FLOWER MOUND, TX— This morning Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, joined the Town of Flower Mound for its Economic Development Forum at the Innovate Flower Mound, the Town's newly-opened entrepreneurial center.

Dr. Burgess spoke about the work that the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade is doing to prevent burdensome federal regulations from impeding growth, innovation and job creation. Under the chairmanship of Dr. Burgess, the Subcommittee has held a string of hearings known as the “Disrupters Series” to examine emerging technologies, such as the sharing economy, the block chain, mobile payments, 3-D printing, and the Internet of Things.

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