Lewisville, TX – Today Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. hosted a press conference with the Fort Worth U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to share updates on the continued progress of the repairs to the slide on the dam at Lake Lewisville. Colonel Calvin C. Hudson, Commander of the Fort Worth District USACE shared that the Corps has the full funding needed to complete the critical repairs to the slide on the dam at Lake Lewisville and that the completion of the Dam Safety Modification Study has bee...
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Dr. Burgess joins FOX 4's Good Day to discuss the ongoing repairs to the slide on the dam at Lake Lewisville and what is being done to ensure the structural integrity of the dam going forward.
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Dr. Burgess joins ABC 8's Inside Texas Politics to discuss Cuban-American relations, keeping Americans safe at home and the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
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Dr. Burgess remarks on this week's terror attacks in Brussels and the need to remain vigilant in controlling U.S. borders and protecting Americans at home. Read his full remarks here.
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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, issued the following statement in response to the terror attacks in Brussels. “Today, I extend my deepest condolences and prayers to the victims and families impacted by the senseless and tragic terror attacks committed against the people of Belgium. These horrific acts know no race, gender or nationality. “We must remain vigilant in the pr...
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The 2016 North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum, jointly hosted by Senator John Cornyn and Senator Ted Cruz, as well as Congressman Sam Johnson, Congressman John Ratcliffe, Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Congressman Joe Barton, Congresswoman Kay Granger, Congressman Kenny Marchant, Congressman Roger Williams, Congressman Michael Burgess, Congressman John Carter, Congressman Pete Sessions and Congressman Marc Veasey, will be held Saturday morning, April 2nd. This informational forum will provide i...
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Dr. Burgess remarks on the brief that the House of Representatives authorized Speaker Ryan to file to support the state of Texas against the President's unconstitutional executive amnesty for illegal immigrants in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case. Read his full remarks here.
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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, issued the following statement on the votes in the House of Representatives to condemn the war crimes of both ISIL and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad through H. Con. Res. 75 and H. Con. Res. 121. “The war crimes being committed by the Islamic State in the Levant and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are unimaginable and reprehensible. I am...
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Dr. Burgess discusses the “disruptive technologies,” that the Energy & Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has been examining in a series of hearings. Read his full remarks here.
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Lewisville, TX— Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, issued the following statement following the announcement from the Bureau of Land Management to defer the sale of a parcel of land located under Lake Lewisville as part of a planned mineral rights auction in New Mexico. “Following a continued and comprehensive dialogue between my office, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Fort Worth U...
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