Press Releases

Washington, D.C.—A day before the State of the Union address, the House Ways & Means Committee adopted H.R. 7513, a bill to undermine the Biden Administration’s promise to deliver modest, long-overdue minimum safe staffing standards for nursing homes. U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee, slammed the legislation, which was opposed by Democrats, for abandoning residents, who are suffering from insufficient nursing care in facilities that often prioritize profits over fair wages and resident well-being.

Austin, Texas—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced that Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will receive $39.51 million from the Infrastructure Law to advance airport expansion and make the passenger process more efficient.

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with 75 colleagues, led a joint effort in urging the Biden Administration to strengthen and finalize its guidance to protect taxpayers and lower prescription drug prices. Specifically, the members submitted a public comment calling for changes to the “Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights” to ensure increased transparency, oversight, and accessibility of medical products invented through taxpayer-funded research and development.

Austin, TX—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement regarding Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) receiving the Nation’s first modernized Tower Simulation System—a visual database to better train air traffic controllers through simulated airport scenarios: “After multiple near-misses at ABIA, I'm pleased the Federal Aviation Administration has prioritized us for updated safety equipment and installed the Nation's first Advanced Tower Simulator at our airport. This is a modest first step in improving safety for travelers and enhancing training for air traffic controllers, who are often overworked, overwhelmed, and understaffed.

Washington—During a snowstorm after most of Congress had already departed, the House Ways & Means Committee today delivered more corporate tax breaks with the adoption of H.R. 7024, advancing the interests of corporate lobbyists over the needs of children. U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) slammed the proposal for failing to sufficiently improve the Child Tax Credit and lift millions of struggling families out of poverty and questioned the value of the corporate provisions.

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the approval of his bipartisan Russian War Crimes in Ukraine Tax Act, H.R. 6416, by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC). The bill would support Ukrainian reconstruction by taxing frozen Russian sovereign assets in connection with the invasion of Ukraine.

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and a longtime advocate for a federal response to prescription price gouging who previously sought use of “march-in” taxpayer protection authority on pharmaceuticals, responded to the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced bicameral legislation to phase out single-use plastic foam food service products, “loose fill” such as packing peanuts, and non-medical disposable coolers – materials known to cause adverse health effects and pollute waterways. The Farewell to Foam Act will prohibit the sale and distribution of these items beginning January 2026 while aiming to support the transition to alternatives.