Fighting for Education and Our Youth
January 9, 2024
Students and families will have to complete the already stressful process of choosing what college to attend under tighter deadlines and greater uncertainty than ever this year.
June 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled, in a 6 to 3 decision, to strike down President Biden’s plan to deliver student debt relief:
June 14, 2023
Get ready now to start paying your student loans again.
May 15, 2023
The IRS recently announced its plans to revise a federally set cap to a program that guarantees bonds for Texas school districts. The program is reaching its $117.3 billion maximum and is threatening to cost districts millions more in interest to issue debt for bond projects.
May 12, 2023
A capacity crunch facing a popular school bond guarantee program in Texas has been resolved by an Internal Revenue Service proposed regulation that boosts the limit to about $218 billion.
May 10, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S.
April 28, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax, Danny K. Davis (D-IL), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, and Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, introduced bipartisan legislation to remove a financial and logistical barrier impairing students from securing higher education opportunities. The Tax Free Pell Grants Act expands the usage of Pell Grants on a tax-free basis, improves coordination with the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and ensures students do not lose out on any AOTC benefits.
March 17, 2023
Austin, T.X. – On Tuesday, March 21st, at 10 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will join Austin ISD educational leaders at St. Elmo Elementary School to unveil details of two brand-new projects, the funding for which Rep. Doggett secured, to create outdoor learning spaces and to launch a college and career preparation pilot.
February 8, 2023
Washington, D.C. – After Texans across the state voted for increased school construction funding this November, an outdated federal limit being reached right now is driving up financing costs, diverting taxpayer dollars away from building new classrooms and renovating outdated facilities and towards servicing higher interest rates. To meet this issue with action, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) has now introduced the Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act (H.R. 32), joined by co-lead Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock).