Press Releases

Washington, D.C.—With the beginning of this National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced $16,989,375 million in federal funds for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, “The Hotline,” based in Austin, to continue serving as the country’s designated crisis hotline to provide confidential and lifesaving support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

With complete federal government control, Republicans control this government shutdown. I do not believe we should yield to Trump’s demands without getting some protection for all those about to have their health care access to a physician denied or seriously impaired. 

“We are horrified at the shooting that has taken place at the ICE processing facility in Dallas and our prayers are with the victims and the first responders. We unequivocally condemn all forms of violence and urge everyone to refrain from rhetoric that fans the flames—from all sides."

Washington, D.C. —Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Musicians’ Caucus, announced Representative Ron Estes (R-Kansas) as the new Co-Chair to help elevate the cultural and economic impact of music and the arts on Americans’ daily lives.

Washington, D.C.—As President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to roll back regulations to address climate change and protect public health, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), led most Texas Democratic Congressmembers this week in opposing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposal to eliminate any federal ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and resultant protections.

Washington, D.C.—Since May, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) has sought information about the impact on the safety of American families from intensified weather events following President Trump’s slashing of the federal workforce and hiring freezes at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS). The first impact appears to have been felt with regard to a catastrophic Texas flood over the July 4 weekend that took more than 130 lives.

Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, spoke on the House Floor to oppose a rule change that protects the Trump Administration from complying with his formal Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) demanding all documents relating to a secretive partnership with Palantir to build a vast database on every American. Reportedly, this is set to include confidential taxpayer, identity, wage, child support, bank account, student loan, health and medical, and financial data gathered from the Social Security Administration and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury, as well as records seized by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

“Instead of lowering the temperature, Trump is spiking it. We should be united in rejecting violence, but this partisan, one-sided approach only adds fuel to the fire. Trump and his minions, who refuse to even post a plaque honoring the law enforcement heroes who stopped the January 6 insurrection, regularly demonize their adversaries and embrace violence. This adds to the danger of more political violence as our democracy faces growing peril. After promoting conspiracy theories about Democrats, most Republicans still insist on protecting Trump by refusing to even vote for full disclosure of the Epstein files. Ending the cycle of violence calls for every American to recognize that violence is never the answer.”