Please do not respond to this email. To contact Congressman Burgess, use the "Write Your Rep" service. If you want to be removed from our email distribution list, please click here. NEWS North Texas Consumers Receive Helpful Tips on Energy Efficiency North Texas consumers received a helping handful of energy efficiency tips this past Saturday at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Summit and Fair hosted by U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess. Over 125 individuals packed the Gateway Center at... Read more

Please do not respond to this email. To contact Congressman Burgess, use the "Write Your Rep" service. If you want to be removed from our email distribution list, please click here. NEWS Burgess on Disaster Declaration for Flooding This has been a terrible tragedy with the loss of life and damage to property in North Texas, “Today’s disaster declaration is the rainbow after the flood. With this devastating flooding which caused loss of life and destruction of property, I mustered all of my reso... Read more

FY 2008 Defense Appropriations Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), United States Army--$550.6 million This request is in support of the FY 2008 President’s Budget request for ARH. CV-22 Osprey, United States Air Force--$872 million This request is in support of the FY 2008 President’s Budget request for CV-22. Horizon Extension Surveillance Systems (HESS), Raytheon Company, McKinney, Texas--$7.2 million The HESS, a project within the Office of Naval Research, addresses short range Navy surve... Read more

Video I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the speed of scientific investigation certainly exceeds that of the legislative process. Medical research, especially in the field of regenerative medicine, holds great promise. It’s our responsibility to strike an appropriate balance between that which is ethical and the promise that regenerative medicine holds Science is resolving and providing answers to this ethical dilemma actually without the help of legislation from this Congress... Read more

NEWS Burgess Statement on Immigration Deal “I find it earth shattering that the Senate would design legislation, behind closed doors, without input, and then plan to force it through both Houses of Congress. “This issue is of critical importance to all Americans, and certainly, to my constituents in North Texas. Yet, Members of both parties are still waiting for the bill to be introduced so we can actually read the language of the bill. “If the rumors are true, I will not support the bill. I do... Read more

U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) hosted a Summit on the Issues of Aging on Saturday in Hurst. The event attracted over 100 participants to learn about planning for their financial, medical and legal future needs. “The event was designed to have individuals think through those decisions that inevitably we all face,” said Congressman Michael Burgess. “Although none of us likes to think about getting older, we must plan for that eventuality. I know that if my mother had not pestere... Read more

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House Republican Policy Committee Vice Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court decision to affirm the ban on “partial birth” abortion: “With an overwhelming majority of Americans, across all socio-economic levels, agreed that partial birth abortion should be banned in the United States. I am grateful that the Supreme Court has upheld the law Congress passed.” “While I find it troubling that the vote was 5-4 on an issue that ha... Read more

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The National Healthy Start Association (NHSA), whose members include almost 100 federally funded Healthy Start projects in the United States, promotes community-based maternal and child health programs, particularly those that focus on the reduction of infant mortality, low birthweight and racial disparities in perinatal outcomes. In recognition of U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess’ civic contributions to fighting infant mortality, the National Healthy Start Association presented Dr. Burgess ... Read more