by Nik Rajkovic The U.S. Senate returns to work Monday, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is keeping her members home. Congressman Dan Crenshaw called the Speaker's decision a cowardly act. “The Senate is going back to work and thank God we have them doing that. The House needs to the same. This is cowardly to the core,” the Houston Republican told Fox News. “I honestly cannot even believe it. This is such a lack of leadership.” “You can exert the same kind of risk mitigation measures that everybod... Read more

This past weekend was the first time Texas businesses could reopen under Governor Abbott’s plan. However, Dallas County reported it’s highest single day for new cases since the pandemic started. Many people got out for the first time over the weekend, some are choosing to wait. If we reopen too soon, are we risking a second wave of infections? Congressman Dr. Michael Burgess says NO! As a doctor, he was worried when the pandemic first started, but after seeing the economic devastation the virus... Read more

by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe Hundreds of millions in federal relief is flowing into Denton County to stem the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. But getting a handle on exactly how much is coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to Denton County and where it’s going has proved elusive. Aides in Congressman Michael Burgess’s office said late last week they were still searching for a tool with the tally. Some of the largest known allocations went to Denton County, the... Read more

May 3, 2020 Dear Friends, The Food and Drug Administration issued a summary of its efforts to combat COVID-19, including resources for individuals, labs, physicians, importers, and more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on the response to the initiation and spread of COVID-19 in the United States between February 24 and April 21, 2020. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will ship personal protective equipment to more than 15,000 Medicaid- and Medicare- certi... Read more

May 1, 2020 Dear Friends, Today, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Gilead’s drug, remdesivir, to be used in cases of hospitalized COVID-19 patients for the duration of the pandemic. Information about safety and effectiveness is still limited, but preliminary results show that remdesivir can shorten recovery time for COVID-19 patients. National Update: The Department of Health and Human Services announced how it will distribute Provider Relief Fund dollar... Read more

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, held a bipartisan teleconference forum with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, M.D. “I appreciate that the Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations were able to hold a bipartisan briefing with CDC to discuss critical issues surr... Read more

Congressman Michael Burgess joined the Mark Davis show to discuss Coronavirus. Online here. Read more

April 30, 2020 Dear Friends, Tonight, I will be hosting a tele-townhall about this Coronavirus Pandemic. My intention is to hear first-hand from Texas-26 and how they have been affected by this virus. You can listen in here at 8:00 p.m. EST/ 7:00 p.m. CST. National Update: Recently, the Internal Revenue Service launched the "Get My Payment" web portal and FAQ page to let taxpayers check on the status of the Economic Impact Payment (EIP).If you need assistance with your EIP, please contact my La... Read more

April 29, 2020 Dear Friends, Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Gilead Sciences announced that positive data is emerging from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ study of the antiviral remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Preliminary results show that patients receiving remdesivir recovered at a rate 31% faster than those receiving a placebo. National Update: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the information for state and local he... Read more

April 28, 2020 Dear Friends, Texas stay-at-home orders will expire on April 30, beginning phase one of reopening the state. I appreciate Governor Abbott’s wisdom in setting up different phases to re-open the state. We are turning a dimmer switch, not flipping a switch. In preparation to re-open, Texas has made efforts to expand testing and contract tracing capabilities. National Update: The Trump Administration released a testing overview, blueprint, and fact sheet to aid state development of t... Read more