Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), a physician, late Tuesday introduced a resolution of inquiry requiring HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to hand over any documents, e-mails, records of telephone calls or internal discussions that centered on cost estimates made by the CMS.
... Read MoreLewisville Rep. Michael Burgess raised questions Tuesday that the BP was paying the salary of the administrator of the $20 billion escrow fund for damage claims from the Gulf oil spill.
... Read MoreAs Arizona gears up to begin enforcing its new, controversial immigration law, 81 Republican lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Obama administration's effort to block the law.
... Read MoreThe anti-establishment tea party movement, which has worked to topple out-of-touch incumbents, now has a voice in the U.S. House: a fully sanctioned congressional caucus with seven Texas Republicans among its members.
... Read MoreRepublicans urged Congress and the FDA Monday to consider patient safety issues when establishing an approval pathway for generic versions of biologic drugs.
... Read More“I am very concerned about the legality of several aspects of the so-called health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives last night, which I strongly opposed and voted against,” Burgess said. “The constitutionality of the individual mandate, special deals for certain states, and state-funded Medicaid expansions are all questionable, and I will not stand by and let these concerns go unchallenged.”
... Read MoreTonight, the same Members of Congress who are sent to Washington by the voters in their districts to represent their best interests, told the American people ‘we don’t care what you want, we don’t care what you need, we are going to pass a health bill which you oppose anyway.’ Democrats said, ‘forget what’s best for the country, forget bipartisanship’ – the only thing bipartisan about this bill is its opposition.
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