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May 1, 2017

Climate change activists rallied at the Texas Capitol during President Donald Trump's 100th day in office to protest state and national policies that deny global warming.


April 30, 2017

As tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, D.C., Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and other U.S. cities to demand action on climate change, a smaller but just as fervent group of protesters gathered at a sister rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol.


April 27, 2017

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Director Gary Cohn announce President Donald Trump's tax proposals Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's call for a dramatic overhaul of the tax code sets in motion his most ambitious legislative initiative to date, testing whether he can cut the deal of his life on an issue that has long bedeviled Washington.


April 26, 2017

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee reacts to the Administration's tax cut proposal as President Trump stumbles to the 100 day mark:


April 24, 2017

Familiar battle lines were drawn over regulations aimed at stopping inversions after President Donald Trump ordered a broad review of tax regulations Friday.


April 20, 2017

Dem Leader and Lloyd Doggett lead roundtable on Obamacare

By: Michael King, 4/20/17


April 20, 2017

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican state lawmakers, closely tracking Obamacare repeal efforts in Washington, may look to reopen the state's shuttered high-risk pool to insure Texans who can't get coverage elsewhere.

Bills in the Texas House and Senate would allow the state insurance commissioner to set up a temporary high-risk pool if federal funds become available.


April 7, 2017

Over 50 members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to direct the National Institutes of Health to issue guidance on when it will exercise so called "march-in rights," effectively canceling exclusivity when patented drugs are not available on reasonable terms.

Issues:Healthcare

April 6, 2017

Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, is introducing the Equitable Student Aid Access Act, which would simplify the not-so-simple FFASA and help students access federal financial aid.


April 6, 2017

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., have introduced legislation to discourage the use of corporate tax havens.