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MICHAEL BURGESS: Death Is Much Less Complicated Than The U.S. Tax Code

| Posted in Burgess in the News
Tags: Economy, Budget and Spending, Government Reform

While nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes, death at least, appears to be less complicated. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the federal income tax in America. Unlike a fine wine, the tax code has not aged well, and the current system has reached staggering levels of complexity. Just to give you an idea, every year Americans spend over 6 billion hours preparing their tax forms and well over $400 billion in compliance. Astonishingly, Americans spend about 30 percent of the total revenues collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just to fulfill their responsibility of filing. Additionally, the IRS has over 2,000 forms and instructions listed on their website.

Burgess Wants Pause On The EPA’s Ethanol Waiver

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Family Issues, Energy and Environment, Government Reform, Food and Product Safety

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), has reintroduced HR 1469, the Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels (LEVEL) Act that will halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) actions in moving forward with a waiver for an increase in ethanol in fuel. Currently, gasoline contains a 10 percent blend wall of ethanol, known as E-10.

Dr. Burgess on the Floor: City of Irving Receiving 2012 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

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Tags: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Health Care, Defense and National Security, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, Economy, Homeland Security and Immigration, Social Security and Entitlements, Family Issues, Energy and Environment, Budget and Spending, Judiciary, Government Reform, Food and Product Safety

Dr. Burgess spoke on the House Floor to congratulate the City of Irving receiving the 2012 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. You can watch the video below.

North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum

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Tags: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Health Care, Defense and National Security, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, Economy, Homeland Security and Immigration, Social Security and Entitlements, Family Issues, Energy and Environment, Budget and Spending, Judiciary, Government Reform, Food and Product Safety

Washington, D.C. – The North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013. This informational forum will provide interested students, grades eight through twelve, an opportunity to learn more about our nation's service academies, requirements for admission, and the selection process.

Weekly Video Address: No Armed Drones Act

| Posted in A Doctor's Note
Tags: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Health Care, Defense and National Security, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, Economy, Homeland Security and Immigration, Social Security and Entitlements, Family Issues, Energy and Environment, Budget and Spending, Judiciary, Government Reform, Food and Product Safety

This week Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington on the No Armed Drones Act. You can watch the video below. To read a transcript of the address click here

Burgess, Kind Introduce Legislation to Protect Kidney Transplant Recipients

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Health Care, Veterans Affairs, Economy, Social Security and Entitlements, Family Issues, Budget and Spending, Government Reform, Food and Product Safety

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R–Texas) and Ron Kind (D–Wisconsin) have introduced HR 1325, the Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act. This legislation would allow individuals who are eligible for immunosuppressive drugs under Medicare Part B to continue to receive their vital treatment past the current 36 month cutoff. Without these drugs, transplant recipients are at risk to lose their transplanted kidneys – which should never happen.