U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. 26th District of Texas
Rep. Burgess’ Web Site Wins 2007 Bronze Mouse Award
Posted by Alison Lynn on January 16, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC

The Website of Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Lewisville) has been honored by the non-profit, non-partisan Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) as one of the best in Congress.  The site, http://burgess.house.gov/, is commended in The 2007 Gold Mouse Report: Lessons from the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill.

 

“The people who elect me want to know where I stand, what I am doing, and how I can help them. My website is a one-stop-shop that provides that information,” said Rep. Burgess. “I’m pleased to see that a third party ranks the site as one of the best at meeting these needs,” continued Burgess.

 

To identify the awards, CMF analyzed 618 Congressional Web sites, including those of all Senate and House Members, committees (both majority and minority sites), and official leadership sites. Web sites were graded on how well they incorporate five basic building blocks which extensive research identified as critical for effectiveness:   audience, content, usability, interactivity, and innovation. Using these building blocks, an evaluation framework was developed that would be fair and objective while still taking into account important qualitative factors that affect a visitor's experience on a Web site.   

 

“Rep. Burgess’ Web site shows that he understands the value of creating a virtual office to reach specific audiences who have come to expect having their needs met online,” said Beverly Bell, CMF’s Executive Director. “Web sites like Rep. Burgess’ provide a template for other congressional offices to follow,” continued Bell.

 

A full copy of the report, the 2007 Gold Mouse Report: Lessons from the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill, is available on the Congressional Management Foundation’s Web site at www.cmfweb.org.

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  • Stan Stanley commented on 9/22/2010
    I just submitted the survey on the extension of the Bush tax cuts. I strongly favor making them permanent. If opponents say that will result in the loss of teachers and police then they must be saying that all other funded programs are more important than teachers and policemen. That is an absurd argument but if it were true I would simply say cut spending. Layoff teachers and policemen. Make government smaller and more efficient. Let individuals decide what is in their best interest and jow to spend their own money. Our founding caters recognized that governments are necessarily evils and that we should be very careful what powere we give to any government. The Federal Government no longer works effectively. It is to big, to powerful and it is ineffective. We need to have term limits. We need citizen legislators not career politicians who have become the 21st century aristocracy and everything bad that is associated with an aristocracy.
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