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Washington -- The Republican-led House voted Thursday to repeal an Obama-era regulation that required the Social Security Administration to disclose to the national gun background check system information about people with mental illness.
The regulation instituted in the final days of the Obama administration required the SSA to share information about those who are considered incapable of managing their own disability benefits due mental illness.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, spoke out on the House Floor against gun violence. He voted "no" on House Joint Resolution 40, which would overturn an existing Social Security Administration (SSA) rule that requires submission of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). House Joint Resolution 40 would weaken the firearms background check system by excluding those with the most severe and incapacitating forms of impairment.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, introduced today the Expand American Educational Opportunity Act, which would help working families pay for college. This legislation is part of a tax package to support the middle class that also included Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal's legislation to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro's legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit.
Gov. Greg Abbott is carrying out a promise, effective immediately, to withhold state grant money administered by his office to Travis County because of a new jail policy related to immigration, his office told the American-Statesman on Wednesday.
"This morning, the governor's office is canceling all currently active Travis County criminal justice grants," Abbott spokesman John Wittman said.
So far, the state has paid only about $300,000 of $1.8 million to the county, so the loss will total about $1.5 million.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Democrat on the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy and former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's Supreme Court nomination:
Austin/San Antonio Congressman Lloyd Doggett visited Foundation Communities Monday morning, reminding Austinites that the deadline for enrolling in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare") is Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 12 midnight. Despite the debate in Washington, new enrollees need to act now in order to have insurance in 2017.
Washington – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) responded to President Donald Trump's new executive actions:
Washington – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statement following Texas Governor Greg Abbott's call to "remove from office any officeholder who promotes sanctuary cities.":
