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October 23, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), joined by Reps. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and Will Hurd (R-TX) filed bipartisan legislation directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require medical certifications for commercial balloon pilots. This bill follows the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation of the fatal 2016 hot-air balloon crash that occurred in the Congressional district Rep. Doggett represents near Lockhart.
October 22, 2017
Analysis supports claim that tax proposal mainly benefits top 1 percent.
October 19, 2017
A House Democrat is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to crack down on hot air balloon operations following a deadly crash in Texas last year.
Federal investigators determined this week that the 2016 crash, which was the deadliest hot air balloon crash in U.S. history, was caused by the pilot’s poor decisionmaking, his medical conditions and medications, and a lack of federal oversight over commercial air balloon operations.
October 19, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, urged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to immediately adopt the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) hot-air balloon recommendations. A 2016 hot-air balloon crash took 16 lives near Lockhart, in the Congressional district represented by Rep. Doggett. He has also authored legislative proposals to adopt these safety rules, but the FAA could and should act now.
October 19, 2017
San Antonio, Texas – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio), senior Member of the House Ways & Means Committee, was joined by physicians and health care providers at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio to discuss the urgent need for federal reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and share examples of how CHIP affects children and providers in San Antonio.
October 19, 2017
San Antonio, Texas — Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett will discuss the urgent need for federal reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Congressional failure to prevent the critical program from expiring.
October 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, issued a statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) findings in its investigation of the fatal 2016 hot-air balloon crash that occurred in the Congressional district he represents near Lockhart.
October 16, 2017
After President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at dismantling some parts of the Affordable Care Act, several organizations are working to enroll Texas residents in health insurance and hope to dispel confusion arising from the administration’s announcement.
October 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is throwing a bomb into the insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act, choosing to end critical payments to health insurers that help millions of lower-income Americans afford coverage. The decision follows an executive order on Thursday to allow alternative health plans that skirt the law’s requirements.
October 13, 2017
Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means and Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Tax Policy, issued a statement challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to cut off critical cost-sharing reduction payments, jeopardizing health care coverage for millions across the country.