BURGESS, MICHAEL C. DR.

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BURGESS, MICHAEL C. DR.
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: Experience: House: District 26, 2003-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,050,936Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Michael C. Burgess

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Laura; 3 Children

Birth Date: 12/23/1950

Birth Place: Rochester, MN

Home City: Lewisville, TX

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

MS, Medical Management, University of Texas, Dallas, 2000

MD, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 1977

MS, North Texas State University, 1976

BS, North Texas State University, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-present

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Chair

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus

Member, Congressional Health Care Caucus

Member, Congressional Motorcycle Safety Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus

Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus

Member, House Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Founder, House Health Care Caucus

Chair, House Health Care Caucus

Member, House Nursing Caucus

Vice Chair, House Republican Policy Committee

Member, Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Republican Study Committee

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

Chief of Obstetrics, Lewisville Medical Center

Former Chief of Staff, Lewisville Medical Center

Founder, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Lewisville

Former Resident, Parkland Hospital

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

President, Denton County Medical Society

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislator of the Year. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2005

Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce

Taxpayer Hero Award, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

House Legislator of the Year, Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2008

Honorary Doctorate of Public Service, Health Sciences Center, University of North Texas

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 250

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/13/2017	H.Res.382	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.	06/13/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 57. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	H.R.1922	Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017	04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/28/2017	H.Res.230	Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 34) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".	03/28/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.R.1463	Equal Protection for American Workers Act	03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1395	MACPAC Improvement Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.Con.Res.23	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.	02/17/2017 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.R.1011	Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act	02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/15/2017	H.Res.123	Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 43) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 69) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska"; and providing for proceedings during the period from February 17, 2017, through February 24, 2017.	02/15/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.1040	Flat Tax Act	02/14/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
02/13/2017	H.R.1012	Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act of 2017	02/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.938	Medicaid Third Party Liability Act	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.880	MISSION ZERO Act	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.119	LEVEL Act	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.118	Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.117	Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.487	To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.	01/12/2017 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
01/12/2017	H.R.35	Health Savings Act of 2017	01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.315	Improving Access to Maternity Care Act	01/10/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
01/04/2017	H.R.129	NADA Act of 2017	01/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.128	Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017	01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 1790

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/24/2014	H.R.3973	Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014	Passed	Aye
03/12/2014	H.R.1814	EACH Act
03/11/2014	H.R.4188	Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act
03/10/2014	H.R.4118	SIMPLE Fairness Act	Passed	Yea
03/07/2014	H.Res.500	Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
03/05/2014	H.R.3732	Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) Act
02/28/2014	H.Res.489	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to facilitate and promote a robust response to the looming global crisis of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
02/10/2014	H.R.3590	Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act	Passed	Yea
02/07/2014	H.R.3969	PACT Act
01/29/2014	H.R.7	No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014	Passed	Yea
01/27/2014	H.R.3362	Exchange Information Disclosure Act	Passed	Yea
01/31/2014	H.R.1825	Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
01/24/2014	H.R.3527	Poison Center Network Act	Passed	Not Voting
01/22/2014	H.R.3663	Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act
01/22/2014	H.R.3485	Employee Rights Act
01/22/2014	H.R.3154	RAISE Act
01/13/2014	H.R.3855	Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2014
01/13/2014	H.R.3811	Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014	Passed	Yea
01/09/2014	H.R.3199	Safe Military Bases Act
01/09/2014	H.R.3169	IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013

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