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September 11, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, offered the below comment on the Republican refusal to postpone the tax vote as Hurricane Florence approaches:
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
September 11, 2018
Nearly half the non-elderly people in San Antonio and its surroundings could lose protection for their pre-existing medical conditions if Texas wins its current anti-Obamacare lawsuit, according to data from the Center for American Progress.
September 11, 2018
Rep. Doggett joined KXAN in Washington to discuss President Trump’s comments on shutting down the government and asking taxpayers to pay for his border wall.
September 7, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Doggett highlights Republicans’ latest assault on protections for Americans with pre-existing medical conditions, in contrast to Democrats’ agenda to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices For The People.
September 6, 2018
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September 5, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee, today joined Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, their colleagues, and patients to sound the alarm on Republican attempts to end protections for those with pre-existing conditions. As oral arguments begin in Texas on a lawsuit to strike down protections for people with pre-existing conditions, Rep. Doggett made the following remarks, which you can view here and read below:
Issues:Healthcare
September 5, 2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) will hold a news conference with people with preexisting conditions as oral arguments begin in the GOP lawsuit Texas v. United States to strike down protections at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. Central) in H-207.
September 4, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and all House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Democrats today urged the Trump Administration not to pursue a new trade deal with President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines in the attached letter. The Administration is apparently eager to send notice to Congress of its intent to begin negotiations with the Philippines soon:
September 3, 2018
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August 31, 2018
WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday it had notified Congress it plans to sign a North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico, calling talks with Canada "constructive."
"We are on pace to complete an agreement with Mexico and hopefully with Canada," a senior White House official said Friday. "The talks [with Canada] were constructive and we've made progress."