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February 11, 2019
Prescription drugs are for some, a matter of life and death.
Many Americans are now buying pharmaceuticals from Mexico and Canada because they can't afford them in the United States.
"We're having to pay probably the highest prices in the world for pharmaceuticals here," said United States Congressman, Lloyd Doggett.
Issues:Healthcare
February 7, 2019
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett filed a bill Thursday that he said would lower rising prescription drug prices by allowing federal health care officials to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, an idea President Donald Trump backed in 2016.
Issues:Healthcare
February 7, 2019
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, has filed at least six motions to release President Donald Trump's tax returns.
February 7, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced patient-first legislation that would address the prescription drug affordability crisis. Their Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic.
February 5, 2019
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump Tuesday night delivered his second State of the Union address, this time in front of a divided Congress. As expected, the president began by calling for unity, and along the way he touched on several topics that directly affect Texans.
February 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — The State of the Union Address is usually the president’s moment to make his case with soaring words. But newly empowered Democrats on Tuesday delivered their own pointed message to President Trump and the nation: We’re back and we won’t be pushed around.
February 5, 2019
Surrounded by patients who told horror stories of being stuck with hefty bills, President Trump recently waded into a widespread health care problem for which almost all people — even those with insurance — are at risk: surprise medical billing.
Issues:Healthcare
February 5, 2019
Members of Congress who represent districts in Central Texas reacted Tuesday night to President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address.
February 5, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Congressman is pushing for change following a KVUE Defenders investigation into implanted medical devices.
"We need legislation and we need to demand accountability," said Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett.
Congressman Doggett watched the KVUE Defenders investigation and said he will sponsor legislation to address the lack of FDA regulations for medical devices.
Doggett said hearing Frances Scott's experience shed a light on this issue and made him do more research on the topic.
February 1, 2019
Congressional Democrats exploring ways to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns may target the adequacy of the Internal Revenue Service audit that Trump often cites as his reason for not making the returns public, according to sources familiar with the matter.