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Burgess Accepts President Obama’s Offer To Meet And Discuss Health Reform Bill August 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 Carolina, and offered the invi... More Burgess Doctor Amendment Defeated By One Vote July 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 last night. “This amendmen... More Click here for more Press Releases Burgess in the News
A Pitch on Health Care To Virginia And Beyond July 2, 2009 -President Obama offered a wonkish defense of his embattled health-care reform effort during an hour-long town hall meeting in Northern Virginia yesterday that featured seven questions, including one sent via Twitter and several from a handpicked audience of supporters. With the president's health-care ambitions meeting a coo... More Barack Obama vows health bill by year's end July 2, 2009 -After receiving hundreds of questions through the White House website and social networking sites, President Barack Obama took up just seven of them Wednesday at a health care town hall. The event was touted as a way to open the process and invite questions from voters around the country via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Bu... More Click here for more Burgess in the News Columns
Results of 2008 Farm Bill Survey June 11, 2008 -Thank you to everyone who took my 2008 Farm Bill Survey. It is important to me that I hear your opinions and insight into the issues facing Americans today, such as agriculture policy. I encourage you to take my new survey and let me know what you think Congress should do to respond to rising fuel prices. This sur... More Wrap-Up: Burgess Tele-Town Hall on May 20, 2008 May 21, 2008 -Last night’s tele-town hall was another success. I called 34,000 of my constituents who reside in the Northeast portion of Tarrant County and over 6,000, or 18%, of you stayed on the line to listen and share your opinions. I took 11 questions from participants, there were 150 individuals who requested to ask a question, and 14... More Personal Statements
UPDATED: Information About H1N1 (Swine Flu) August 10, 2009 -UPDATED: Information on the Swine Flu Updated Guidance for Schools for the Fall Flu Season Updated federal guidelines offer state and local public health and school officials a range of options for responding to 2009 H1N1 influenza in schools, depending on how severe the flu may be in their communities. The guidance says ... More Burgess: President Obama, are you committed to finding what works in health care? July 1, 2009 -After the White House's Saturday announcement that they were seeking video questions for an online town hall on health care reform, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. posted the following video question on his YouTube site, asking President Obama if he is indeed committed to finding out what works in health care. Specifically... More Click here for more Personal Statements |
