I would like to thank U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess for taking time from his very busy schedule to come to the North Richland Hills library to discuss aspects of the proposed healthcare bill. This bill is being railroaded through Congress in less than seven days without the benefit of citizen review and input to elected representatives. This is the message that Burgess was attempting to deliver to the constituents of his district. Thursday’s Star-Telegram editorial, "A stunt without a purpose," atte... Read more

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Chair of the Congressional Health Care Caucus and a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of America’s health care system: “This country needed a 21st Century vision, and we got recycled 20th Century ideas. Tonight, Congress missed an historic opportunity to pass the right kind of health care reform.” Read more

As Congress debates overhauling the nation’s healthcare system, some state leaders hope that whatever legislation passes will include a provision allowing Texas to opt out of the plan. Although its not yet part of the massive Democratic-led plan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said there will be a provision letting states opt out of the $1.1 trillion program geared to guarantee that 96 percent of Americans have insurance, including 36 million who currently don’t have coverage. Two key con... Read more

The 1,990-page health-care bill in the House is one of the weightiest pieces of legislation on Capitol Hill. A single-sided copy of it printed by The Wall Street Journal weighed 19.6 pounds, and stood 8.25 inches tall. If it passes, it would be among the longest pieces of House legislation ever, congressional historians say. Republicans are making political theater of the bill's bulk. Rep. Roy Blunt (R. Mo.) said the bill is longer than War and Peace (1,225 pages) and the King James Bible (1,291... Read more

"You have to make sure your voices are heard. We heard from you this summer, it was like an inoculation, it was like a vaccination to prevent the illness knows as PelosiCare. But when we came back in September, that immunity started to wane, and it started to get weak. So this is our booster shot. Keep it up all weekend – we need you. God Bless America." Read more

House Republicans have invited the public to show up at a "news conference" they are holding on the West front of the U.S. Capitol building at noon on Thursday -- a week after Democrats unveiled their health care bill. "The purpose of the event is to let the American people tell us what they think of the product that has been produced and to let us see, by the numbers of people who show up, what the intensity level is,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) told CNSNews.com. “A week ago, Speaker Pelosi... Read more

Healthcare leaders in North Texas said healthcare legislation in Congress could hurt their businesses and cost consumers money — but many also said changes are needed to address the millions of uninsured Texans, growing healthcare costs and low reimbursement rates by the government. A panel of hospital executives speaking Monday at a healthcare summit sponsored by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce painted a picture of a system that is struggling under increased demand from consumers who often u... Read more

As the House of Representatives prepares to take up debate on the Democrats' massive health care overhaul, Republicans are preparing Internet-based efforts to present a united front against the bill. The bill, Republican leaders say, is bloated with questionable provisions that few citizens -- or legislators -- have had a chance to debate. Now, they intend to pick apart those provisions online. "All you need to know is there are 1,990 pages," Republican House leader John Boehner said of the heal... Read more

Congressmen Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) today delivered copies of H.R. 3962, the latest version of House Democrats’ health care reform bill unveiled by Speaker Pelosi last week, to the North Richland Hills Library. The bill is expected to be brought to the House floor for a vote sometime this week, and Burgess encourages North Texans to read the massive bill and contact him with their concerns before the vote. Read more

Congressmen Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) will share the House Majority’s massive health care overhaul bill, H.R. 3962, to North Texans. Burgess will leave a copy of the legislation at the North Richland Hills Library on Monday, November 2, at 10:00 AM, so North Texans have a chance to read the 1,990-page bill. After weeks of closed doors meetings inside the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled the bill on the steps outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with a vote on final passage expected in the week ahead. Read more