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The Burgess Bulletin - January 2004

Washington, January 15, 2004
Greetings and welcome to the first installment of The Burgess Bulletin. The e-newsletter is designed to keep you informed on legislative initiatives, news and constituent services from both my Washington and Lewisville offices. Each edition will be unique and tailored to include the most pertinent issues of the time. I believe you will find these highlight, brief emails useful and informative. I encourage you to visit daily my congressional website at www.house.gov/burgess for updated voting records, my stance on specific legislative issues and upcoming calendar events. Sincerely, Michael C. Burgess Burgess Knows Health Care Is the Road of the Future Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. Response to President Bush’s State of the Union 2004 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) joined colleagues from both chambers tonight as President George W. Bush presented his fourth State of the Union address. Rep. Burgess selected, from an array of topics covered by President Bush, to direct his remarks on health care: “I was pleased to hear that the President remains committed to America’s health care system. As President George W. Bush stated this evening, ‘On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can choose and afford private health care coverage that best fits their individual needs.’ I could not agree more. Over the past two decades I worked as a doctor in Lewisville. I witnessed the difficult situations stemming from rising health care costs and, in particular, the ever-increasing number of uninsured in America. During my first year in Congress, I brought my expertise in the medical field to the forefront of legislative discussions about revamping our health care system to address these issues. There is no doubt, that solving the problem of the uninsured is an urgent matter… For more information about the State of the Union 2004, please visit the following sites: Congressman Michael Burgess: /News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=2115 The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/ 01.27.04 Rep. Burgess Secures Over $8 Million in Funding for the 26th Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) secured $8,910,000 in appropriations funding for local projects in North Texas in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2004. The measure included spending levels for seven appropriations bills (District of Columbia, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice, State, Agriculture, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Housing, NASA, EPA, and Labor, HHS and Education). 01.20.04 Congressman Burgess Hosts Mark Davis Congressman Michael C. Burgess, (TX-26) hosted Mark Davis, of The Mark Davis Show on WBAP-820AM in Texas, for lunch in Washington, DC. Mr. Davis was in town to cover the State of the Union Address Tuesday evening at 9pm (Eastern). A frequent guest on The Mark Davis Show, Congressman Burgess was delighted to show Mr. Davis around the Capitol tunnels and chat with him about the upcoming year. 01.06.04 Texas Redistricting Resolved "Redistricting was never about one person. The vision was to create a balance in the Texas delegation that fairly reflects the voting trends of the people of Texas, and that goal has been accomplished," Congressman Michael C. Burgess 12.14.04 Statement on the Capture of Saddam Hussein "The victory we have today cannot be denied. The news is heralded around the world. Saddam Hussein, the terrorist dictator of innocent Iraqis and millions of others is brought to justice," Congressman Michael C. Burgess Need Help with a Federal Agency? One of the most important things I do as your U.S. Representative is help residents of the 26th District of Texas gain access to a federal agency when their attempts have not been responded to. Although I cannot override the laws and regulations of a federal agency, I can ensure that constituents receive a response and the answers they need to their questions so they can cut through the red tape. For more information click here Help with a Federal Agency. To view a full list of constituent services offer by our offices, please visit the constituent services section of my website at /ConstituentServices/.