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February 27, 2012

Washington-- Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on ensuring Texas receives the benefits of health reform.

"Governor Perry is doing everything he can to block health reform, even though his own officials testified this week that full implementation of the law would increase the percentage of Texans with health insurance from 74% to 91%," Rep. Doggett said.

Over on Ars Technica, Eric Goldman has a solid explanation of why OPEN is a better starting point than SOPA:

January 9, 2012

Standing outside in the snow in front of theU.S. Supreme Court, Rep. Lloyd Doggett reacted to today's oral argument as follows:

I am hopeful. While the final district boundaries remain uncertain, I am prepared to seek reelection in whichever district contains the largest number of those I now represent. Ultimately, I believe that the courts will reject Governor Perry's divisive scheme. Meanwhile, I will continue working actively inSan Antonio,Austin, and the entire IH-35 corridor.

If insurers fail to comply with these standards, they must provide rebates to policyholders. If the State request is granted, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1>Texas families will lose more than $260 million in rebates anticipated to be paid out over the next three years. That is an average loss of $350 for each Texan covered by individual health insurance.

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"In a column on December 8, Congressman Doggett made the case for extending federal unemployment insurance (UI). These benefits provide Americans up to 73 weeks of additional UI, averaging about $300 a week per person. About 2 million Americans will lose this protection in January and about 6 million over the course of the year if Congress doesn't act.

December 15, 2011

Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett delivered the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. While he expressed his support, he also indicated he was highly concerned about the bill's failure to extend the TANF Supplemental Grant program.