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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents Central Texas communities in the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves as Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee on the House Ways & Means Committee. Doggett also serves on the Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and the House Budget Committee.
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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security waiving 28 federal environmental and historic preservation laws in Big Bend National Park to construct new, obtrusive, border barrier technology and roads.
A sister lost her brother. A nephew can’t rely on his uncle to take him to daycare. A graduating class misses a loquacious friend, its excitement for the milestone shattered. A soccer team lacks a goalie, and a local business owner has to find a new manager.
Issues:Immigration
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), an active member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee and of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), released a video introducing the “Trade Responsibly for Environmental Emissions Act,” or “TREE Act.” By prohibiting the import of commodities and products derived from lands affected by deforestation or forest degradation, this bill is designed to position the United States as a leader together with the European Union in the struggle to protect one of our greatest tools to reduce greenhouse emissions: our forests.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet