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A new state law curbing surprise medical billing went into effect Jan. 1 for Texas patients. But to protect all patients, we need Congress to act too and to act now—to shield patients from crushing, surprise medical bills. I authored the first proposal to do so in the House, in 2015. It’s past time to overcome the powerful lobby groups and finally put patients first. My interview on our efforts with KXAN News over the holidays:

Rep. Lloyd Doggett joins Chris Cuomo on CNN to discuss Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.

Every Senator takes an oath before an impeachment trial to “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws.” That juror’s oath must be taken seriously. Watch my interview on CNN yesterday on the need for a fair Senate trial:

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will impeach President Donald Trump. Allegiance to our Constitution, not one party, not one person, mandates impeachment. No one, not even the president, is above the law.

WASHINGTON - With the U.S. House set for a long-awaited vote on legislation to lower prescription drug prices, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and allies came up short in their drive for an even more ambitious plan to expand government authority over the pharmaceutical industry.

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced a deal between Democrats and President Donald Trump on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a revamp of a 25-year-old trade pact critical to the Texas economy.

WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders said Tuesday they had agreed to a newly negotiated trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada, proclaiming it would far exceed worker protections of earlier international agreements of its kind.