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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>1/2 million$ oil career, 1/3 mill lobbyists</b></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Michael Burgess has voted in favor of big oil companies on </span><b style="">100% of important oil-related bills from 2005-2007,</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> according to </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oil_Change_International" title="Oil Change International" style="">Oil Change International</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">. These bills include Iraq war funding, climate change studies, clean energy, and emissions</span></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">apparently made it to the show? nah elected 2002</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/michael-c-burgess">https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/michael-c-burgess</a></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">9* <b>4%</b></font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">=</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">5 22</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">bill to allow to let SEC check on gas price gouge killed by minority rank member tom cole OK alec RSC</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">wingman m burgess TX</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>a million $ from oil career</b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">killed gas price investigation 5 22</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">votes for oil 90% of time</font></p><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span times="Times" new="New" roman="Roman" font-size="font-size" large="large" background-color="background-color" rgb="rgb"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tom Cole has received $80,100 in oil contributions during the 110th congress. $50,500 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, Cole has accepted $305,050 from oil companies between 2000 and 2008, which makes him one of the top recipients of oil money</font></span></p><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></div><div style=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" /><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">retweet by MB <b>MD</b></font></font></font></font></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px;">president Biden MUST listen to </span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP" role="link" class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; cursor: pointer; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px;">@HouseGOP</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px;"> and </span><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FliptheSwitch?src=hashtag_click" role="link" class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; cursor: pointer; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px;">#FliptheSwitch</a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0px;"> to unleash American energy independence.</span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">5 22</font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">scalise:  march 2022?</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span segoe="Segoe" ui="UI" roboto="Roboto" helvetica="Helvetica" arial="Arial" sans-serif="sans-serif" font-size="font-size" px="px" white-space="white-space" pre-wrap="pre-wrap" background-color="background-color" rgb="rgb" style="">just sent this letter to Biden demanding he end his anti-American energy agenda.</span><span segoe="Segoe" ui="UI" roboto="Roboto" helvetica="Helvetica" arial="Arial" sans-serif="sans-serif" font-size="font-size" px="px" white-space="white-space" pre-wrap="pre-wrap" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"> He needs to: 1. Remove red tape for energy infrastructure 2. End the drilling moratorium on federal land 3. Approve pipelines & LNG export permits 4. End woke climate activism by federal agencies</span></font></div></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span segoe="Segoe" ui="UI" roboto="Roboto" helvetica="Helvetica" arial="Arial" sans-serif="sans-serif" font-size="font-size" px="px" white-space="white-space" pre-wrap="pre-wrap" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
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</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">retweet by MB MD</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">president Biden MUST listen to </div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">@HouseGOP</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"> and #FliptheSwitch to unleash American energy independence.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">5 22</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">scalise:  march 2022?</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">just sent this letter to Biden demanding he end his anti-American energy agenda. He needs to: 1. Remove red tape for energy infrastructure 2. End the drilling moratorium on federal land 3. Approve pipelines & LNG export permits 4. End woke climate activism by federal agencies</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
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</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Gary Palmer on Twitter: "American energy independence ...https://twitter.com › USRepGaryPalmer › status</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">American energy independence makes America stronger and the world safer. ... It's time to #FlipTheSwitch and unleash American energy production.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Michael Burgess, MD on Twitter: "President Biden MUST listen ...https://twitter.com › michaelcburgess › status</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">and #FliptheSwitch to unleash American energy independence. Quote Tweet ... Just sent this letter to Biden demanding he end his anti-American energy agenda.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">E&C Republicans Urge Biden to Flip the Switch for More ...https://republicans-energycommerce.house.gov › news</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Mar 21, 2022 — Rep. John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA): “It's time to return not only to American energy independence, but American energy dominance. It's time ...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">The real way to support Ukraine is to flip the switch ... - The Hillhttps://thehill.com › congress-blog › energy-environment</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Mar 3, 2022 — One of the best ways for the U.S. to apply pressure while promoting peace is to unleash American energy production.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">It's Time To Unleash American Energy Independence - The ...https://www.theintelligencer.net › opinion › 2022/04 › i...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Apr 2, 2022 — At peak capacity, the pipeline would deliver 830,000 barrels of oil per day to American refineries. The president also put a moratorium on new ...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Missing: #fliptheswitch</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">The Time Is Now for US Energy Independence - Citizens ...https://www.cagw.org › thewastewatcher › time-now-us...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Mar 23, 2022 — U.S. energy independence will stabilize and lower fuel prices for ... XL pipeline would not have resulted in the release of oil right now, ...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Members of Alabama's GOP congressional delegation urge ...https://yellowhammernews.com › Politics</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Mar 8, 2022 — President Trump knew the importance of energy independence and made ... It's time to #FlipTheSwitch and unleash American energy production.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Rob Wittman column: We must unleash American energy ...https://richmond.com › opinion › columnists › rob-wittma...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">3 days ago — Russia's barbaric and unprovoked attack on Ukraine highlighted and elevated the need for American energy independence — but it did not create ...</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Missing: #fliptheswitch</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">President Biden's continued assault... - Rep. Larry Bucshonhttps://www.facebook.com › RepLarryBucshon › videos</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">PREVIEW</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">1:20</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">President Biden's continued assault on American-made energy has killed jobs, ... Biden to #FlipTheSwitch and unleash American energy ⬇️.</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">Facebook · Rep. Larry Bucshon · Mar 17, 2022</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">
</div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">The HEAT Report - Republican Whip - Steve Scalise  https://www.republicanwhip.gov › news › the-heat-repo...</div><div style=""><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);">introduced the</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> American Energy Independence From Russia Act,</span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"> which would immediately approve the Keystone XL pipeline, unleash U.S. LNG exports to boost natural ...</span></div></span></font></div></div><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">tom cole OK chair:</font></p><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" /><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</b></div><div><b>Republicans block bill to stop price gouging at the pump as gas hits new record high</b></div><div>
</div><div>David Badash and The New Civil Rights Movement May 17, 2022</div><div>   </div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Take a walk through U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers‘ tweets and you’ll find complaint after complaint about the price of gas. Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers, Republican of Washington, is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee but opposes legislation to stop oil and gas companies from price gouging consumers.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">
</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Rep. McMorris Rodgers on Monday claimed that making it illegal for oil companies to price gouge is “socialism,” something that’s done in places like “Soviet Russia,” not in America.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">
</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">"The promise of America is free enterprise, not socialism, not government price controls,” she claimed, as she complained about the price of gas, which just hit a new record high.</span></div><div>
</div><div>Here is the Republican from Washington just one week ago saying<b> it’s time to “get these prices under control.”</b></div><div>
</div><div><b>The bill would not set price caps as some Republicans suggest, rather, it would empower the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate if oil and gas companies are price gouging consumers.</b></div><div>
</div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Republicans on the powerful<b> House Rules Committee</b></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> on Monday blocked the bill, H.R. 7688, the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. from advancing. The GOP, thanks to McMorris Rodgers, is now calling the legislation the “Socialist Energy Price Fixing Act.”</span></div><div>
</div><div>CNN’s Manu Raju reports <b>House Republican leadership Monday evening was urging its members to vote against the legislation if and when it comes to a vote on the full floor</b>, which is still possible, although questionable.</div><div>
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</div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">The right-wing newspaper The Washington Times reports Democrats “were forced to pull the proposal from consideration during a procedural vote in the House Rules Committee that would have teed up the bill for a final vote later this week.”</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">
</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he will bring the bill to a vote on the floor if it passes the House. It would require 60 votes to avoid a GOP filibuster, and therefore is not expected to pass.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style=""><h1 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Political Action Committees (PACs) 2015 - 2016</font></h1><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="" /><blockquote class="Pullquote" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.17647rem; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-left: 0.352941rem solid rgb(225, 225, 225); display: inline-block;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="" /></font></font></font></font></font></font><p class="Pullquote-title" style="line-height: inherit; 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vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Total PAC Money for 2015 - 2016<br style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;" />Number of Contributions: <strong style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">544</strong><span style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic;" /></p></blockquote><div class="table-title" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: inherit; margin: 2em 0px; padding: 10px 15px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; background-image: url(" https="https" cdn1.opensecrets.org="cdn1.opensecrets.org" rails-assets="rails-assets" production_v4="production_v4" assets="assets" backgrounds="backgrounds" bg-lightstripe-41a2b0dbf039d161f94cee41bc62f1774679f3959d3f9a142983c06a0e6556d5.png="bg-lightstripe-41a2b0dbf039d161f94cee41bc62f1774679f3959d3f9a142983c06a0e6556d5.png" background-repeat="background-repeat" repeat="repeat" width="width" px="px"><h2 style="line-height: inherit; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sectors 2015 - 2016</font></h2></div><p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style=""><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/michael-burgess/pacs?cid=N00025219&cycle=2016" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; transition: background-color 150ms ease-in-out 0s, border 150ms ease-in-out 0s, color 150ms ease-in-out 0s; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline; font-weight: bold;">All Sectors</a> :: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/michael-burgess/pacs?cid=N00025219&cycle=2016&seclong=Energy+%26+Natural+Resources&sector=E" style="line-height: inherit; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><tr role="row" class="odd" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Chesapeake Energy</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,000</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Chevron Corp</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$3,500</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exxon</b> Mobil</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$5,500</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Halliburton Co</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$5,000</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">HollyFrontier Corp</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,500</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$5,000</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Marathon Petroleum</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$5,000</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Phillips 66</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$2,500</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="odd" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tesoro Corp</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,000</font></td></tr><tr role="row" class="even" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Valero Energy</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$5,000</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">===</font></p><p><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/gop-lawmaker-sputters-after-cnn-host-schools-him-on-trump-impeachment/"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/gop-lawmaker-sputters-after-cnn-host-schools-him-on-trump-impeachment/</font></a></p><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">ride or die, hypocrite on impeach?</font></p><div class="mag-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; transition: background-color 150ms ease-in-out 0s, border 150ms ease-in-out 0s, color 150ms ease-in-out 0s; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-block; float: right;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">top Contributors, 2001 - 2022</font></a></h2></div><div class="table-wrap u-mt2" tabindex="0" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 2em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; outline: none; overflow-x: auto; position: relative; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><table class="js-scrollable" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-spacing: 0px; width: 1100px;"><thead style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><th style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0.588235rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contributor</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Total</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Individuals</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PACs</font></th></tr></thead><tbody style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Medical Assn</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$106,016</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,300</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$104,716</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">AT&T Inc</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$96,775</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$275</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$96,500</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$94,000</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$94,000</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American College of Emergency Physicians</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$91,671</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$8,650</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$83,021</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Academy of Ophthalmology</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$89,500</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$89,500</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="industries" class="table-title u-mt4" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 2em 0px; padding: 10px 15px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; background-image: url(" https="https" cdn1.opensecrets.org="cdn1.opensecrets.org" rails-assets="rails-assets" production_v4="production_v4" assets="assets" backgrounds="backgrounds" bg-lightstripe-41a2b0dbf039d161f94cee41bc62f1774679f3959d3f9a142983c06a0e6556d5.png="bg-lightstripe-41a2b0dbf039d161f94cee41bc62f1774679f3959d3f9a142983c06a0e6556d5.png" background-repeat="background-repeat" repeat="repeat" width="width" px="px" background-color="background-color" rgb="rgb"><h2 style="line-height: inherit; margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block;"><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/michael-burgess/industries?cid=N00025219&cycle=CAREER" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; transition: background-color 150ms ease-in-out 0s, border 150ms ease-in-out 0s, color 150ms ease-in-out 0s; text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-block; float: right;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Top Industries, 2001 - 2022</font></a></h2></div><div class="table-wrap u-mt2" tabindex="0" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 2em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; outline: none; overflow-x: auto; position: relative; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><table class="js-scrollable" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-spacing: 0px; width: 1100px;"><thead style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><th style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0.588235rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Industry</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Total</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Individuals</font></th><th class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1.76471rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PACs</font></th></tr></thead><tbody style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Professionals</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$3,351,038</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,035,498</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$2,315,540</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Pharmaceuticals/Health Products</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,130,374</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$31,700</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,098,674</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services/HMOs</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$560,744</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$92,298</font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$468,446</font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Oil & Gas</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">$546,627</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">$116,477</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">$430,150</b></font></td></tr><tr style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;"><td style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Lobbyists</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$337,745</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$335,245</b></font></td><td class="number" style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.882353rem 1.76471rem 0.882353rem 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$2,500</b></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">----</font>

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<table id="topContrib" class="tablesorter"><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Medical Assn</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$60,000</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">AT&T Inc</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$52,750</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$250</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$52,500</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$50,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$50,500</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Academy of Ophthalmology</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$47,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$47,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American College of Radiology</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$46,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$46,000</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Assn of Realtors</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$46,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$46,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Abbott</b> Laboratories</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$44,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$44,500</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Energy Future</b> Holdings Corp</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$43,400</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$6,900</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$36,500</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Dental Assn</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$42,800</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$42,800</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Textron Inc</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$42,250</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$250</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$42,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American College of Surgeons Prof Assn</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$41,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$41,000</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Valero Energy</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$41,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$41,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American College of Emergency Physicians</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,521</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,521</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">American Osteopathic Assn</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Koch Industries</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td></tr><tr class="odd"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">National Beer Wholesalers Assn</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$37,500</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay"><tbody><tr><th><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Industry</font></th><th><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Total</font></th></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Professionals</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,374,024</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Pharma</b>ceuticals/Health Products</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$519,374</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Oil & Gas</b></font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$276,496</b></font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Electric <b>Utilities</b></font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$169,322</b></font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services/HMOs</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$158,250</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$136,900</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Lobbyists</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">$136,885</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Air Transport</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$135,750</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hospitals/Nursing Homes</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$133,050</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Real Estate</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$116,100</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lawyers/Law Firms</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$110,885</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">L<b>eadership PACs</b></font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>$103,500</b></font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Telephone Utilities</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$83,750</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">TV/Movies/Music</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$75,300</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Retired</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$66,900</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Michael C. Burgess</b>, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=United_States_Republican_Party" title="United States Republican Party" class="mw-redirect">Republican</a>, has represented the Twenty-Sixth Congressional District of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Texas" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Texas">Texas</a> in the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect">U.S. House of Representatives</a> since 2002. (<a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx26_109.gif" class="external text" title="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx26_109.gif" rel="nofollow">map</a>)</font></p>

<h2><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contents</font></h2></div>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Record_and_controversies"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Record and controversies</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Environmental_record"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Environmental record</span></font></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Ties_to_Tom_DeLay"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Ties to Tom DeLay</span></font></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Ties_to_President_Bush"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Ties to President Bush</span></font></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Congressional_career"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional career</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#2006_elections"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2006 elections</span></font></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Money_in_politics"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Money in politics</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Oil_Money_in_Politics"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Oil Money in Politics</span></font></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Committees_and_Affiliations"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Committees and Affiliations</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Committees"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></font></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#More_Background_Data"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">More Background Data</span></font></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Contact"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Twitter"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Twitter</span></font></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Articles_and_resources"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#References"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></font></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#External_resources"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-3"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites"><span class="tocnumber">7.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Local blogs and discussion sites</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Critical_of_Burgess"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">7.2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Critical of Burgess</span></font></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#Supporters_of_Burgess"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span class="tocnumber">7.2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Supporters of Burgess</span></font></a></li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Record and controversies</font></span></h2>

<div style=" margin: 0.5em 0.75em 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background: #dce8f8; border: 1px solid #5c79b5; padding: .25em .25em 0.25em .25em;"><span><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:U.S._legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how Michael Burgess voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Help:References" title="Help:References">cite your sources</a>!</font></span></div>

<div style=" margin: 0.5em 0.75em 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background: #dce8f8; border: 1px solid #5c79b5; padding: .25em .25em 0.25em .25em;"><span><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">For more information see the chart of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._House_of_Representatives_votes_on_the_Iraq_War" title="U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War">U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War</a>.</font></span></div>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Environmental record</font></span></h3>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="">For more information on environmental legislation, see the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Portal:Energy_and_Environment_Policy_%28U.S.%29" title="Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)" style="">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a></font>

<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Michael Burgess has voted in favor of big oil companies on <b>100% of important oil-related bills from 2005-2007,</b> according to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oil_Change_International" title="Oil Change International">Oil Change International</a>. These bills include Iraq war funding, climate change studies, clean energy, and emissions</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> See below for oil money in politics.</font>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Ties to Tom DeLay</font></span></h3>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>In April 2005, Burgess was one of only 20 House Members (out of 427 voting) to vote in opposition to the restoration of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Ethics_Committee" title="House Ethics Committee">House Ethics Committee</a> rule barring indicted members from holding leadership positions in the House </b><a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll145.xml" class="external autonumber" title="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll145.xml" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>. His critics have claimed this was due to his ties to then-House Majority Leader <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tom_DeLay" title="Tom DeLay" class="mw-redirect">Tom DeLay</a>--although DeLay himself had voted in favor of the resolution.</font>

<a href="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=57" class="external text" title="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=57" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Photos of Burgess and Delay</font></a>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Ties to President Bush</font></span></h3>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The following is a letter Michael Burgess sent his constituents in July, 2006 in defense of President Bush:<a href="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=114" class="external text" title="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=114" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></p>

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<dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Thank you for expressing your support for the impeachment of President Bush. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.</font></dd>

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<dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">On January 20, 2001, George W. Bush, was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Since taking office, President Bush's record shows that he is an honest and humble man who will seek to unite the American people and not divide them along political party, racial, ethnic, or gender lines. His vision for the United States is one based upon trusting American families through providing much-needed tax relief for everyone, empowering parents with control over their children's education, rebuilding our national defense, and protecting and enhancing Medicare and Social Security benefits for our nation's elderly. He has exhibited excellent leadership through crises like the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center and the economic recession. I believe that President Bush has and will continue to serve our country well, restore trustworthiness and respect to the Office of the Presidency, and work to ensure that every American has the opportunity to experience the American dream.</font></dd>

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<dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent you in the U.S. House of Representatives. Please feel free to visit my website (www.house.gov/burgess) or contact me with any future concerns.</font></dd>

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<dd><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sincerely,

Michael C. <b>Burgess, M.D.</b>

Member of Congress</font></dd>

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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Burgess was born December 23, 1950, in Rochester, Minnesota. He graduated from North Texas State University and from the medical school at the University of Texas in Houston. He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Burgess worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for over 20 years, delivering over 3000 babies in North Texas, including Paul LeBon and his children (Burgess would later face LeBon in the 2002 general election).</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Burgess made his first run for elective office in the 2002 Republican primary to fill the seat of Congressman <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Richard_Armey" title="Richard Armey" class="mw-redirect">Richard Armey</a>. The winner of the GOP primary was virtually assured of winning the November general election, as the district (comprised of the majority of Denton County) was (and remains, even after the controversial redistricting of 2004) strongly Republican. Using the campaign slogan "We Need a Doctor in the House", and with the endorsement of his fellow physicians, the relatively unknown Burgess took second place in the primary behind Congressman Armey's son Scott (a Denton County Commissioner), finishing with 23% of the vote to Armey's 45%, but Armey's failure to capture a 50% majority led to a runoff election.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Before the runoff was held, <i>The Dallas Morning News</i> reported that Armey used his influence to procure county jobs and contracts for his friends. In what was considered an upset, Burgess beat Armey by a 55%-45% margin in the runoff, and as expected went on to defend the district for the GOP, defeating Democrat LeBon by a large margin in the general election.</font>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Congressional career</font></span></h3>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Burgess ran for re-election in 2004 (now using the slogan "We Need to Keep The Doctor in the House") and easily won by a 2-to-1 margin in his district.</font>

<h4><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">2006 elections</font></span></h4>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In 2006, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect">Democrats</a> nominated <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tim_Barnwell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tim Barnwell (page does not exist)">Tim Barnwell</a> to face Burgess in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=U.S._congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>) <a href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=TX&year=2006" class="external autonumber" title="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=TX&year=2006" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> Burgess retained his seat.</font>

<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Money in politics</font></span></h2>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00025219&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata></font></p>

<table class="prettytable"><tbody><tr><th colspan="3"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Links to more campaign contribution information for Michael Burgess

from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> site.</font></th></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Fundraising profile:</font></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">2006</span> election cycle</font></a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allsummary.asp?cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Career totals</font></a></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Top contributors by organization/corporation:</font></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">2006 election cycle</font></a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allcontrib.asp?cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Career totals</font></a></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Top contributors by industry:</font></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?cycle=2006&cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">2006 election cycle</font></a></td><td><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/allindus.asp?cid=N00025219" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Career totals</font></a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Burgess%2C+Michael" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/search_result.asp?mem=Burgess%2C+Michael" rel="nofollow">Revolving door profile for Michael Burgess</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/travel.asp?CID=N00025219" rel="nofollow">2006 privately funded travel profile for Michael Burgess</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=N00025219" class="external text" title="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=N00025219" rel="nofollow">Personal finance profile for Michael Burgess</a> from the Center for Responsive Politics' <a href="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" class="external text" title="http://www.OpenSecrets.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSecrets.org</a> website.</font></li>

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<p><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00025219&cycle=2012"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00025219&cycle=2012</font></a>

<table><thead><tr><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 0);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"><img src="/3919ee3c-b95e-55ec-801d-22bb620a37c8.gif"/></font></span></a></th><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 1);return false;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">DistrictRank<span class="sortarrow">  <img src="/273cc469-189f-5b69-a533-c6ae8253b953.gif"/></span></font></a></th><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 2);return false;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Industry<span class="sortarrow">  <img src="/da5ded0b-e56b-527f-a392-f7e20a458cd9.gif"/></span></font></a></th><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 3);return false;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Total<span class="sortarrow">  <img src="/588943a7-6e5d-538f-b9b1-45e8634d46ca.gif"/></span></font></a></th><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 4);return false;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Indivs<span class="sortarrow">  <img src="/5c4d5bb7-8604-5ea1-9e29-d70e1210cac2.gif"/></span></font></a></th><th><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00025219&type=I&newmem=N#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this, 5);return false;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">PACs<span class="sortarrow">  <img src="/4a2fb023-5baf-57e5-ad5f-f1010a758f89.gif"/></span></font></a></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">1</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">6</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Professionals</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$218,138</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$14,138</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$204,000</font></td></tr><tr class=" odd"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">2</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">12</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Pharmaceuticals/Health Products</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$100,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$100,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">3</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">8</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$44,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$43,500</font></td></tr><tr class=" odd"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">4</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">23</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Services/HMOs</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$40,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$4,000</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$36,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">5</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lobbyists</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,094</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$30,094</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$0</font></td></tr><tr class=" odd"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">6</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">1</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lawyers/Law Firms</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$22,800</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$4,800</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$18,000</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">7</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">15</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hospitals/Nursing Homes</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$22,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$21,000</font></td></tr><tr class=" odd"><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">8</font></td><td class="center"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">19</font></td><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Electric Utilities</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$19,500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$500</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$19,00</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">lifetime:</font>

<table><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Health Professionals</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$1,311,274</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Pharmaceuticals/Health Products</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$463,124</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil & Gas</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$259,746</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Electric Utilities</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$158,322</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Air Transport</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$135,250</font></td></tr><tr><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Lobbyists</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$133,385</font></td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Insurance</font></td><td class="number"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">$131,70</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

<b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">People who have been through the Revolving Door whose current or former place of employment matches your criteria:</font></b></p>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=76483"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Brown, Barry</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=75602"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Gonzales, John</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=75204"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Paluskiewicz, James Patrick</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=75209"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Philp, Julie</font></a></li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Oil Money in Politics</font></span></h3>

<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Michael Burgess has received $70,700 in oil contributions during the 110th congress. $54,000 of those dollars were from industry PACS. In total, Burgess has accepted $144,096 from oil companies since from 2000 to 2008, which<b> makes him a top recipient of oil money</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> See above for oil and energy voting history.</font>

<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Committees and Affiliations</font></span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Committees</font></span></h3>

<ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=House_Committee_on_Energy_and_Commerce" title="House Committee on Energy and Commerce">House Committee on Energy and Commerce</a>

</font><ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Health</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection</font></li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h4><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</font></span></h4>

<ul>

</font><ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Health</font></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations</font></li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">More Background Data</font></span></h2>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MTX94214" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MTX94214" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Background information on Michael Burgess from Project Vote Smart</font></a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MTX94214" class="external text" title="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MTX94214" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Interest group scorecard ratings for Michael Burgess from Project Vote Smart</font></a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b001248" class="external text" title="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b001248" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Voting record for Michael Burgess from the Washington Post database</font></a></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=TX26&site=congressmerge" class="external text" title="http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=TX26&site=congressmerge" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Information on Michael Burgess from Congress Merge</font></a></li></ul>

<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contact</font></span></h2>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>DC Office:</b>

1721 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-7772

Fax: 202-225-2919

<a href="http://www.house.gov/burgess/" class="external text" title="http://www.house.gov/burgess/" rel="nofollow">Website</a>

<a href="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" class="external text" title="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" rel="nofollow">Web Email</a>

 </font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>District Office- Fort Worth:</b>

1100 Circle Drive, Suite 200

Fort Worth, TX 76119

Phone: 817-531-8454

Fax:</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>District Office- Lewisville:</b>

1660 South Stemmons Freeway, Suite 230

Lewisville, TX 75067-0600

Phone: 972-434-9700

Fax:</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Campaign Address:</b>

Post Office Box 292728

Lewisville, TX 75029

Phone: 972-434-9700

Fax:</font>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Twitter</font></span></h3>

<p><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Michael Burgess posts on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/" class="external free" title="http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/</a></font></b>

<b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Latest posts:</font></b></p>

<ul>

<li><small><a href="http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/statuses/215556468563390465" title="michaelcburgess: I'll be on @mainstreetradio #BattleLine with @AlanNathan just after 5pm CT. Listen LIVE on-line: http://t.co/9GsVbDiK"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">michaelcburgess: I'll be on @mainstreetradio #BattleLine with @AlanNathan just after 5pm CT. Listen LIVE on-line: http://t.co/9GsVbDiK</font></a></small></li>

<li><small><a href="http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/statuses/214917106997796864" title="michaelcburgess: @ktrhnews with @radiomattrick at 0615 CDT. If you are up early in the Houston, TX area please tune in. Or listen online http://t.co/io69zIf0"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">michaelcburgess: @ktrhnews with @radiomattrick at 0615 CDT. If you are up early in the Houston, TX area please tune in. Or listen online http://t.co/io69zIf0</font></a></small></li>

<li><small><a href="http://twitter.com/michaelcburgess/statuses/214767356000473089" title="michaelcburgess: I'll be on @WGNRadio talking w/ @wgnjwilliams about the pending #SupremeCourt #healthcare ruling. Tune in at 12:30pmCT- http://t.co/rLIH8Nbv"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">michaelcburgess: I'll be on @WGNRadio talking w/ @wgnjwilliams about the pending #SupremeCourt #healthcare ruling. Tune in at 12:30pmCT- http://t.co/rLIH8Nbv</font></a></small></li>

</ul>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">See all the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Members_of_Congress_who_Twitter" title="Members of Congress who Twitter">members of Congress who Twitter</a></font></p>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Articles and resources</font></span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">References</font></span></h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=S" class="external text" title="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=S" rel="nofollow">Vote Tracker,</a> Oil Change International.</font></li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Burgess#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> See <a href="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" class="external text" title="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" rel="nofollow">"Follow the Oil Money,"</a> <a href="http://coalmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" class="external text" title="http://coalmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" rel="nofollow">"Follow the Coal Money,"</a> and <a href="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=S" class="external text" title="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=S" rel="nofollow">vote tracker</a> from Oil Change International and Appalachian Voices.</font></li>

</ol>

<h3><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">External resources</font></span></h3>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://burgess.house.gov/" class="external text" title="http://burgess.house.gov/" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Official website</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.burgessforcongress.com/" class="external text" title="http://www.burgessforcongress.com/" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Campaign website</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=Burgess&state=TX&database=house" class="external text" title="http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=Burgess&state=TX&database=house" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">DMI Congressional Scorecard</font></a></li>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" class="external text" title="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Open Secrets</a> - 2006 congressional races database</font></li>

<li><a href="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" class="external text" title="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Follow the Oil Money</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=H" class="external text" title="http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/voteTables.php?chamber=H" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Vote Tracker</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://coalmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" class="external text" title="http://coalmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php?type=congress" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Follow the Coal Money</font></a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.appvoices.org" class="external text" title="http://www.appvoices.org" rel="nofollow"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Appalachian Voices</font></a></li>

</ul>

<h4><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Local blogs and discussion sites</font></span></h4>

<h5><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Critical of Burgess</font></span></h5>

<ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://northtexasliberal.blogspot.com" class="external text" title="http://northtexasliberal.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The North Texas Liberal</a> - Denton County</font></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/weblog/" class="external text" title="http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/html/modules/weblog/" rel="nofollow">Whosplayin.com</a> - Lewisville / Flower Mound Area</font></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://gonzomuckraker.blogspot.com/" class="external text" title="http://gonzomuckraker.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Gonzomuckracker</a> Denton Area</font></li>

</ul>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.burntorangereport.com" class="external text" title="http://www.burntorangereport.com" rel="nofollow" style=""><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="" color="#000000">Burnt Orange Report</font></a></li>

</ul>

<h5><span class="mw-headline"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Supporters of Burgess</font></span></h5>

<p><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Corresponding article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burgess" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Burgess" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> and <a href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Michael_Burgess" class="external text" title="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Michael_Burgess" rel="nofollow">Cause Caller</a>. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of <a href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Senator" class="external text" title="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Senator" rel="nofollow">senators</a> and <a href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Representative" class="external text" title="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Representative" rel="nofollow">representatives</a>.)</font></b>

<h2><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Texas Republicans Ignore Climate Science at Their Peril</font></h2>

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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">About a month back, I wrote about the “<a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/whats-matter-ralph-hall">Strange Case of Ralph Hall</a> <span class="print-footnote">[1]</span>,” a leading Republican whose Texas district was suffering through severe drought—a condition expected to worsen, due to climate change, in the future—but who challenges mainstream climate science. As I put it then:</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">So here is the strange summation: Ralph Hall represents a state and district suffering from (and highly vulnerable to) drought; global warming is expected to worsen drought risks for Texas and Hall’s district; Hall questions the science of global warming; Hall leads his party in an effort to block funding for a climate service that would help his district, and many other regions, assess their vulnerability and prepare for a changing climate.</font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I bring this up again now because, as Nick Sundt points out at the WWF climate blog, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wwfblogs.org/climate/content/texas-drought-wildfires-climate-11apr2011">it isn’t just Hall</a> <span class="print-footnote">[2]</span>--or, just his district.</font></span>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>March 2011 was Texas’s driest month on record;</b> 98 % of the state is currently in drought conditions; the stage is set for <a target="blank" href="http://www.wwfblogs.org/climate/content/texas-drought-wildfires-climate-11apr2011">devastating wildfires</a> <span class="print-footnote">[2]</span>; and the current drought is <a target="blank" href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_drought.gif">expected to persist or intensify</a> <span class="print-footnote">[3]</span>.But drought isn't the only thing that’s growing more stark—so is the contrast between these weather and climate conditions that their state faces on the one hand, and the behavior of Texas’s elected representatives on the other. As Sundt <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wwfblogs.org/climate/content/texas-drought-wildfires-climate-11apr2011">reports</a> <span class="print-footnote">[2]</span>:</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">On Thursday 7 <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">April 2011, all but one of the Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas voted for <a target="blank" href="http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2011/h/249">H.R. 910 </a> <span class="print-footnote">[4]</span>to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. <b> One Texas Republican (Rep. Michael Burgess) abstained</b> and one Texas Democrat (Rep. Henry Cuellar) also supported the measure.</span>  The measure passed the House (255 Ayes, 172 Nays), with no Republicans voting against it. They were joined by <a target="blank" href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/sublist/8441?party=Democrat&vote=Aye">19 Democrats</a> <span class="print-footnote">[5]</span>.</font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Just juxtapose this fact with the drought map of Texas, pictured with this post—and the fact that Texas’s state climatologist <a target="_blank" href="http://www.texasclimate.org/Portals/6/Books/ImpactTX/Ch2Nielsen-Gammon.pdf">has warned</a> <span class="print-footnote">[6]</span> that “it is likely that drought frequency and severity will increase in Texas” due to climate change, and it would appear that you’ve got a real “What’s The Matter with Texas" story on your hands.</font></span>

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Senator James Inhofe's home state of Oklahoma isn't much better, by the way. <a target="_blank" href="http://drought.unl.edu/DM/DM_state.htm?OK,S">Here is</a> <span class="print-footnote">[7]</span> its drought map.</font></span></p>

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<div class="field-item even"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/directory/vocabulary/917">texas</a> <span class="print-footnote">[8]</span></font></div>

<div class="field-item odd"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/directory/vocabulary/2010">drought</a> <span class="print-footnote">[9]</span></font></div>

<div class="field-item even"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/directory/vocabulary/6279">wildfires</a> <span class="print-footnote">[10]</span></font></div>

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<div class="blogreadmore"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Read more: <a href="http://www.desmogblog.com/texas-republicans-ignore-climate-science-their-peril">Texas Republicans Ignore Climate Science at Their Peril</a> <span class="print-footnote">[11]</span></font></div>

<h1 class="blogtitle"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Michael Burgess’ light bulb amendment passes House</font></h1>

<p><span class="post-date"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Friday, July 15<b>, 2011</b></font></span>

<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">House Republicans won their light bulb battle this morning when an amendment that cuts  funding for the enforcement of federal energy standards passed the House floor with a voice vote.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Texas Rep. </b><a target="_top" href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/tag/michael-burgess/"><b>Michael Burgess</b></a><b>‘ amendment to the 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">denies funding to the Department of Energy for the implementation of the 2007 law requiring incandescent light bulbs to be 30 percent more energy efficient by 2012.</span></b></font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">“If a manufacturer should choose to continue to make 100-watt bulbs, they would be permitted under this language, as there is clearly a market based on the thousands of consumers who have contacted Congress upset about their inability to buy 100-watt lightbulbs,” Burgess said. “This is about the consumer driving the market, not the federal government deciding the market.”</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">As an amendment to an appropriations — funding — act, the funding cuts are not the permanent repeal many House Republicans wanted.  Even if a similar amendment passes the Senate, the funding provided by the 2007 energy law would have to be cut annually.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The federal law doesn’t ban incandescent light bulbs but instead creates new efficiency standards for bulbs. Under that law, the old 100-watt incandescent bulb will disappear from store shelves in January 2012, with 75-watt, 60-watt and 40-watt bulbs following.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a target="top" href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/2011/07/joe-barton-declares-victory-despite-failure-of-his-light-bulb-bill/">House conservatives failed earlier this week to block the new rule</a> when repeal <a target="top" href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/2011/07/will-the-house-turn-out-the-lights-on-rep-joe-bartons-light-bulb-bill/">legislation sponsored by</a> Rep. <a target="_top" href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/category/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a>, R-Ennis, received 233 votes — a majority in the 435-member House — but didn’t receive the necessary two-thirds  required to approve legislation that would repeal the 2007 standards entirely.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Supporters of the energy standards maintain that the new energy efficient bulbs save consumers money through reduced electric bills.</font>

<font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report last Friday defending the new standards and asserting that they could save Americans $12.5 billion in energy costs nationally by 2020.</b></font></p>

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