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July 18, 2018
AUSTIN — What a difference a day makes.
President Donald Trump held a joint press conference Monday in Russia with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the two had a two-hour meeting.
July 18, 2018
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday railed against indications that the White House is considering an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin to observe questioning of indicted Russians in exchange for allowing Russian authorities to question American citizens.
July 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today directly urged his Republican colleagues to defend American values by standing up to Donald Trump’s appeasement of a murderous dictator, Vladimir Putin.
July 17, 2018
The reviews of President Trump's performance at the summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin are in. And let's just say the ones from San Antonio's congressional delegation are on the green-and-squishy end of the Tomatometer.
July 17, 2018
President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Helsinki. In a subsequent joint news conference, Trump appeared to endorse Russia’s position that it did not meddle in the U.S. presidential election. Trump also blamed the United States for the worsening relationship.
July 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, today issued this statement on President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and Trump’s refusal to side with U.S. intelligence agencies regarding Russian interference in our election:
July 13, 2018
The U.S. Army has selected Austin as the site for its high-tech Futures Command center, according to published reports.The Bloomberg news service was first to report the development Thursday.
July 12, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, today offered an amendment to ensure that health care plans could not take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
July 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, offered a motion to stop and take a week to determine how to pay for legislation that would cost a full $92 billion, while only alleviating health care costs for the wealthy. Republicans in committee rejected his motion on a party-line vote.
July 10, 2018
WASHINGTON — Since President Donald Trump announced Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as the next Supreme Court justice, politicians and advocates have flocked to cable news and social media to share their reactions.