Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]

Geithner's Crisis Sleepwalk Is Reason He Must Go

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

After another Texas Republican, Michael Burgess, suggested that the government should offer tax relief to business and then get out of the way, ...

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A real threat to Medicare - roanoke.com

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...in bipartisan fashion to make temporary adjustments to the reimbursement rates. Last week, only one Republican -- Texas Rep. Michael Burgess, who is an obstetrician -- joined 242 Democrats to pass a bill that would make the "doc fix" once and for all. E

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House Moves To Block Doctors' Medicare Pay Cuts

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...fix' to the floor is the height of irresponsibility" (11/19). One Republican, however, supported the Democrats' bill. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, an obstetrician by training, supported the bill with what he called a "largely symbolic" vote, The Hill

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The bill was introduced by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and passed on a 243-183 vote, with just one Republican voting in favor -- Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Tex ...

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Doc groups vow to lobby hard for SGR fix in Senate

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, of Texas, the one Republican who voted for the House bill, doesn't think the legislation stands much of a chance. ...

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Heroes honored at game

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

... “I know we saved people in there,” Moore said. “It was awesome — every person that needed help was taken care of.” Rep. Michael Burgess, left, Army Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, referee Tony Backert and University of North Texas offensive li

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Healthcare reform would aid seniors

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

...Allowing that reimbursement decrease would have resulted in many physicians abandoning their Medicare patients. Lewisville Rep. Michael Burgess, an obstetrician who understood the impact, was the lone Republican voting Friday against the cut. Anti-refor

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Texans had input in House health debate

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

"There was never really any interest in having any Republican input into this bill," Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Denton, said last week before a Senate vote ...

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House moves to block doctors' Medicare pay cuts

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...to the floor is the height of irresponsibility" (11/19). One Republican, however, supported the Democrats' bill. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, an obstetrician by training, supported the bill with what he called a "largely symbolic" vote, The Hill rep

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Blame game on hill

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...all confidence in your ability to the do the job, and it is reflecting on your president." Added another Texas Republican, Michael Burgess: "I don't think you should be fired. I thought you should have never been hired." The smackdown comes amid frustra

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Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

``My constituents, they're not just anxious, they are mad,'' Representative Michael Burgess, a Republican from Ft. Worth, Texas, told Treasury Secretary ...

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Republicans Kevin Brady and Michael Burgess demanded that Geithner resign, as did Democratic Rep. Peter de Fazio, who hardly represents a blue-dog district, ...

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State faces H1N1 vaccine fight

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...distribute the nasal spray to other at-risk groups. “Texas has had a problem finding vaccine for high-risk individuals,” Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, told the subcommittees. Lakey said the state has been granted 3.7 million doses of the vaccine bu

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Some Texans Still Without H1N1 Vaccine Due to Short Supply, Slow Distribution

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...the nasal spray to other at-risk groups. "Texas has had a problem finding vaccine for high-risk individuals," Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, told the subcommittees. Lakey said the state has been granted 3.7 million doses of the vaccine but has only been

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House OKs staving off cuts to doctors; Waco's Chet Edwards votes no

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...doctor payment issue has become a proxy for the larger health overhaul debate. Only one Republican voted yes Thursday: Rep. Michael Burgess of Texas, an obstetrician. In a news release Thursday, Edwards said he supports fixing the payment problem but be

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Geithner rebuffs GOP call to quit

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...adding that it's "really time for a fresh start and I would urge you to consider that." Another Texas Republican, Rep. Michael Burgess, jumped into the act. "I don't think you should be fired. I thought you never should have been hired," Burgess said. T

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is a physician and longtime advocate for permanently solving the annual legislative headache of increasing the amount of ...

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House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

The majority were Democrats although Michael Burgess, MD, (R-TX), was the sole Republican to vote for passage. Under HR 3961, the SGR would be replaced with ...

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House Passes Medicare Doc-Fix

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...most of the decade. The count was 243 to 183, with 11 Democrats voting against the measure, and just one Republican — Rep. Michael Burgess, a Texas physician — voting in favor of it. The proposal has been the top legislative priority of the American

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House passes Medicare 'doc fix,' 243-183

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

... Dr. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) endured intense lobbying efforts by his GOP colleagues to oppose the nearly quarter of a trillion dollar bill that Democrats do not offset. Eleven Democrats joined 176 Republicans in opposing the bill that would fix what

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