Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), member of the House Budget Committee and Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement about the conclusion of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump:

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement reaction to President Trump’s wrongheaded health care claims in his State of the Union address:

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on his enduring faith in our democracy, and in reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union address:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, replied to the Republicans’ release of a tax bingo card (included at bottom):

Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announced this afternoon that he will tour Crosspoint, Inc.’s Casa Mia tomorrow, on Friday, January 31, at 1:30 P.M., directly after he gives the keynote speech at the Crosspoint, Inc. Community Restoration Luncheon. If you are interested in joining, please RSVP as soon as possible to kate.stotesbery@mail.house.gov or call 202-225-4865 to ensure that you are included on the cleared list.

Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “More Cures for More Patients: Overcoming Pharmaceutical Barriers” on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EST in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), member of the House Budget Committee and Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, questioned the Congressional Budget Office Director regarding the new CBO Budget and Economic Outlook. Rep. Doggett shined a light on the CBO finding (p. 73-74) that corporate tax receipts will be reduced by $110 billion more than prior estimates of the Republican tax law, as a result of multinationals paying less tax on profits reported offshore. CBO attributes this increase, in part, to how the international tax provisions of the law were implemented through Treasury regulations.

As a longtime member of the India Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, since I am not in Texas today, I join you in spirit—the spirit celebrating the Indian heritage of diversity, resilience, liberty, and democracy. But today, cherished freedoms are being severely endangered in both India and the United States.