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August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday said the United States and Mexico had reached agreement to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it within days, suggesting he was ready to jettison Canada from the trilateral trade pact if the country did not get on board quickly.
August 27, 2018
More than 24 hours after a shooting killed two people and wounded eleven at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, President Donald Trump on Monday evening offered his condolences to the victims of the attack, as Democrats in Congress turned up the volume on their calls for something to be done by the Congress on gun violence.
August 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the Trade Subcommittee of Ways & Means, released the below statement regarding the recent trade developments:
August 27, 2018
Whether it’s called NAFTA or “the United States-Mexico trade agreement,” some Texas business and political leaders are just happy that 387,000 Texas jobs and $97 billion in annual state exports no longer appear to be at risk after the Trump administration Monday announced a preliminary deal with Mexico, the state’s top trading partner.
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a breakthrough in long-stalled talks with Mexico over the North American Free Trade Agreement, prompting measured relief from Texas businesses and lawmakers who've fretted over the deal's fate.
August 27, 2018
The historic trilateral trade deal signed in San Antonio that accounts for $4.2 billion in local exports could be renamed the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement, President Trump announced Monday from the Oval Office.
August 23, 2018
August 22, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The coalition of “Keep Austin Affordable” is rallying support for a historic affordable housing bond set to be voted on this November.
August 18, 2018
San Antonio, Texas – On Saturday, August 18, Join U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio), State Senator José Menéndez, State Representative Diego Bernal, and City Councilman Roberto Treviño for a unique opportunity to have federal, state, and city government represented at one town hall. Constituents are invited to share their concerns with their elected officials. Press are encouraged to attend.
August 9, 2018
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of companies have asked the Trump administration for a special break from its sweeping aluminum tariffs. Few have succeeded. One that managed to get an exemption is a Russian firm currently subject to Treasury Department sanctions.