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The Ways & Means Committee approved a bill to make a bonus depreciation tax break permanent that would add nearly $300 billion to the deficit. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) noted that the legislation is not supported by the evidence. For every dollar spent on this tax break, there is a return on investment of about 20 cents.
The Ways & Means Committee approved a bill to subsidize “apparently wholesome” foods, with no nutritional value, like Twinkies, candy, stale potato chips, and expired foods. This occurred at the same time as another House committee lowered nutritional standards for school lunches. U.S. Rep.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), issued the following statement after the resignation of General Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
By: Russell Wilde, Time Warner Cable News Austin
May 04, 2014
April 29, 2014
Washington-- Today, the Ways and Means Committee, on which Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) serves, voted to make permanent corporate tax breaks totaling $310 billion, while striking a provision that would have helped abused foster children find work, that cost about $1 million a year. Rep. Doggett stated:
April 16, 2014
by Laurel White, Medill News Service/Texas Tribune
WASHINGTON — A law enforcement training center based at Texas State University in San Marcos may receive millions of federal dollars to support programs that train officers how to handle situations like the recent Fort Hood shooting.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Human Resources, has been reappointed to serve on the House Budget Committee just in time for today’s Committee consideration of this year’s House Budget Resolution.