Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee who led efforts for the release of Trump’s tax returns since February 2017, released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – This evening, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee who has been pressing since February 2017 for Trump’s taxes, released this statement:

Washington, D.C. – Today, after The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack released the executive summary of its final report and referred criminal charges against Donald Trump to the Justice Department, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – Just now, after the House of U.S. Representatives passed the H.R.8203 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the "Bob Krueger Post Office,” author of the bill U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) released the following statement on the life and legacy of the late public servant, New Braunfels native Bob Krueger:

Austin, TX – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) released the following reaction to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally implementing the safety law he authored and passed in 2018 to require commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when flying paying passengers:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair, and Trade Subcommittee Chair Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) led 24 members in urging the Biden Administration to assure continued progress in improving trade data transparency—and, specifically, to reject a current proposal to end public disclosure of import data for goods arriving to the United States via ocean transport. This would make trade data even less accessible, making enforcement of human rights legislation like the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act much more difficult.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released a statement regarding tonight’s release of the Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which includes a modest expansion of dental coverage for Medicare beneficiaries—as Rep. Doggett has pressed for. He said:

Austin, T.X. – As Texas remains the most uninsured state and thousands of our neighbors lack health insurance, Wednesday, October 26, at 10 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join Foundation Communities, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), Travis County Judge Andy Brown, and Council Member Vanessa Fuentes to share resources for Central Texans at the start of Open Enrollment, when families can sign up to get Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage. Open enrollment for 2023 Health Insurance Marketplace plans runs from November 1, 2022 to January 15, 2023.