Rep. Michael Burgess

Republican  •  26th District, Texas  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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08/13/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Fox & Friends continued its pattern of consistently advancing falsehoods about health care reform when Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) -- whom the program ...

Source: Media Matters for America
08/13/09
Town halls are on agenda for two local reps

...plans. However, he predicted the Senate instead may look at taxing high-end insurance plans. Rep. Lamar Smith and Rep. Michael Burgess, a fellow Republican and physician from Lewisville, recently held a town hall meeting by phone. A computer calls a sel

08/12/09
Town halls are on agenda for two local reps

Rep. Lamar Smith and Rep. Michael Burgess, a fellow Republican and physician from Lewisville, recently held a town hall meeting by phone. ...

Source: San Antonio Express
08/12/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Additional questions and answers from US Rep. Michael Burgess' town hall meeting in Denton last Saturday. Scott Strauss - I haven't noticed any ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/10/09
Lawmakers take to the tweets as recess heats up

... truth out there about why the bill is bad and why it would hurt the country,” said Lauren Bean, communications director for Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Tex. ...

Source: The Hill
08/10/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Potomac Nationals right fielder Michael Burgess (Hillsborough) smashed a tape-measure three-run homer in Saturday night's 9-0 victory against the Wilmington ...

Source: Tampa Tribune
08/10/09
Citizens town hall concept...ask your Congressman a question

For example, one attendee at US Rep. Michael Burgess' (R-TX 26) town hall meeting in Denton last Saturday said to me, "I wish that more questions were asked ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/10/09
Signs at Burgess town hall represent support, opposition to HR 3200

The slide show below includes a sampling of signage from US Rep. Michael Burgess' town hall meeting Saturday morning in Denton. From Katy Sams, UNT Senior ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/10/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess - "This legislation now moves to the Senate side and they don't want to touch it! Members of Congress went home for Memorial Day parades and ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/09/09
PoliTex: Barton may run for Hutchison's Senate seat

...state Sen. Florence Shapiro. For the Democrats, it’s former state Comptroller John Sharp and Houston Mayor Bill White. U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, was quick to accept the recent invitation that President Barack Obama extended to members o

08/09/09
Hundreds hear Burgess

... Health care dominates discussion as Republican visits with constituents U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess Saturday urged his congressional colleagues to ignore their party leadership, listen to constituents and draft a

08/09/09
RE: Michael Burgess

August 9, 2009 By AP Photo credit: AP | Congressman Michael Burgess talks to people before taking questions about proposed health care reform during a town ...

Source: Newsday
08/09/09
RE: Michael Burgess

I ran into my former State Representative, Myra Crownover, at Congressman Michael Burgess' town hall meeting in Denton Saturday and took the opportunity to ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/09/09
RE: Michael Burgess

DENTON – Rep. Michael Burgess on Saturday urged his congressional colleagues to ignore their party leadership, ...

Source: Dallas Morning News
08/09/09
RE: Michael Burgess

... more government spending, more federal debt, higher taxes and more government control over their everyday lives," said Michael Burgess, MD (R, Texas). ...

Source: American Medical News
08/09/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Rep. Michael Burgess, MD OB/GYN is, as a medical doctor, a professed expert in the field of medicine as well as it's closely related field of health care ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/08/09
Health-care outbursts foreshadow a hot August

(AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times, Chris Zuppa) Congressman Michael Burgess talks to people before taking questions about proposed health care reform during a ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
08/08/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Huge crowds overwhelmed the meeting hall, with hundreds more gathering outside, for the forum hosted by Congressman Michael Burgess. ...

Source: WFAA
08/08/09
politex: Barton may run for Hutchison's Senate seat

US Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, was quick to accept the recent invitation President Barack Obama extended to members of Congress to join him at the ...

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
08/07/09
Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care

Rep.Thomas Petri (R-Wisc.) holds town halls meetings at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm, respectively. Denton and Gainesville, Tex. -- Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Tex. ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs
08/07/09
Wilmington Blue Rocks Down Potomac Nationals, 5-1

Back-to-back two-out hits, a double by Jesus Valdez and an RBI single by Michael Burgess, pulled Potomac to within a run. The Rocks responded in the fifth ...

Source: MLN - The Raw Feed
08/07/09
Federal report lists ways healthcare overhaul could help Texans

"It all sounds too good to be true," said US Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, who has fought to add amendments to the bills. "It's hard to get something ...

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
08/07/09
Town Hall Talk: The Latest Banter on Health Care

...Petri (R-Wisc.) holds town halls meetings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively. Denton and Gainesville, Tex. -- Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Tex.) holds town hall meetings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively. Moorseville, N.C. -- Rep. Patrick McHe

08/06/09
US Delegate Christensen and US Rep. Burgess Cite New Research from ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----US Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) and US Delegate Donna Christensen (DU.S. Virgin islands) alerted ...

Source: FOXBusiness
08/06/09
RE: Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess (Hillsborough), a former first-round pick now playing with Class A Potomac in the Washington Nationals' organization, had two home runs in ...

Source: Tampa Tribune
08/06/09
"Peace, Love and Aging" conference Tuesday at Levon Helm Studios

Presenters include Michael Burgess, Director of the New York State Office For the Aging; Dr. Randall Rissman speaking on “Drugs Then and Now”; Louis Klein, ...

Source: Poughkeepsie Journal
08/06/09
RE: Michael Burgess

... a large turnout Saturday morning for Rep. Michael Burgess! Police estimates came in at over 1500 people trying to crowd into the 750-seat auditorium. ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/06/09
RE: Michael Burgess

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) and US Delegate Donna Christensen (DU.S. Virgin islands) alerted Congressional ...

Source: Business Wire (press release)
08/06/09
RE: Michael Burgess

US Rep. Michael Burgess of the 26th Congressional District is holding a town hall meeting Saturday, August 8, 2009 in Denton, Texas from 10 am to 11 am at ...

Source: Examiner.com
08/06/09
RE: Michael Burgess

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) and US Delegate Donna Christensen (DU.S. Virgin islands) alerted Congressional ...

Source: Business Wire (press release)

Official website: http://burgess.house.gov/
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1224 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-7772
Fax: 202-225-2919

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