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


  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Hearing re: In the Hands of Strangers: Are Nursing Home Safeguards Working?
    May 15, 2008  - Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I do appreciate you holding this hearing. The Chairman of the full committee is looking forward to hearing the testimony of administrator Kerry Weems and his ideas as well; unfortunately we will have to wait until the end of this hearing to hear that testimony. Once agai... More
  • Subcommittee on Health Hearing re: Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions
    May 15, 2008  - Thank you Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the Chairman of the full Committee Mr. Dingell for his draft of the FDA Globalization legislation. I do wish that there could have been more input from the minority side. I understand I am relatively new but it seems like if we could be present while your were... More
  • Subcommittee on Health Hearing, RE: H.R. 1343, H.R. 2915, and H.R. 4230
    Dec 4, 2007  - H.R. 1343, the Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007, would reauthorize the funding for a program that has been successful at meeting the health care access needs of many underserved populations. For many years, North Texans tried to navigate the complexities of the Federally Qualified Health Center pr... More
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Markup Opening Statement: H.R. 4040 and H.R. 1216
    Nov 15, 2007  - Thank you, Mr. Chairman and I thank the Chairman of the full committee who is exactly right, this will be recorded as a bright spot in the work of this committee this year. I want to thank Ranking Member Stearns for bringing the bill to this committee. I am a cosponsor of the bill, and I would lik... More
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing, RE: Comprehensive Children’s Product Safety and Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Legislation
    Nov 5, 2007  - Thank you Mr. Chairman, I thank you and Ranking Member Stearns. I commend you both for the hearing today and for the bipartisan nature of the way our subcommittee has worked on this legislation that is before us today. Mr. Chairman, you’ve heard me say it before, this Committee has some of the brigh... More
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing, RE: FDA Foreign Drug Inspection Program: A System at Risk
    Nov 1, 2007  - OPENING STATEMENT: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you holding this series of hearings because we are finding ourselves again on the brink of one more problem dealing with imports to our country. This time, the focus is a little bit different, but the storyline is exactly the same as it’... More
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing, RE: NASPER (National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting)
    Oct 24, 2007  - Thank you Mr. Chairman, I appreciate very much you holding this hearing today. Back in my home state in Texas, in the city of Dallas, the Dallas Morning News ran a series of several articles in 2003, 2004, and 2005 on a physician who ran a pill mill. It seems that everyone knew about the pill mill. ... More
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing, RE: Enhancing FTC Consumer Protection in Financial Dealings, with Telemarketers, and on the Internet
    Oct 23, 2007  - Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the consideration. I want to thank you for bringing these bills here today. We are to discuss three important pieces of legislation that concern the Federal Trade Commission. I must admit that’s not my favorite federal agency, but I’m glad to be here doing this ... More
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing, RE: Dimished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply—Part III
    Oct 11, 2007  - Thank you Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Whitfield. This year, we have seen an alarming number of recalls of imported goods. This committee has taken an active role to try to safeguard America from dangerous food and consumer products, primarily, imported from the Republic of China. I thank the l... More
  • Health Subcommittee Markup, RE: H.R. 1424, the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007"
    Oct 10, 2007  - Mental illness and addiction burden many people. The cost of treatment keeps many patients from completing their treatment programs or keeps those in need from seeking help in the first place. Those with health insurance may find that the few visits allowed per year do not adequately cover their ill... More