Speech
[Remarks as prepared for delivery follow below]:
Mr. Speaker, I believe in the value of work. I voted for the 1996 welfare law because I supported moving people from welfare to work. Our laws should foster job creation. In this important effort, today's bill is not so much malevolent as irrelevant to those poor people.
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett spoke on the House floor about his bipartisan Medicare Identify Theft Prevention Act to protect 48 million Medicare beneficiaries from identity theft:
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the Ranking Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee, delivered the following speech on his bipartisan Protect Our Kids Act:
September 20, 2012
Washington—Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett spoke on the House floor during debate on TANF waivers in strong opposition to a Republican resolution that would undermine attempts by states to implement new and better ways to move individuals from welfare to work.
[Rep. Doggett's remarks as delivered follow below]
[Rep. Doggett's full remarks, as delivered, follow below]
"I have lived through a terminal illness while struggling to get well and struggling to get and keep my insurance. I've been denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition. I have lived this. It is very real for me. Today I breathe a little better—life is good because now I have hope."
The full text of Rep. Doggett's remarks follow below:
Rep. Doggett's remarks, as delivered, follow below:
The full text of Rep. Doggett's remarks follow below:
Republicans are always so much better in the names they give these bills than what's in them. I think in considering this one, we have to look at what it is and what it is not.
December 15, 2011
Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett delivered the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. While he expressed his support, he also indicated he was highly concerned about the bill's failure to extend the TANF Supplemental Grant program.