Press Releases
March 21, 2012
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett joined with his colleague Rep. Marcy Kaptur to invest in a new program to get returning veterans back to work. "We have made substantial progress in reducing the number of unemployed among our veterans. But as I travel across places like Bexar County, I see at a VFW Post, at a community gathering too many veterans who still have much to give but cannot find the job to give it."
You can watch his full remarks here:
March 21, 2012
March 21, 2012
Assistant Fire Chief LenNored was pleased to hear news of the funding. "By temporarily takingcontrol of a traffic light system so emergency vehicles can proceed safelythrough an intersection with a green light instead of having to run a redlight, traffic preemption technology will provide two essential outcomes…preventing accidents and reducing emergency response times," he said.
February 29, 2012
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett questioned Ambassador Ron Kirk on the importance of ensuring respect for workers' rights inany trade agreement, including one being discussed with Vietnam, anation that has frequently failed to meet international standards.
February 27, 2012
Washington-- Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on ensuring Texas receives the benefits of health reform.
"Governor Perry is doing everything he can to block health reform, even though his own officials testified this week that full implementation of the law would increase the percentage of Texans with health insurance from 74% to 91%," Rep. Doggett said.
Over on Ars Technica, Eric Goldman has a solid explanation of why OPEN is a better starting point than SOPA:
January 9, 2012
Standing outside in the snow in front of theU.S. Supreme Court, Rep. Lloyd Doggett reacted to today's oral argument as follows:
I am hopeful. While the final district boundaries remain uncertain, I am prepared to seek reelection in whichever district contains the largest number of those I now represent. Ultimately, I believe that the courts will reject Governor Perry's divisive scheme. Meanwhile, I will continue working actively inSan Antonio,Austin, and the entire IH-35 corridor.
If insurers fail to comply with these standards, they must provide rebates to policyholders. If the State request is granted, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1>Texas families will lose more than $260 million in rebates anticipated to be paid out over the next three years. That is an average loss of $350 for each Texan covered by individual health insurance.
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"In a column on December 8, Congressman Doggett made the case for extending federal unemployment insurance (UI). These benefits provide Americans up to 73 weeks of additional UI, averaging about $300 a week per person. About 2 million Americans will lose this protection in January and about 6 million over the course of the year if Congress doesn't act.