Press Releases
June 25, 2012
Washington-- Today, following the Supreme Court's reversal of Montana's campaign finance decision, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, issued the following statement:
June 25, 2012
Washington-- Today, following the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration law, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, issued the following statement:
The full text of Rep. Doggett's remarks follow below:
Rep. Doggett's remarks, as delivered, follow below:
"Well Mr. Speaker, our long wait is over. A year and a half after their move to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act, the Republicans are back with the ‘replace' part of their ‘repeal and replace' slogan. And rather than offering an answer to comprehensive healthcare for thirty million more Americans who need it, all they have to offer today is a tax break for Tylenol. Well I'll tell you, healthcare in this country is more than a two-Tylenol headache and it needs a more comprehensive response.
May 31, 2012
Washington—Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett announced $712,352 in federal funds forCommunities In Schools of Central Texas AmeriCorps from the Corporation forNational and Community Service (CNCS). This grant will support 96 newAmeriCorps members, who will serve as mentors, academic supporters and servicelearning project leaders to more than 1,000 students in 3rd-8thgrades who have been identified as at-risk of dropping out of highschool. The members will serve in Travis, Hays, Caldwell, and Bastropcounties.
Rep. Doggett's full remarks follow below:
Ithink what Americans need to know about this debate is that our Republicancolleagues are telling us that the only way we can move forward is with moretax breaks for those at the top and the needs of those who are most vulnerablein our society can be better handled by the states and by Main Street. Wehave in this motion to preserve the Social Services Block Grant program, aprogram that has given the states additional resources that was signed into lawby President Reagan and has had bipartisan support up until this month.
Statesare also making cutbacks. If these funds are not available—it is these abusedand neglected children who will pay the price for it. There are some 39states that rely on these funds for child abuse and neglect prevention.