U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. 26th District of Texas


  • Burgess Accepts President Obama’s Offer To Meet And Discuss Health Reform Bill
    Aug 3, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) today sent a letter to President Obama accepting his invitation to “come over to the White House and go over line-by-line” the health care reform plan the President is pushing. Last week President Obama held a health care town hall meeting in North ... More
  • Burgess Doctor Amendment Defeated By One Vote
    Jul 31, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after an amendment he authored that would allow physicians to negotiate reasonable rates in any new government run health insurance program was defeated 29-29 late la... More
  • Burgess Votes “No” on Democrats’ Health Reform Bill in Committee
    Jul 31, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Committee favorably reported HR 3200, the Democrat health care reform bill, by a vote of 31 to 28: “With today’s vote, Democrats on this committee deliv... More
  • Democrats Defeat Burgess Amendment To Make Permanent Fix To Medicare Payment Formula
    Jul 30, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after his amendment to make a permanent fix to the Medicare payment formula was defeated by Committee Democrats: “Under the current system, the doctors serving ou... More
  • Burgess: Medical Justice Reform Is Once Again Blocked By Committee Democrats
    Jul 30, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after his modified medical liability reform amendment was defeated by Committee Democrats:   “Today too many doctors are forced to practice defensive medicine and... More
  • Burgess: When It Comes To Health Care Reform, We Should Follow Regular Legislative Order
    Jul 29, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement following the announcement that the Committee will reconvene its markup of HR 3200 today at 4 p.m. Eastern in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building: “I am pleased th... More
  • More Information Needed On High Cost Of Health Care In McAllen
    Jul 28, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, has sent a letter requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a study to determine the reasons health care costs are so high in McAllen, Texas. Burgess cites an article from The New ... More
  • Committee Democratic Leadership Block Burgess Medical Justice Reform Amendment
    Jul 17, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Chair of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, released the following statement after Energy and Commerce Committee consideration of his medical liability reform amendment: “Today too many doctors are forced to practice defensive medicine and face ... More
  • Burgess Statement On Democrats’ Health Care Reform Bill
    Jul 14, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus and a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats released their 1,018-page health care reform bill: “As expecte... More
  • Energy Efficiency Summit Helps North Texans Save On Energy Costs
    Jul 11, 2009  - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) was joined today by Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael L. Williams, local and state officials, and industry experts for a summit and fair on energy efficiency and conservation. This 3rd Annual event, hosted by Congressman Burgess, offered North Texans in... More