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February 2, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior Member of the House Ways & Means Committee, issued the following statement about the expected release of a classified Republican-drafted memo.
January 31, 2018
WASHINGTON — From immigration and border security to infrastructure and disaster response, President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address hit a host of hot-button issues that were felt deep in the heart of Texas.
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January 29, 2018
After an Observer report, Austin Democrat Lloyd Doggett is demanding a host of new details from ICE about last February's raids.
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January 28, 2018
- Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump or obstructing justice following a report that he ordered his lawyer to fire special counsel Robert Mueller in June.
- White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign rather than carry out the order, and Trump ultimately backed down.
- Republicans argue that Mueller's continued presence on the case disproves the obstruction charge.
January 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies shuttered in a fight over immigration were set to reopen today after Senate Democrats bowed to pressure and agreed to a spending compromise in return for a promise to take up debate on the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by early next month.
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January 19, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, spoke on the House Floor against the shutdown in favor of a more responsible approach.
January 19, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The House approved a must-pass spending measure to avert a government shutdown late Thursday, sending the legislation to the Senate where it faces a less certain future.
January 16, 2018
Under an open-and-shut sky and a light cool breeze, tens of thousands of people marched on San Antonio’s Eastside on Monday, paying homage to the late Martin Luther King Jr. half a century after his fatal shooting and at a time when, as several speakers pointedly noted, the country appears politically more divided than ever.
January 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — An aggressive push to overhaul the decades-old system for sponsoring family members for citizenship is complicating the drive to protect “Dreamers” from deportation at a critical point in negotiations.
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January 12, 2018
After President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States should offer protections to immigrants from "shithole" countries, Democrats and some Republicans from Texas expressed outrage. One Democratic congressman from Houston said he'd push for impeachment.
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