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February 14, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, as the growing City of Kyle works to drought-proof and recycle water resources, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced that he has secured $2 million in direct federal appropriations for Kyle to use toward its Reclaimed Water Master Plan.
February 10, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa), chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) today will introduce a bill to phase out a five-month waiting period to receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and allow those who are uninsured or unable to afford health insurance to immediately receive Medicare coverage.
February 10, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, just introduced the Stop the Wait Act (H.R. 883 and S. 320) to end the harmful waiting periods during which Americans with serious disabilities are denied access to Medicare.
February 9, 2023
Bill sponsored by 100+ Members would fulfill Biden pledge to end tax incentives for big multinational corporations to ship jobs overseas
February 9, 2023
Washington, D.C.—Just now, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, filed the Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act (H.R. 885) to provide taxpayers easy access to an accounting of how their investments in pharmaceutical research and development are spent and the corresponding terms of federal funding agreements. This legislation comes as vaccine manufacturers prepare to increase COVID-19 vaccine prices, including for the Moderna vaccine which was developed almost exclusively with taxpayer funds.
February 9, 2023
This is the fourth Congress in a row that Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are rolling out their proposal to ramp up taxes on corporations’ offshore income.
Rep. Doggett Secures $2.48 Million For Critical Local Climate Change Research to Protect Texas Water
February 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, following a year where Central Texas saw its second hottest summer on record, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced that he has secured another $2.48 million in direct federal appropriations for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s Center Climate Change Impact on Water Initiative at Texas State University. This project, for which Rep. Doggett secured the first funding for last year’s launch, is working to study the impact of climate change on all Texas water resources and to create a publicly-available tool to help inform action to preserve water and protect the future of water in our state.
February 8, 2023
Washington, D.C. – After Texans across the state voted for increased school construction funding this November, an outdated federal limit being reached right now is driving up financing costs, diverting taxpayer dollars away from building new classrooms and renovating outdated facilities and towards servicing higher interest rates. To meet this issue with action, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) has now introduced the Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act (H.R. 32), joined by co-lead Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock).
February 7, 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released this statement at the conclusion of President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union:
January 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Following U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) being named the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in the 118th Congress, he releases the following statement: