Speech
December 13, 2011
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the Republicans' year-end proposal. You can watch Rep. Doggett's remarks below:
While praising the bipartisan nature of this bill and indicating that he fully supports it versus allowing the two programs that it extends to expire, Rep. Doggett also acknowledged that this bill does not go far enough to meet more children's needs.
Washington--Today, Rep. Doggett, Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee delivered the following speech on the Republicans' disapproval resolution.
July 30, 2011
July 29, 2011
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett delivered the following remarks in opposition to the Balanced Budget Amendment component of the Boehner debt plan.
My neighbors in Texas are saying work together to resolve this crisis without jeopardizing Medicare and Social Security. Adopt a balanced approach that balances the budget by closing some tax loopholes at the same time that we make spending cuts. But agreeing has not been possible so far when so many of our House colleagues pride themselves in being disagreeable.
June 21, 2011