U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess is pleased to announce that thirty-one young men and women from the 26th District of Texas have been selected as his Class of 2008 nominees to the United States Service Academies. If selected, the nominees will enter during the summer of 2004 "I am very impressed by the high caliber of candidates that applied to my office; the selection process was very competitive," said Burgess. "Each of these students has a strong record of academic performance and communit... Read more

The following statement is attributed to Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D.: Washington, DC – “We have reached an historic moment in the history of health care. With an agreement on Medicare reform and a prescription drug plan, we provide immediate relief for seniors and a long-term benefit that will improve their health.” “I know this agreement takes into account the cost that younger generations of Americans will be faced with in the future. We will minimize the impact of future increases in... Read more

Erasing the Mistakes of the Past: Reforming Medicare for the 21st Century An op-ed by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) The U.S. Congress is on the verge of correcting a problem that has existed since Medicare was created in 1965. Four decades have passed since the inception of Medicare, and seniors still have no comprehensive drug benefit. As a physician, I would see how this impacted my patients on a daily basis. My Medicare patients would split pills or completely ignore my course ... Read more

H.R.1 Burgess voted YES Title:An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 6/25/2003) Cosponsors: 20 Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means Conference Reports: 108-391 Related Bills: H.RES.299, H.RES.463, H.R.2473, H.R.2596, S.1 Latest Major Action: 12/8/2003 B... Read more

S.877 Burgess voted YES Title:A bill to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the Internet. Sponsor: Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] (introduced 4/10/2003) Cosponsors: 22 Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Reports: 108-102 Related Bills: S.480 Latest Major Action: 12/8/2003 Cleared for White House. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S... Read more

U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess has always recognized the importance of bone marrow donations and today, he is honored to announce the passage of his bill, H.Con.Res 206, “Supporting the National Marrow Donor Program.” This bill stresses the importance of bone marrow donor programs and encourages all Americans to participate. On June 7, 2003 Congressman Burgess celebrated life with Lewisville resident and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor Clif Ackerman whose life was saved from by a donor to t... Read more

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H.R.1904 Burgess voted YES Title:An act to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, and... Read more

H.RES.453 Burgess voted YES Title:Condemning the terrorist attacks on Istanbul, Turkey, on November 15 and 20, 2003, expressing condolences to the families of the individuals murdered and expressing sympathies to the individuals injured in the terrorist attacks, and expressing solidarity with Turkey and the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism. Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 11/19/2003) Cosponsors: 56 Committees: House International Relations Related Bills: S.RES.27... Read more

S.1156 Burgess voted YES Title:A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 5/23/2003) Cosponsors: 1 Committees: Senate Veterans' Affair... Read more