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July 17, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) and Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secretary Michael Regan to reject the Texas Railroad Commission’s application for primacy enforcement of the Class VI underground injection control (UIC) well program under the Safe Water Drinking Act.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
Merkley, Whitehouse, Doggett Introduce Resolution Designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month
July 13, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up to introduce a bicameral resolution designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month, citing extreme concern over the plastic pollution crisis that is threatening human health, dumping tens of millions of pieces of plastic in the ocean, and killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
July 11, 2023
We need a federal staffing standard for nursing homes
For the millions of Americans who call our communities’ nursing homes home, each day is uncertain. A severe staffing crisis has resulted in inconsistent quality and quantity of care for nursing home residents.
Issues:Healthcare
June 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled, in a 6 to 3 decision, to strike down President Biden’s plan to deliver student debt relief:
June 29, 2023
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and other national lawmakers are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce plastic waste and pollution in an effort to prevent microplastics from entering the nation's waterways.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
June 27, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 67 Members urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to do more to reduce plastic waste and pollution and prevent microplastics from entering our waterways.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
June 14, 2023
Get ready now to start paying your student loans again.
June 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra asking for information on the membership, process, timeline, and scope of work of the recently announced Interagency Working Group for Bayh-Dole.
Issues:Healthcare
June 7, 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of detonating a “bomb of mass environmental damage” after the Kakhovka dam spanning the Dnipro river in southern Ukraine was breached yesterday, flooding swaths of territory and forcing mass evacuations.
May 31, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) voted to lift the debt ceiling and prevent a national default, which would have created an economic catastrophe. Before the vote, Rep. Doggett spoke on the House Floor to express his dissatisfaction with the deal but reiterate the importance of assuring that the full faith and credit of the United States is upheld. The legislation now heads to the Senate with sufficient time for final approval by the June 5 deadline.
Issues:Growing Our Economy