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December 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the below statement in response to President Trump’s threat today that he was “proud to shut down the government for border security”:
Issues:Immigration
December 4, 2018
A number of officials have weighed in on the Friday death of former President George H.W. Bush. Here’s a sampling:
November 28, 2018
WASHINGTON — When Mandel Metals, an aluminum distributor outside Chicago, found its business threatened by President Trump’s tariffs on foreign metals, it filed hundreds of requests with the administration to exclude its imports from the levies.
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November 21, 2018
WASHINGTON - After tapping election season outrage over rising prescription drug costs, Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett and victorious House Democrats intend to move quickly in the new Congress with proposals to protect consumers from price spikes and ease the financial crush on Medicare.
November 16, 2018
As elections last week made clear, voters still care a lot about health care. And chief among their concerns are exorbitantly high drug prices. The only point of disagreement is how to bring them down.
November 13, 2018
The midterm elections all but ended the Republican push to repeal the 2010 law known as Obamacare, but as a defining issue for Democrats in their takeover of the House, health care will remain near the top of lawmakers' policy and political agenda.
Issues:Healthcare
November 8, 2018
The Democratic takeover of the House is giving new life to efforts to fight high drug prices with bipartisan action, a worrying prospect for the pharmaceutical industry.
November 8, 2018
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Doggett, author of the Special Counsel Transparency Act (H.R. 5533), joined by 111 cosponsors, to preserve the work of the Special Counsel should he be dismissed, gave the below statement on President Trump’s dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and installation of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General:
November 8, 2018
Hundreds of people rallied in front of Austin City Hall on Thursday evening, joining protesters in cities across the nation calling on federal lawmakers to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential coordination between Russia and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.
November 7, 2018
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