Press Releases
October 4, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, delivered remarks at press conference hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to call on Congress to reject President Trump’s latest tax plan, a multi-trillion dollar giveaway to the superrich at the expense of the middle class. Rep. Doggett was joined by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, other Democratic Members of Congress, and advocates. Rep. Doggett said:
October 4, 2017
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, filed his fifth amendment to authorize the Ways and Means Committee to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Rep. Doggett said:
October 4, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Senior Member of the Ways & Means Committee, joined Rep. David Price (D-NC) and more than 180 Members of Congress, including the entire House Democratic Leadership and those who both voted for and against the Iran Nuclear Agreement, to urge the President to recertify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
September 22, 2017
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding to the Republicans’ latest health care repeal bill.
September 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide information on their outcomes-based payment approach for Novartis' new chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) treatment, known as Kymriah. Rep. Doggett said:
September 12, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking a lower court’s decision on Texas Congressional maps.
September 5, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), who represents a number of “Dreamers” in San Antonio, Austin, and San Marcos, issued the following response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s announcement ending the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA) program in six months, jeopardizing the legal status of approximately 800,000 Dreamers in the United States. Rep. Doggett said:
August 21, 2017
San Antonio, Texas – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-San Antonio) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $1.1 million pre-apprenticeship grant to SA Youth, which serves at-risk individuals throughout San Antonio.
August 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is appealing the unanimous finding of a three-judge panel of federal judges that the State’s congressional map intentionally discriminated and violated the Constitution.
August 18, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement as a sponsor of a resolution to censure President Trump for his failure regarding recent violence in Charlottesville. Rep. Doggett said: