 2021) – Today, a group of Republican doctors and other health care providers in Congress launched a public service campaign to boost COVID-19 vaccine participation saying in part, “Operation Warp Speed brought us safe and effective vaccines in record time… The FDA did not… Read more »

Ferguson, Burgess, Peters, Panetta, Cornyn, King to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Mental and Behavioral Health Services   WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Scott Peters (D-Calif), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif), and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Angus King (I-ME) plan to introduce the Behavioral… Read more »

Executive Orders should not be virtue signaling Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) put out the below statement following President Biden’s latest executive order raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour for federal contractors. … Read more »

Burgess announces open voting for Congressional Art Competition 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… Read more »

ICYMI: Burgess speaks on House floor about border crisis Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), went to the House floor to discuss the crisis we are facing at our southern border. … Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after he re-introduced the Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act or the TIME Act. "Technologies are moving fast and with that we must be willing to modernize how we enforce these advancements without hindering new developments," said Burgess. "This legislation will… Read more »

Burgess votes against Democrats messaging bills Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting against the NO BAN Act and the Access to Counsel Act of 2021. "We are facing a… Read more »

Burgess supports DEA Emergency Scheduling Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 2630, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded Texas’ Section 1115 Medicaid waiver extension.   “The Biden Administration is doing everything in its power to erase all that the Trump Administration did simply because of the name Trump,” said Burgess. “My office… Read more »