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Press Releases

May 14, 2026
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered his opening statement at today’s roundtable on “Reducing America’s National Debt: Rooting Out Federal Waste, Fraud and Overregulation.”

May 13, 2026
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) introduced the Make the American Dream Real Again Act, legislation aimed at lowering barriers to homeownership and helping first-time buyers enter an increasingly unaffordable housing market.

May 8, 2026
Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) sent a letter to MIT Lincoln Laboratory requesting the preservation and review of an identified reel-to-reel recording tied to early federal investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

May 8, 2026

WASHINGTON — Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) commended President Donald J. Trump and his administration today following the initial release of new, never-before-seen government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).


“I commend President Trump for continuing to push UAP transparency and release additional files to the public,” Burlison said. “He is the only president willing to stand up to the deep state and push this information out to the American people. Trump has been the disclosure president!”


May 7, 2026
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today announced a roundtable on “Reducing America’s National Debt: Rooting Out Federal Waste, Fraud, and Overregulation.”

May 6, 2026

WASHINGTON — Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) led 10 House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought requesting an investigation into federal funding awarded to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) over concerns about bias, conflicts of interest, and misuse of taxpayer dollars.  


May 1, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) have introduced the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, legislation to repeal outdated federal prevailing-wage requirements that drive up the cost of taxpayer-funded construction projects.

Enacted in 1931, the Davis-Bacon Act requires federally funded construction projects to pay government-set “prevailing wages,” a system that drives up labor costs, limits competition, and favors politically connected interests over taxpayers and small businesses.


April 23, 2026
Representative Eric Burlison (MO-07) today announced a districtwide Constituent Services Week taking place June 1 through June 5, 2026, with stops across Missouri’s 7th Congressional District.

April 20, 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today are seeking information from the Department of Energy, Department of War, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) about the scientists and other personnel connected to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology who have died or mysteriously vanished in recent years.

April 16, 2026
Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) introduced the Great American Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive reform package designed to lower costs and put Americans back in control of their healthcare dollars. The legislation builds on reforms supported by President Donald Trump and advances a patient-first approach centered on transparency, competition, and individual choice.