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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. “At the same time we are told there is not enough for our schools or crumbling infrastructure, we cannot afford another ‘bonus’ for business. Like the ancient alchemists who thought they could change straw into gold, this bill won’t stimulate our economy.
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. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) replied that the legislation “would do for our economy what Twinkies do for our nutrition. It’s all about choices. Today, Republicans spend $200 million annually on an overbroad tax subsidy, while telling us we cannot afford more for our schools.” Watch the video of 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
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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.
U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday cited the recent tragedy at Fort Hood as he asked Congress to authorize a combined $15 million for “active shooter response training” and other officer safety initiatives.
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. He has served on the Budget Committee during five previous sessions of Congress (1995-1998 and 2007-2012). Rep. Lloyd Doggett stated:
March 26, 2014
Washington—Today, after a push by Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY), an original author of the Violence Against Women Act, the United States Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance that will allow domestic violence survivors to access ACA benefits.
March 6, 2014
Congressman Doggett: In my questioning of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about the President’s budget proposal, he agreed that “our tax code should not encourage the export of American jobs.” Too many major corporations pay their executives and lobbyists more than they pay in corporate taxes. We should be coming together to close these corporate tax loopholes that unfairly shift the tax burden to small businesses and individuals.
March 6, 2014
Congressman Doggett: In my questioning of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about the President’s budget proposal, he agreed that “our tax code should not encourage the export of American jobs.” Too many major corporations pay their executives and lobbyists more than they pay in corporate taxes. We should be coming together to close these corporate tax loopholes that unfairly shift the tax burden to small businesses and individuals.