Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, released his 2016 Year-End Annual Report, a comprehensive review of a year’s work that showcases his legislative accomplishments, media presence, and constituent services and correspondence throughout 2016. Dr. Burgess notes that the annual report is part of his commitment to transparency with his constituents and a means of reflecting...
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Dr. Burgess remarks on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017, which will ensure our troops are taken care of and our military has access to all of the necessary resources to keep Americans safe at a time when the U.S. is facing the highest threat from Islamist terrorists since September 11th.
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the passing of Fidel Castro. "Having visited Cuba, I have seen the desperation and destruction that Fidel Castro's tyrant regime has cast over the Cuban people. While the end of this life signals a new beginning for the people of Cuba, all will be lost if the country's current leadership does not learn from ...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the FBI reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. “The reopening of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server is signal enough that her reckless actions in compromising national security are far more serious than the American people have been ma...
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Dr. Burgess remarks on Congress' successful and bipartisan override of the President’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). This legislation will allow Americans to seek justice against any foreign government that sponsors an act of terrorism on U.S. soil. Read his full remarks here.
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Washington, D.C.— Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 5351, which he co-sponsored, that would prohibit the transfer of any detainees from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. “President Obama was sworn into office with the predetermined mission of closing the Guantanamo Bay detainment facility. Before ordering an investig...
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Dr. Burgess discusses the confirmation from the State Department that the $400 million payment made to Iran was used as a ransom payment for the four innocent Americans wrongfully imprisoned in Tehran. Read his full remarks here.
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McAllen, TX – Yesterday Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade visited the Rio Grande Valley’s first central processing center for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) that have entered into the U.S. illegally. The purpose of his visit was to see the current state of the unaccompanied minor crisis at the border. Congressman Burgess was briefed by leadership at the Rio Grande Valley’s Centralized Proc...
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One year after the signing of the Iran Nuclear Agreement, Dr. Burgess reflects on the failure of President Obama's ineffective and unenforced nuclear agreement and Iran's continued, blatant defiance of the deal, which threatens the safety of the U.S. and our allies. Read his full remarks here.
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In light of the recent terrorist attack in Orlando, Dr. Burgess addresses the need for a comprehensive U.S. strategy to combat radical Islamic terrorism and keep it off American soil at the Rules Committee hearing on June 13, 2016.
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