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Trump Turns Dreamers into Bargaining Chips

September 5, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), who represents a number of “Dreamers” in San Antonio, Austin, and San Marcos, issued the following response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s announcement ending the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA) program in six months, jeopardizing the legal status of approximately 800,000 Dreamers in the United States. Rep. Doggett said:

Trump's tougher immigration policy extends to workers post-Harvey

September 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration, in line with its tough immigration policy, is keeping red tape in place that could make it harder for immigrants in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to find jobs with contractors, a decision critics say is likely to slow the Gulf Coast’s recovery.

San Antonio Express News: SAPD changes policy on sanctuary cities

September 1, 2017

Questions about immigration status are “still off the table” for San Antonio police after a federal judge blocked most of the new Texas “sanctuary cities” law set to take effect Friday, Police Chief William McManus said Thursday.

Reps. Doggett & Castro Announce Pre-Apprenticeship Grant to SA Youth

August 21, 2017

San Antonio, Texas – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $1.1 million pre-apprenticeship grant to SA Youth, which serves at-risk individuals throughout San Antonio.

Austin American-Statesman: More than 1,000 rally against white supremacists at Austin City Hall

August 21, 2017

Hundreds of demonstrators, galvanized by the violence that turned fatal in Virginia one week ago, took to Austin City Hall on Saturday to promote a message of love and unity.

Rep. Doggett Responds to AG Paxton Seeking to Appeal His Loss to Supreme Court

August 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is appealing the unanimous finding of a three-judge panel of federal judges that the State’s congressional map intentionally discriminated and violated the Constitution.

Rep. Doggett Calls for Censure of President Trump

August 18, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement as a sponsor of a resolution to censure President Trump for his failure regarding recent violence in Charlottesville. Rep. Doggett said:

Mylan Settlement: Shocking Gift at Taxpayer Expense

August 17, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and chair of the Prescription Drug Task Force, issued the following statement after Trump’s Department of Justice agreed to settle charges against Mylan’s EpiPen rebate misclassification for $465 million. The misclassification could have cost taxpayers to overpay as much as $1.27 billion from 2006 to 2016, according to an estimate from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.

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Not Time for “Business as Usual”

August 16, 2017

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member responded to President Trump’s remarks yesterday and Rep. Kevin Brady’s Republican tax-writing retreat taking place at Rancho del Cielo in California, today. Rep. Doggett said:

Rep. Doggett on Texas Redistricting Ruling

August 15, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement after a panel of three federal judges issued a ruling on the 2013 Texas congressional maps: