Dr. Burgess spoke on the floor regarding his amendment that would allow no funding made available in the Continuing Resolution to be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight in the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Today, Congress voted on the Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund federal government agencies through the end of September. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) voted yes on the legislation.
“We were sent to Congress to make hard decisions,” said Dr. Burgess. “Cutting funding is tough to do. No one wants to take money away from programs that serve the public. We are in a financial crisis, and over $14 trillion in debt. American families are cutting their budget and this week Congress had to do the same.”
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This week Dr. Burgess provided an update from Washington on the Continuing Resolution. It passed the House and will now move to the Senate. You can watch his address below.
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Early this morning the amendment Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) entered into the Continuing Resolution (CR) that would provide $830 million to Texas education passed with a vote of 235 to 187.
“The schoolchildren and teachers in Texas will finally have the opportunity to receive the $830 million they should have had in the first place,” said Dr. Burgess. “This money should have never been denied when the original bill passed, and it is a shame that Mr. Doggett put education funding at risk.”
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Dr. Burgess spoke on the House Floor regarding the Continuing Resolution and Rep. Rehberg's amendment that, for the remaining months of fiscal 2011, would block government spending on the health care plan.
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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) has announced that he will hold a town hall meeting in Lewisville. The town hall will provide residents of Texas’ 26th Congressional District the chance to learn more about what is happening in Washington and how legislation will impact North Texans. Issues such as health care reform, taxes and spending are expected to be discussed.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) and Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10) both recognize that a centerpiece of emergency response can be health care during and post crisis; and in order to strengthen the medical response capability during natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have introduced the Dental Emergency Responder Act, H.R. 570. While dentists receive a general medical training background during their professional education, the National Health Security Strategy leaves out dental health facilities and dentists in the emergency response plan. In addition, dental schools have at times been denied the ability to play a role in disaster preparedness.
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