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Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett spoke at a Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the importance of honor our commitment to seniors and students as debt negotiations continue.
San Antonio, TX-- Today, Rep. Doggett announced that his new federal office in San Antonio is open at 217 West Travis Street:
According to data from theTexas Department ofFamily and Protective Services, 231 children died from abuse or neglect in Texas in 2011, representing a 124 percent increase in the past 15 years.
"Texas has the highest rate of child abuse and neglect fatalities in the nation," Doggett said in a statement. "The Protect Our Kids Act will help provide thoughtful consideration of the steps we can take to better protect vulnerable children."
Just because few Doggett-sponsored bills have become law doesn't mean he has been ineffectual, said James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
December 21, 2012
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett spoke on the House floor about his bipartisan Medicare Identify Theft Prevention Act to protect 48 million Medicare beneficiaries from identity theft:
Washington-- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, the Ranking Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee, delivered the following speech on his bipartisan Protect Our Kids Act: