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Rep. Michael Burgess
Republican • 26th District, Texas • 4th Term • Sworn In 2003
- 13 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 122 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 153 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 261 of 440) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 210 of 440)
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- Votes with party 92%
- Abstains: 5%
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Doc groups vow to lobby hard for SGR fix in Senate
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. ...
House Moves To Block Doctors' Medicare Pay Cuts
...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
RE: Michael Burgess
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. ...
RE: Michael Burgess
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 ...
A real threat to Medicare - roanoke.com
...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
Geithner's Crisis Sleepwalk Is Reason He Must Go
After another Texas Republican, Michael Burgess, suggested that the government should offer tax relief to business and then get out of the way, ...
Texans had input in House health debate
"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 ...
Heroes honored at game
... “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
Healthcare reform would aid seniors
...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
RE: Michael Burgess
Republicans Kevin Brady and Michael Burgess demanded that Geithner resign, as did Democratic Rep. Peter de Fazio, who hardly represents a blue-dog district, ...
RE: Michael Burgess
``My constituents, they're not just anxious, they are mad,'' Representative Michael Burgess, a Republican from Ft. Worth, Texas, told Treasury Secretary ...
RE: Michael Burgess
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is a physician and longtime advocate for permanently solving the annual legislative headache of increasing the amount of ...
Fed officials step up asset bubble-watch
``My constituents, they're not just anxious, they are mad,'' Representative Michael Burgess, a Republican from Ft. Worth, Texas, told Treasury Secretary ...
Blame game on hill
...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
Geithner rebuffs GOP call to quit
...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
Some Texans Still Without H1N1 Vaccine Due to Short Supply, Slow Distribution
...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
House moves to block doctors' Medicare pay cuts
...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
House OKs staving off cuts to doctors; Waco's Chet Edwards votes no
...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
House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
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 ...
State faces H1N1 vaccine fight
...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
House votes to block Medicare cuts to doctors, Republicans see a payoff to the AMA
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff. The measure, approved on a near party-line
Republicans berate Geithner, call for him to resign
...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," Bu
House Passes Medicare Doc-Fix
...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
House passes Medicare 'doc fix,' 243-183
... 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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Shortly after the fracas, Rep. Michael Burgess confronted Geithner on how TARP funds were used to bail out banks in Europe while the American people ...
State in flu vaccine fight
“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 ...
Lochead living dream after penalty nightmare
By tvnz.co.nz's football reporter Michael Burgess In the moments after he gave away the now infamous penalty on Saturday night, the 27-year-old was the ...
ROHS-like House bill travels a bumpy road
... we don't have a standard, regulations are causing some confusion,” said Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Texas), the representative sponsoring HR 2420. ...
Texas GOP governors race: Perry gets no support in DC
Kay Granger of Fort Worth, Michael Burgess of Lewisville and Kenny Marchant of Coppell — have endorsed Hutchison. "I am very proud of the members who are ...
Plymouth Rock studio executives optimistic they'll get new financing
Prosperity is being run from a rented house near Disney World by Michael Burgess, who declared personal bankruptcy in 1995, according to a Boston Globe ...
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