Press Releases
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, joined Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), and David Mitchell, cancer patient and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs, to shine a light on the skyrocketing cost of drugs. Together, they introduced legislation that would direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower prices on covered Medicare Part D drugs.
October 23, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), joined by Reps. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and Will Hurd (R-TX) filed bipartisan legislation directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require medical certifications for commercial balloon pilots. This bill follows the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation of the fatal 2016 hot-air balloon crash that occurred in the Congressional district Rep. Doggett represents near Lockhart.
October 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, urged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to immediately adopt the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) hot-air balloon recommendations. A 2016 hot-air balloon crash took 16 lives near Lockhart, in the Congressional district represented by Rep. Doggett. He has also authored legislative proposals to adopt these safety rules, but the FAA could and should act now.
October 19, 2017
Rep. Doggett, Health Care Providers & Physicians Discuss San Antonio Impact of Children’s Health Insurance Program Expiration
San Antonio, Texas – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio), senior Member of the House Ways & Means Committee, was joined by physicians and health care providers at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio to discuss the urgent need for federal reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and share examples of how CHIP affects children and providers in San Antonio.
October 19, 2017
Health Care Providers & Physicians Join Rep. Doggett to Discuss how the Children’s Health Insurance Program Affects Children in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas — Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will discuss the urgent need for federal reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Congressional failure to prevent the critical program from expiring.
October 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, issued a statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) findings in its investigation of the fatal 2016 hot-air balloon crash that occurred in the Congressional district he represents near Lockhart.
October 13, 2017
Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means and Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Tax Policy, issued a statement challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to cut off critical cost-sharing reduction payments, jeopardizing health care coverage for millions across the country.
October 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Senior Member of the Ways & Means Committee, condemned President Trump’s decision to decertify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In 2015, Rep. Doggett, along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky and David Price, led a successful House whip effort to counter Republican obstruction of Obama Administration nuclear negotiations.
October 12, 2017
Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means and Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Tax Policy, issued a statement condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order to undermine the Affordable Care Act and harm those with pre-existing conditions.
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October 4, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, delivered remarks at press conference hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to call on Congress to reject President Trump’s latest tax plan, a multi-trillion dollar giveaway to the superrich at the expense of the middle class. Rep. Doggett was joined by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, other Democratic Members of Congress, and advocates. Rep. Doggett said: