Washington—Today, in response to
U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a senior member of the House Ways and
Means Committee, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, J. Russell
George, appointed by President George W. Bush, disputed Republican claims of
“corruption at the IRS” and that our tax system is “rotten at the core.” While
deploring one recent IRS failure, Rep. Doggett challenged Republican
exploitation of the incident as another unjustified overreach to promote more
tax-subsidized secret money in campaigns, to alter tax laws by shifting more
burden to working families, and to impede implementation of the Affordable Care
Act. He also called upon the Treasury Department to respond promptly to a
petition filed with it by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
(CREW).
Committee Statements
Doggett Challenges GOP Exploitation of IRS Failure
Rep. Doggett Testifies on Need to Expand the San Antonio Missions National Park Boundary
Washington—Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio) testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources about the importance of expanding the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Park. The members of the Bexar County Congressional Delegation, led by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett introduced the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Boundary Expansion Act earlier this year. The act would expand the boundary of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park by approximately 137 acres near Missions San José, San Juan, and Espada. This land includes a remnant of the San Juan Dam, the headgate to the San Juan Acequia, and the San José Nature Trail to the San Antonio River.
“The Spanish Missions in San Antonio are a unique treasure for Texans and for all of America,” said Rep. Doggett during his testimony. “The Missions National Historic Park preserves the largest collection of Spanish colonial resources anywhere in America. It is an educational, historical and cultural resource that is each year bringing over a million people to enjoy and learn from it. The park is important to the understanding of Texas and of really the development of the United States and of course is has a very strong positive economic impact for San Antonio and Bexar county. [My bill] would expand the boundary of the park, as shown on the map, by 137 acres. It has the support of all five of us who represent any portion of Bexar County.”
Rep. Doggett on Promoting Adoptions, Praising San Antonio as a Model of Success
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Ranking Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee, spoke of the importance of promoting adoptions and praised San Antonio as a model of success:
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