Congressman Dr. Michael Burgess, Republican representing District 26, tells Chris what we know and don’t know about China’s involvement in the coronavirus outbreak. The Chris Salcedo Show is on NewsTalk 820 WBAP. Published here.
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May 11, 2020 Dear Friends, Today, I again sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Anna Eshoo. It is critical that the committee holds a hearing on the impact COVID-19 is having on Americans’ mental health. This is just another example of essential work the committee should be doing but is being ignored by the Majority. National Update: Health and Human Services (HHS) released more information on how the Provider Relief Fund dollars have been allocated to hospitals in C...
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by Ripon Advance News Service U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, urged subcommittee chairwoman U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to hold a hearing on the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) that examines initiatives aimed at improving the stockpile. “… COVID-19 has demonstrated that the SNS and the entire U.S. medical supply chain were not able to adequately respond to a pandemic event,” Rep. Burgess wrote in a May 8 letter sen...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, participated in the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce teleconference with Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Joseph Simons, to ensure consumers are not harmed during this pandemic. “I appreciate today’s call with Chairman Simons,” said Burgess. “Our discussion centered around the eff...
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May 10, 2020 Dear Friends, On Friday, I sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) urging her to schedule a hearing on the federal government’s supply of medical countermeasures for public health emergencies, the Strategic National Stockpile. It is Congress’ duty to conduct oversight and improve this important national resource that has been stretched to the limits during the COVID-19 pandemic. National Update: The Office of the Assistant Secre...
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May 8, 2020 Dear Friends, Moderna announced that it will soon begin the Phase 2 study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric vaccination, which reveals a decrease in ordering and administering of childhood vaccines. The National Institutes of Health began enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in a new clinical trial evaluating antiviral remdesivir in combination with ant...
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Washington, D.C. -- Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to call for a hearing on the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). With a wide range of jurisdiction over the health sector and federal agencies directly involved in the response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee has a responsibility to actively examine through hearings how to improve efforts to fight COVID-19...
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by Chris Larson U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers—who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. “As every sector of our economy struggles to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks financial stab...
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by Anne Gearan, Mike DeBonis and Brady Dennis President Trump is increasingly dismissing the consensus of health experts, scientists and some of his Republican allies that widespread testing is key to the safe end of restrictions meant to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus, saying Friday that “testing isn’t necessary” and is an imperfect guide. The president has played down the need for testing as he overrides public health recommendations that would prolong the closures of schools, busin...
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