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On Capitol Hill I have been urging this Republican Congress to fully fund our efforts to combat the spread of the Zika virus. I spoke with Karina Kling from YNN to explain some of the dangers of Zika, and why the GOP shouldn't wait until they are bit before they respond to this mosquito-bourne threat.
There have been more than 500 cases of the Zika virus in the U.S., and that number is only expected to grow. Congressman Lloyd Doggett talks to Fox 7 Austin about the need for fully funding the fight against Zika.
How One Lawmaker Wants to Bring Down the Price of Pharmaceuticals
By Rhonda Fanning
Posted May 16, 2016
You may have noticed that the price for prescriptions is headed one direction: up. Roughly a fourth of Americans say they can’t pay for the drugs they’re prescribed. And Congress does not appear to be in the mood to take action. Well, not Congress at large, perhaps.
San Antonio Express News: Texas' Lloyd Doggett leads fight on drug prices
By Bill Lambrecht
Posted May 15, 2016 10:42pm
WASHINGTON - With Congress unwilling to act, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is marshaling Democrats to pressure the Obama administration to stem the soaring costs of prescription drugs.
Doggett, D-San Antonio,has stepped up efforts to persuade the National Institutes of Health to take the unprecedented step of breaking patents on high-priced pharmaceuticals developed with taxpayer assistance.
Patients should not have to pay out-of-pocket for a health care provider unexpectedly outside their insurance coverage network. My bill, the End Surprise Billing Act, would help safeguard families’ finances from surprise medical bills. Andy Pierrotti with KVUE ran a story on this unfair practice.
KVUE ABC - BuyER Beware: Surprise medical bills
By Andy Pierrotti
I was pleased to have the opportunity to celebrate Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694's 100th anniversary. Thank you for your service to our community and thank you to Local Chapter President Dan Rodriguez for his many years of service.
Another great Cinco de Mayo celebration with El Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos at Cuauhtemoc Hall with many longtime friends like Ofelia Vasquez-Philo and new friends like Mariana Zamora from Texas State.
Highlands High Senior wins Congressional High School Art Competition
During my recent trip to San Marcos, I stopped by the San Marcos Daily Record to discuss some of the issues we continue to face in Hays County. You can read about my efforts to spend our flood recovery dollars wisely and some of my other priorities in D.C. in the article below:
Doggett ready for challenges to come
By David Short, San Marcos Daily Record
Posted May 8, 2016
We shouldn’t let corporations ‘take the money and run’ when American families and small businesses pay the price for their price gouging and tax dodging. If the Supreme Court is right that ‘corporations are people too,’ then tax law should reflect it. American citizens who renounce their citizenship pay an exit tax; businesses who look to abandon our country should as well. I introduced the Corporate EXIT Fairness Act to be sure expatriating corporations pay the taxes they owe when they leave. This article below discusses the need for legislation like the bill I introduced: