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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
February 23, 2024
Leaders of several humanitarian organizations on Tuesday sharply denounced the United States for vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, criticizing the country for not doing more to use its international influence to prevent further death and destruction.
February 14, 2024
Austin, Texas—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced that Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will receive $39.51 million from the Infrastructure Law to advance airport expansion and make the passenger process more efficient.
February 7, 2024
Debating immigration laws in Washington is so fundamentally toxic that Congress hasn’t made major changes to dealing with the border in decades. And it might not for some time.
Issues:Immigration
February 7, 2024
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with 75 colleagues, led a joint effort in urging the Biden Administration to strengthen and finalize its guidance to protect taxpayers and lower prescription drug prices. Specifically, the members submitted a public comment calling for changes to the “Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights” to ensure increased transparency, oversight, and accessibility of medical products invented through taxpayer-funded research and development.
Issues:Healthcare
February 5, 2024
Senator James Lankford, the primary Republican negotiator on the Senate’s recently revealed border deal, is running out of patience with the rest of his party.
Issues:Immigration
February 5, 2024
There’s a whip-smart 10-year-old girl in Gaza who speaks good English, displays a radiant smile and seemed to have a bright future. The daughter of an X-ray technician, she had been accepted to an international exchange program and was supposed to be leaving soon.