Economy

Burgess Statement on Selection of Greg Walden as Next Energy and Commerce Chairman

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement congratulating Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) on being selected as the next Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. “The Steering Committee’s election of Greg Walden is an indication of just…

Burgess Joins Town of Flower Mound for Economic Development Forum

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FLOWER MOUND, TX— This morning Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, joined the Town of Flower Mound for its Economic Development Forum at the Innovate Flower Mound, the Town's newly-opened entrepreneurial center. Dr. Burgess spoke about the work that the House Energy &…

Burgess Attends Grand Opening of North Texas Low Income Tax Clinic

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DENTON, TX— This week, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, attended the grand opening of the North Texas Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) in Denton. While at the grand opening, Dr. Burgess addressed attendees and expressed his appreciation for the collaboration between the Denton…

Burgess Statement on President's Rejection of Keystone Pipeline

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the President’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline: “This news is not surprising. If President Obama wanted to approve it he had multiple opportunities to do so. This is all part of his…

Burgess Opening Statement: Data Security and Breach Notification Act

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Good morning and welcome to the Subcommittee’s first markup of the 114th Congress.  In January, we heard testimony about the key elements of sound data security and breach notification legislation. Last week, we heard from a wide variety of stakeholders about this discussion draft.  Now we move further into the legislative process with today’s Subcommittee markup.  I…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Burgess, Lee, Schakowsky to Indroduce 'Audit the Pentagon' Bill

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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) will join Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in discussing new legislation to encourage greater fiscal accountability and transparency at the Pentagon by imposing a 0.5% penalty for unauditable units while protecting funding for personnel and critical national security needs.