Dr. Burgess spoke on the House Floor about the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, and the effect it will have on doctors and patients.
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This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act that was passed this week in the House. You can watch the video below.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, released the following statement after voting in favor of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H.R. 3630. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 234 to 193.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) launched his new website, burgess.house.gov.
“This one-stop-shop will provide information on what is happening in Congress, how my office can assist constituents, ways to contact me, and will provide the latest information on how legislation will affect North Texas,” said Dr. Burgess. “I encourage constituents to visit the new website and check back often as information will be updated regularly. This new website, in conjunction with the social media sites, will provide constituents with the most up-to-date information and resources.”
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This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on the Select Committee not reaching an agreement in finding $1.2 trillion in cuts before their November 23 deadline.
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A quiet revolution — and a helping hand
By Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Revolutions are usually pretty noisy affairs — arriving, as they often do, on the heels of military battles and political upheaval.
But some revolutions, much like the fog in Carl Sandburg’s epic poem, come to us — quietly, unannounced.
That might be the case for one of the most profound revolutions of our time — personalized medicine made possible by the mapping of the human genome. To be sure, the 2003 National Institutes of Health announcement that the genome-mapping project was complete came with much fanfare, quite properly so. For the first time, we could understand the working components that defined and regulated life.
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On November 16, 2011 Congressman Burgess along with 93 Members of Congress sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. To view the letter as a PDF click on the image below.
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