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New York Times: Opinion | So Many Child Deaths in Gaza, and for What?

December 11, 2023

NICHOLAS KRISTOF; Dec. 6, 2023

Consider this: The most dangerous place to be a child in the world today is Gaza. That’s the assessment of Catherine Russell, the executive director of UNICEF, who is not a bleeding-heart radical but a former ambassador and veteran lawyer who worked for Presidents Biden and Barack Obama.

E&E News: Democrats introduce bill to ban plastic foam

December 8, 2023

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By Ellie Borst | 12/07/2023 04:22 PM EST

Democrats in both chambers are looking to ban the most common uses of plastic foam.

Rep. Doggett’s Statement on Draft March-In Rights Agency Guidance

December 7, 2023

Press Release

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and a longtime advocate for a federal response to prescription price gouging who previously sought use of “march-in” taxpayer protection authority on pharmaceuticals, responded to the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights:

Issues:Healthcare

Van Hollen, Doggett Lead Charge to Curb Foam Container Pollution to Protect Our Environment, Improve Public Health

December 7, 2023

Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced bicameral legislation to phase out single-use plastic foam food service products, “loose fill” such as packing peanuts, and non-medical disposable coolers – materials known to cause adverse health effects and pollute waterways. The Farewell to Foam Act will prohibit the sale and distribution of these items beginning January 2026 while aiming to support the transition to alternatives.

Issues:Protecting Our Planet

Rep. Lloyd Doggett Statement on H. Res. 894

December 5, 2023

Press Release

I voted “present” for H. Res. 894, not for a lack of commitment to condemn antisemitism and the Hamas atrocities as well as the outrageous examples of violent antisemitism referenced in the Resolution, but because of some of the language tucked into this measure and some that is omitted.

Global Trade Review: US threatens crackdown on fuel imports made from Russian oil

December 5, 2023

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AMERICAS / NOVEMBER 22, 2023 / BY JOHN BASQUILL

US lawmakers are pushing for a ban on fuel imports from refineries that use Russian crude oil, as researchers suggest such transactions have bolstered Russia’s tax revenue by up to US$275mn so far this year.

Sanctions already prevent companies from importing Russian crude oil and petroleum to the US, but there is no restriction on importing fuel from other countries even if Russian crude had been used in its production.

Getting health care in Greg Abbott’s Texas—it’s like winning the raffle

December 4, 2023

Press Release

Washington, D.C.—In a surprising new email obtained by Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Governor Greg Abbott’s Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) offers only a raffle and “6 Days of Merry Service” to resolve the growing backlog in Medicaid and SNAP applications. Beginning today, an overburdened and demoralized workforce must complete 15 hours of overtime in six days to be entered into a raffle, on top of an already mandated monthly 20 hours of overtime required during the past three years. Today, Rep. Doggett is again urging Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to fulfill federal enforcement responsibilities and require a comprehensive corrective action plan from Texas HHSC, implemented under federal supervision, to ensure timely assistance to Texans in need.

Issues:Healthcare

Rep. Doggett's Statement on Ongoing Investigation of February Near-Collision at ABIA

November 30, 2023

Press Release

Since October, the Congressman has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address ongoing issues at Austin’s airport with more air traffic control staff and updated safety equipment.

11/20/23, Punchbowl News: Dems squeeze Biden on Israel as hostage deal looms

November 29, 2023

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By: Andrew Desiderio and John Bresnahan

November 20, 2023

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Joe Biden is facing new pressure from the left over Israel’s military operations in Gaza, with some progressives now calling for conditions to be imposed on U.S. military assistance to Israel.

This comes as the Biden administration is trying to broker a deal to release dozens of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. That would allow for more humanitarian aid to flow into southern Gaza — a chief demand of Biden’s critics.

Financial Times: Oil producers accused of stalling progress on plastics pollution

November 21, 2023

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KENZA BRYAN AND MADELEINE SPEED LONDON Additional reporting by Amanda Chu in New York

Oil-producing countries have stalled efforts to draft the first legally binding international agreement on cutting plastic pollution, according to official observers at UN talks in Nairobi.

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