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November 1, 2017
Community members who help people sign up for health insurance are prepared to field complicated questions about coverage tiers, doctor networks and out-of-pocket expenses as the Affordable Care Act’s fifth annual open enrollment season kicks off Wednesday.
October 31, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement after multiple news reports that Republican leadership would delay the release of their tax scam legislation.
October 31, 2017
In celebration of Halloween, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) wanted to share the following candygram message with you in anticipation of the Republicans’ tax bill introduction.
October 30, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member on the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Insure Central Texas to promote the November 1 start date of Open Enrollment for the individual insurance Marketplace.
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October 30, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement after indictments were issued by Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
October 26, 2017
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is hoping to seize on President Donald Trump’s continued criticism of prescription drug prices with legislation enabling the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to bring down costs for seniors.
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, twice spoke in opposition to the Republican budget, which would fast track tax legislation.
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, joined Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), and David Mitchell, cancer patient and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs, to shine a light on the skyrocketing cost of drugs. Together, they introduced legislation that would direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower prices on covered Medicare Part D drugs.
October 24, 2017
The Children’s Health Insurance Program began two decades ago as a bipartisan initiative, but it has now expired due to Republican indifference. The certainty of health insurance for an estimated 26,800 Bexar County children and 9 million across America could permanently disappear, along with services for many disadvantaged mothers.
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October 23, 2017
Claiming the Federal Aviation Administration has “failed to act,” three Texas lawmakers announced Monday they’re filing bipartisan legislation to require medical exams for commercial balloon pilots after the deadly crash near Lockhart last year that killed 16 people.