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June 3, 2022
Austin, TX – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced a new $780,000 grant awarded to CapMetro by the Federal Transit Administration and the Department of Transportation—all funding made possible by the American Rescue Plan.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
June 2, 2022
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, releases the following statement regarding the 2022 Social Security Trustees Report and 2022 Medicare Trustees Report:
June 1, 2022
A pair of federal programs compensating people who suffer injuries from vaccines and pandemic treatments are now facing so many claims that thousands of people may not receive payment for their injuries any time soon.
May 27, 2022
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is expecting the busiest Memorial Day weekend ever as daily passenger volumes flirt with all-time highs.
May 25, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Following the devastating shooting of Uvalde elementary school students and educators, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) released the following statement:
Issues:Gun Safety
May 25, 2022
The world over, mass shootings are frequently met with a common response: Officials impose new restrictions on gun ownership. Mass shootings become rarer. Homicides and suicides tend to decrease, too.
May 20, 2022
April 19, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Following a bipartisan congressional request led by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) to expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians and take other steps to improve their immigration process, Rep. Doggett welcomes the Biden Administration’s new decision to permit Ukrainians present in the United States as of April 11 to apply for TPS—a welcome change from the original cutoff date of March 1, just a week after Putin invaded. Now that the Administration has expanded eligibility and formally published the notice this morning in the Federal Register, USCIS is accepting applications from Ukrainian families seeking TPS status.
April 18, 2022
The Biden administration is extending deportation protections to more Ukrainian nationals in response to the ongoing war with Russia.
CBS News: Biden administration expands Temporary Protected Status eligibility for Ukrainians in U.S.
April 18, 2022
The Biden administration is expanding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) eligibility for Ukrainians living in the U.S., moving up the program's cut-off date by six weeks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday.