Several North Texas congressional members are calling on President Barack Obama to help secure the Texas-Mexico border by sending more troops.
... Read MoreUncertainty and anxiety about health care reform were common themes at a panel discussion hosted by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess on Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton.
... Read MoreRedStater izoneguy posted a series of videos of Dr. Burgess.
... Read MoreU.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, will host three Congressional Health Care Caucus events in the area this week, including a presentation from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton.
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What are your focal points as a Congressman?
The biggest concern I have is for the implementation of this health care law that was passed. That is where the majority of our committee work is going to occur in the coming Congress. I’m the highest ranked Republican on the subcommittee of oversight and investigations. We’ve had no success in getting any of the relevant federal agencies into our committee to talk to us about how the implementation is going, and clearly that has to change. My hope is that it will in January.
... Read MoreLed by Sen. John Cornyn , 20 members of the Texas GOP congressional delegation have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging her to strip a Texas-specific provision out of an upcoming spending bill.
... Read MoreTaking a break from work in the nation’s capital, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess returned to his District 26 home to hear from constituents at area town hall meetings this week.
... Read MoreOn Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-26) dropped by Gainesville’s Civic Center to meet with area constituents for a “Town Hall” meeting.
... Read MoreA press release sent out by the TxDOT Wichita Falls District office on Monday said the funding in the amount of $11.3 million for the $14.3 million project was granted by the Texas Transportation Commission. TxDOT’s Wichita Falls District will fund the extra $3 million for the project.
... Read MoreRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), a physician, late Tuesday introduced a resolution of inquiry requiring HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to hand over any documents, e-mails, records of telephone calls or internal discussions that centered on cost estimates made by the CMS.
... Read MoreLewisville Rep. Michael Burgess raised questions Tuesday that the BP was paying the salary of the administrator of the $20 billion escrow fund for damage claims from the Gulf oil spill.
... Read MoreAs Arizona gears up to begin enforcing its new, controversial immigration law, 81 Republican lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Obama administration's effort to block the law.
... Read MoreThe anti-establishment tea party movement, which has worked to topple out-of-touch incumbents, now has a voice in the U.S. House: a fully sanctioned congressional caucus with seven Texas Republicans among its members.
... Read MoreRepublicans urged Congress and the FDA Monday to consider patient safety issues when establishing an approval pathway for generic versions of biologic drugs.
... Read MoreRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), the chairman of the Congressional Healthcare Caucus, used Twitter to solicit questions for a health policy forum held Monday.
... Read MoreThe House Republican Policy Committee has been described as “the ‘think tank’ for House Republicans.” Recently the suggestion has been made that, in order to save money, perhaps Republicans no longer need their think tank. I could not more strongly disagree. If the question is, do we save money or the Policy Committee, I would submit we must be bold enough to do both.
... Read MoreRep. Mike Burgess (R-Texas), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee told HUMAN EVENTS the administration is still blocking local plans for rock berms to protect the marshes.
... Read MoreRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), top Republican on the subcommittee has repeatedly requested oversight testimony from the Obama administration on their actions in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.
... Read MoreIn continuing their campaign against the new health care law, 28 Republican Representatives, including top GOP House leadership, Tuesday signed on to an amicus brief filed in support of Virginia’s constitutional challenge to the law.
... Read MoreDaniels was invited to speak by the Congressional Health Care Caucus, chaired by Texas Representative and physician Michael Burgess. The caucus's website says the group has no formal membership, but is open to all congressional Republicans.
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Over the course of two hours, the Republican congressman from Texas' 26th District fielded a variety of questions from his constituents on topics ranging from illegal immigration to Washington, D.C.'s excessively partisan environment.
After weeks of getting tea party supporters in Grand Prairie and elsewhere to sign a giant card for federal lawmakers, with the goal of expressing frustration with bigger government and more spending, that card finally was delivered to Washington, D.C., last week by Arlington's Mel Moss and Craig Ownby.
... Read MoreReps. Michael C. Burgess (R-Lewisville) and Joe Barton (R-Arlington) joined several senior House lawmakers today on a visit to the site of the BP oil spill, about 40 miles offshore Venice, La. Burgess, Barton and others were briefed on the clean-up operation by U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry and flew over the spill in a C-140.
... Read MoreA centrist Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee has endorsed two Republican proposals requiring hospitals to disclose their prices, pitting him against other Democrats on the panel who are pushing a much broader bill.
... Read MoreRepublicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee blasted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, saying they were “very troubled” by the agency’s handling of its investigation into a contaminated blood thinner from China.
... Read MoreFlower Mound Mayor Jody Smith announced today that she has received endorsements from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Congressman Michael C. Burgess in her bid for re-election.
... Read MoreNational Journal magazine took a look at the possibility of a Republican takeover in the House and identified key leaders to watch.
... Read MoreMichael Burgess has a primary election opponent for the first time since 2002, when he won a six-person race for the GOP nomination in the 26th Congressional District. His current challenger, stay-at-home dad James Herford of Keller, fails to make a case for unseating the four-term incumbent. In fact, Herford says Burgess "votes the right way on all the issues."
... Read MoreSince being elected in 2002, Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville has energetically involved himself in Congress. He has been a leading Republican spokesman on healthcare in the debate over Obama's proposals.
... Read MoreBurgess calls the President's budget the blueprint for the exact opposite of what we need.
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A bipartisan agreement reached among members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee would limit lawmakers' request to records detailing agreements the White House reached with provider groups. Republicans initially wanted a far broader range of documents, including e-mails between White House aides and industry officials.