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April 15, 2024
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) took shots at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday, attacking his former GOP colleague as “Moscow Marjorie.”
April 13, 2024
The suffering of civilians in Gaza — tens of thousands dead, many of them children; hundreds of thousands homeless, many at risk of starvation — has become more than a growing number of Americans can abide. And yet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his ultranationalist allies in government have defied American calls for more restraint and humanitarian help.
April 8, 2024
A provision in the state’s budget passed in May 2023 prohibits any entity funded by the state health department from promoting COVID vaccines in fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
April 1, 2024
Austin, Texas—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced $1.5 million in federal funds for the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) to connect affordable housing communities with accessible public transportation, reducing carbon pollution and transportation costs for families while making it easier to get to work, school and other services.
March 25, 2024
The U.S. must remove investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms from the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement and other trade deals in the region, nearly 50 House Democrats said last week.
In a March 21 letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a group of 47 House lawmakers called for the officials to work with CAFTA-DR partners to remove the agreement’s ISDS mechanism, arguing it facilitates “harmful corporate overreach in emerging economies.”
March 14, 2024
“History will prove Ken Paxton is a corrupt, sophisticated criminal. History will prove vouchers are simply an expensive entitlement program for the wealthy and a get rich scheme for voucher vendors. History will prove Governor Greg Abbott is a liar."
In the Weatherford newspaper Rep. Glenn Rogers, who avoided badmouthing Gov. Greg Abbott while Abbott was attacking him during the campaign, wrote:
March 11, 2024
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) announced $105.2 million in federal funds for the City of Austin’s Cap and Stitch Program to reconnect east and west at César Chávez Street, increasing access, mobility, and economic opportunity. The funds, distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), are made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—a law for which Rep. Doggett was the only Centex supporter and which every Texas Congressional Republican opposed. Rep. Doggett also previously secured an appropriation for preliminary engineering on this project, which was recently supplemented by an additional U.S. DOT planning grant.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
March 8, 2024
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s message to the American people on the progress our Nation has made over the last three years and the work that lies ahead to strengthen our democracy, protect fundamental rights, and ensure lasting national security:
March 7, 2024
House Democrats opened an investigation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, examining whether the company implemented adequate safeguards to prevent Russia from deploying its Starlink satellite internet service in its war against Ukraine.
March 6, 2024
Washington, D.C.—A day before the State of the Union address, the House Ways & Means Committee adopted H.R. 7513, a bill to undermine the Biden Administration’s promise to deliver modest, long-overdue minimum safe staffing standards for nursing homes. U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee, slammed the legislation, which was opposed by Democrats, for abandoning residents, who are suffering from insufficient nursing care in facilities that often prioritize profits over fair wages and resident well-being.
Issues:Healthcare