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WASHINGTON — Hundreds of independent pharmacists swarmed the House and Senate office buildings one recent afternoon, climbing the marble staircases as they rushed from one appointment to the next, pitching lawmakers on their plan to rein in the soaring drug prices that have enraged American consumers.
As they crowded into lawmakers' offices, describing themselves as the industry's "white hats," they pointed a finger at pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and CVS Health, which handle the drug coverage of millions of Americans.
On Memorial Day, families all across the country take time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. For many of our friends and neighbors here in San Antonio, honoring the memory of our fallen heroes is personal.
San Antonio is called "Military City USA" not only to salute those in uniform today, but also for the many veterans who call San Antonio home. Our veterans make American great, and our country is stronger when veterans promptly receive the benefits they earned for their service to our great Nation.
SAN ANTONIO - The families of those killed in a hot air balloon crash last July in Lockhart are pressuring the White House to improve oversight on commercial ballooning.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), the Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, for the third time introduced an amendment to authorize the Ways and Means Committee to obtain President Trump's tax returns. In Committee, Rep.
Budget offices tallies up GOP plan
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WASHINGTON — Healthcare legislation adopted by House Republicans earlier this month would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance within a decade, and confront many others who have costly medical conditions with coverage that could prove unaffordable, the Congressional Budget Office projected Wednesday.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost esimate "score" of the Republicans' so-called "American Health Care Act." Rep. Doggett said:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, made the following remarks during the full Ways and Means Committee mark-up of the Republicans' so-called "American Health Care Act." Rep. Doggett said:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's budget for next fiscal year envisions spending $2.7 billion for border security, including 74 miles of a border wall, most of it in Texas.
"We are absolutely dead serious about the wall," Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday. "In fact, after taking care of national security and the vets, my guess is, it's in the president's top three. In fact, I know for a fact that it is."
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, called out Republicans' silence on President Trump. Rep. Doggett said on the House Floor:
"There's an old adage: ‘Loose lips sink ships.' But it is also true that when it comes to abuse of presidential power, sealed lips sink a democracy. We've gone through a period where it appears some of our Republican colleagues are in a witness protection program.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department late Wednesday said it was appointing former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the ongoing investigation of Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.