Committee Statment
April 18, 2012
Washington--Today in a meeting of the Ways and Means Committee, Republicans put forward legislation to permanently eliminate the Social Services Block Grant program, jeopardizing vital support for children, the elderly and the disabled to help pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Rep. Doggett, a senior member of the Committee, delivered the following remarks:
March 21, 2012
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett joined with his colleague Rep. Marcy Kaptur to invest in a new program to get returning veterans back to work. "We have made substantial progress in reducing the number of unemployed among our veterans. But as I travel across places like Bexar County, I see at a VFW Post, at a community gathering too many veterans who still have much to give but cannot find the job to give it."
You can watch his full remarks here:
March 21, 2012
March 21, 2012
February 29, 2012
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett questioned Ambassador Ron Kirk on the importance of ensuring respect for workers' rights in any trade agreement, including one being discussed with Vietnam, a nation that has frequently failed to meet international standards.
February 27, 2012
Washington-- Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on ensuring Texas receives the benefits of health reform.
"Governor Perry is doing everything he can to block health reform, even though his own officials testified this week that full implementation of the law would increase the percentage of Texans with health insurance from 74% to 91%," Rep. Doggett said.
December 14, 2011
Washington-- Today, at a Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing, Rep. Lloyd Doggett discussed an amendment he authored to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to promote the sale or export of deadly tobacco products. You can view his questions to the Administration witness below:
December 14, 2011
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, discussed the need for better labor standards in Pacific trade during a Trade Subcommittee hearing. You can view Rep. Doggett's questions to the Administration witness below:
October 27, 2011
Washington-- Ranking Member Doggett questioned witnesses, including Jonathan M. Stein of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia about exactly how damaging it could be to families with disabled children if we were to cut their SSI benefits.
"Mr. Chairman, the objective that you mention in your opening statement of helping families deal with these great challenges that they encounter with a child, or children, with disabilities is a shared goal that we have. I also welcome efforts to ensure the effective and efficient administration of the Supplemental Security Income – or SSI – program. This is a goal that we share. It is one of the reasons that Mr. Neal and others joined to ask the Government Accountability Office to take a look at the reports that were raised by this Boston Globe Study. <?xml:namespace prefix = o>