Biodiesel Amendment Floor DebateFry-to-Fuel Floor DiscussionArguing for a more stringent environmental standard... Read more

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The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation held another hearing regarding ongoing security concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Unfortunately there have been many security breaches at Los Alamos, and this committee has actively pursued their role as investigator and oversight of Los Alamos for more than a decade. Today’s hearing was prompted by a security breach in September, and Members of this Committee took this opportunity to question many key officials charg... Read more

United States Representative Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) has earned the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) “Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence” based on the strength of his legislative record during the 109th Congress. Congressman Michael Burgess received the award for his score of 100 for an outstanding voting record in support of his understanding of manufacturing’s critical role in the overall strength of our economy, and a willingness to do what must be done to boo... Read more

U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. commented on the State of the Union Address on the following programs. Please click on each individual link to access the file. Jon-David Wells Show01/23/2007 State of the Union (Preview)Jeff Bolten Show01/24/2007 State of the Union Mark Davis Show01/24/2007 State of the Union Alan Nathan: State of the Union01/26/2007 Alan Nathan: State of the Union President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address United States CapitolWashington, D.C. State of the Unio... Read more

Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) spoke at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) ENERGY STAR event during the District of Columbia’s annual Auto Show. NADA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that they have joined the Energy Star Challenge and are encouraging their 20,000 automobile member dealerships to reduce energy use at more than 43,000 facilities nationwide by 10 percent or more. If auto dealerships reduced energy use by 10 percent they wo... Read more

U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) continues his service as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 110th Congress. He has been selected to sit on four subcommittees including the Heath; Energy and Air Quality; Oversight and Investigations; and Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Elected in 2002, Congressman Burgess served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform and Science Committees during his first term. Re-elected in 2004, the... Read more

Please do not respond to this email. To contact Congressman Burgess, use the "Write Your Rep" service. If you would to be removed from our email distribution list, please click here. This link will redirect you to the main page of the congressional website where you can remove your email address. A Note from the Congressman… Two-thousand six came to a close with two historical moments, the death of former President Gerald Ford and the execution of former Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein. The loss o... Read more

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 9th, Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX 26) voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 6111, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, at the busy end of the 109th Congress. As part of the usual last minute flurry of activity before Congress adjourned for the year, the U.S. House and Senate passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111). Approved in the House by a bipartisan vote of 367 – 45, H.R. 6111 accomplished three major goals... Read more

Please do not respond to this email. To contact Congressman Burgess, use the "Write Your Rep" service. If you would to be removed from our email distribution list, please click here. This link will redirect you to the main page of the congressional website where you can remove your email address. A Note from the Congressman… The month of November was certainly busy for my offices both in Washington and in Texas. I have been working on my legislative and communication priorities for the 110th Co... Read more