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Burgess' Conservative Voting Record Honored By Two Organizations
Lewisville, TX
Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26), was recently honored by two organizations for his responsible, conservative voting record in the United States House of Representatives.
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, a taxpayer watchdog group, named Burgess a 2009 “Taxpayer Hero” for his “unparalleled commitment to cutting wasteful spending, reducing the tax burden, and making government more accountable to taxpayers” in the first half of the 111th session of Congress. The International Foodservice Distributors Association awarded Burgess a “2010 Thomas Jefferson Award” for his voting record in the 111th Congress to “strengthen our nation’s free enterprise system and support economic prosperity.” “I am honored to be recognized by these two distinguished organizations for my pro-growth voting record in the United States House of Representatives,” Burgess said. “Over the past two years, I have stood up and voted against numerous bailouts, stimulus packages, tax increases, and unprecedented expansions of the federal government – over $11 trillion in spending increases. It’s time for the federal government to get back to the basics and be more efficient and lean, and for legislators to get serious about reducing deficits and debt so the federal government may be less burdensome on future generations of Americans.” Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D., is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, and a member of the Health and Energy & Environment subcommittees. He is also a member of the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Economic Committee. Prior to becoming a member of Congress in 2002, Congressman Burgess practiced medicine in North Texas for over 25 years. |
