Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) released the following statement regarding the unemployment numbers released by the U.S. Department of Labor this morning.
“The latest unemployment numbers provide further evidence that the failing policies implemented by the Obama administration continue to be unsuccessful, and come at a cost to the American people. After the $830 billion stimulus package, twenty-eight straight months of unemployment over eight-percent, and eight hundred days since Democrats have passed a budget, Americans are still asking, where are the jobs? America can’t afford more spending, more debt, and more regulations while not seeing growth. America needs jobs. House Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work and have offered our plan to create jobs and boost economic growth. Read more »
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) will host a summit on energy efficiency and conservation, on Saturday, July 9 at the University of North Texas. Local and state officials, as well as industry experts and businesses, will attend and speak at the summit and will highlight steps North Texans can take to become more energy efficient while saving on their energy costs. Read more »
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) released the following statement in recognition of Independence Day.
“On July 4th, 235 years ago, our Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence. This document marked a historic step in our country’s founding, and established “freedom” as a core principle of this great nation. Read more »
In February eighty-eight Members of the House and the Senate, led by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX-26), Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ-08), Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), sent bipartisan letters to Dr. Donald Berwick, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging him to delay and review enforcement of a new requirement that was included in the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. Today, the provision that would require laboratory requisition forms to be signed by the ordering physician was proposed to be rescinded. Read more »
This week, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting that the “mystery caller” program that HHS had proposed to see if there is adequate access to primary care and whether private insurance beneficiaries receive different service than those with public insurance be halted until further evaluation of program’s approach be conducted by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways and Means, as well as the Senate Finance Committee. Read more »
On June 28, 2011 Congressman Burgess sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services. To view the letter as a PDF click on the image below. Read more »
