Press Releases

“This speech coincides with Trump’s imposition of his new 25% grocery tax on fresh produce and everything else upon which we rely from Mexico and Canada. Despite his repeated promises, he has done nothing to lower prices, and now he’s spiking them.”

Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Democrats released the following joint statement in response to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico that went into effect today: “President Trump is threatening our economy with these damaging, unnecessary tariffs. He is on the verge of sparking several trade wars that will be fought on multiple fronts, including against some of our closest friends and allies, upending the international trading system the United States worked to create.

WASHINGTON, DC—All Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are using a key tool for Congress to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch, and have introduced a Resolution of Inquiry into DOGE and Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Treasury’s payment systems. This egregious breach of confidential tax and health information is a dangerous and unlawful invasion of every Americans’ privacy. Every Ways and Means Democrat is fighting to hold the Trump-Musk Administration accountable for this unprecedented breach of sensitive information.

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Don Bacon (NE-2) and Lance Gooden (TX-5) today introduced a measure to include the Czech Republic on the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. with E-1 visas if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

Washington, DC – With President Trump’s aimless 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico under negotiation, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today reintroduced the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, which would reverse the Trump tax law’s breaks for offshoring jobs and profits.  Republicans are seeking to double down on those incentives for offshoring jobs and profits in their reconciliation bill.

“At a time when we very much need to strengthen our margin of air safety in Austin and many other parts of the country, President Trump’s attempt to exploit last night’s tragedy by injecting his perennial attacks on diversity equity and inclusion is truly outrageous."

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement: Trump said he’d be a dictator on Day One. We are now witnessing far more than one day of damning power grabs. He has hit our community directly with an authoritarian decree abruptly halting most all federal loans, grants, and aid impairing work at our schools and universities, community health centers, a large number of vital social service nonprofits, and local governments. As a result, I continue to receive calls of concern from a wide range of groups that have long done much good in Austin.

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced $15 million in federal funding for Austin Energy to install publicly accessible electric vehicle charging ports across neighborhoods, community centers, public schools and other facilities. Rep. Doggett helped secure these funds through the passage of the 2021 Infrastructure Law.