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May 3, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led 31 colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to work toward eliminating the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system from existing trade and investment agreements. The letter also requests that the Administration intervene in an ISDS case brought against Honduras by U.S. company Honduras Próspera.
May 2, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, led a group of 113 Members in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use its existing executive authority to further improve coverage of medically necessary dental care.
Issues:Healthcare
April 28, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax, Danny K. Davis (D-IL), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, and Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, introduced bipartisan legislation to remove a financial and logistical barrier impairing students from securing higher education opportunities. The Tax Free Pell Grants Act expands the usage of Pell Grants on a tax-free basis, improves coordination with the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and ensures students do not lose out on any AOTC benefits.
Congressman Doggett Announces Over $1.4 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Cybersecurity Education
April 26, 2023
AUSTIN – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced more than $1.4 million in federal funding he secured through the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations process to establish a Cybersecurity Training Center at the Austin Community College (ACC) Rio Grande Campus.
April 20, 2023
Austin, TX – On Monday, April 24, at 11 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will join Austin Community College District (ACC) leaders at the ACC Rio Grande Campus to unveil details of a project to establish a Cybersecurity Training Center at ACC with federal funds Rep. Doggett secured.
April 14, 2023
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April 4, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) issued this statement following the arraignment of Donald Trump in New York:
March 28, 2023
A small but diverse and bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to take a new tack in the fight against drug patent gaming that delays generic and biosimilar competition.
Issues:Healthcare
March 23, 2023
BATTLING MEDICARE FRAUD — House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee ranking member Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) today introduced the Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act, which would equip the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with additional authority to hold Medicare fraudsters accountable.
Issues:Healthcare
March 23, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, introduced the Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act—legislation that would equip the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with the additional authority it needs to hold convicted Medicare fraudsters accountable and to stop repeat offenders. He also introduced the Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act—companion legislation to establish reasonable guardrails to prevent tens of billions of dollars in telehealth-related fraud concerning high-cost durable medical equipment and lab testing.
Issues:Healthcare