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February 11, 2011
During the Bush administration, I spoke on the House floor in support of a free and democraticEgypt— on this historic day forEgypt and the world, I join the many who stand in solidarity with the people ofEgypt working to achieve their democratic aspirations.
February 10, 2011
February 10, 2011
Washington D.C.—Regarding Governor Perry's visit to Washington for a speech at Republican National headquarters on Friday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, on behalf of the nine members of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation, sent the following letter signed by all nine members.
February 9, 2011
"Let it be remembered that Congress began this debate on whether or not to reduce corporate tax revenues to pay for our National Security on the same day that our Committee Leadership, like our President, is meeting with the Chinese.
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Full text of Rep. Doggett's remarks as delivered follow below:
"With last year's important health insurance reform law, we provided real guarantees to American families against insurance monopoly abuses. Today, Republicans tell these families, ‘Forget the binding guarantees, we have 12 platitudes for you.'
Full text of Rep. Doggett's remarks as delivered follow below:
The choice here is whether to give more money to insurance monopolies or leave a little bit in the pockets of middle class Americans. But for House Republicans, putting insurance companies first seems to be a pre-existing condition.
This bill isn't repeal and replace, it is repeal and forget— forget the health care needs of millions of Americans, forget the hundreds of billions of dollars that they, with this repeal, add to our federal debt.