Washington, D.C. – 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 the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is detrimental to our society, our economy, and to the future of health care in America. Since its inception we have seen the strain it has placed on our economy through its ever increasing price tag, provisions which discourage small businesses to hire, higher costs, and excessive government regulations. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – At a reception prior to the opening of the Denton Airshow, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) recently recognized the students residing in the 26th District of Texas who have accepted appointments to the United States Service Academies. Later this summer the young men and women will be entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY and the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO. Read more »
Dr. Burgess encourages you to attend town hall meetings for residents of the 26th Congressional District of Texas -- in Denton on Wednesday, June 13 and in Flower Mound on Thursday, June 14. Maps and more information are found on the Town Hall page. Read more »
Dr. Burgess previews what he expects to hear from Fed Chief Bernanke at the morning hearing of the Joint Economic Committee with CNBC's Squawkbox. Read more »
As a member of the Joint Economic Committee, Dr. Burgess takes his turn at questioning to review Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's approach to protecting the American economy FIRST. To replay the video please select the image below. Read more »
Dr. Burgess discusses two subjects of transparency: knowing the cost of health care outlined in legislation he's introduced, and the other subject is the lack of promised transparency in the deals made for President Obama's health care law. Please select the image below to play the audio file of the show segment. Read more »
All the pacing and worry leading to anticipation of this month’s Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act has the characteristics of the waiting area outside a hospital delivery room. Everyone has strong opinions about what this ruling born of the court should look like. Why the acrimony? The high degree of concern is understandable when you consider how personal healthcare is to each of us and how widespread the law’s impact is on one-sixth of our economy. Yet, as experts line up and pundits weigh in, the hard-set opinions leave little room to operate. Read more »
