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March 7, 2022
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, Chair of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, are filing an updated version of their Russia trade cutoff legislation, which is the product of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations, and which may come to the House floor as soon as tomorrow.
March 5, 2022
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), just finished an hour-long call with President Volodymyr Zelensky and congressional colleagues in the Ukraine Caucus. He released the following statement:
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March 1, 2022
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden also proposed creating new tools to retaliate against Russia's heavy-handed control of the internet.
February 28, 2022
House lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to end normal trade relations with Russia with measures that could significantly increase tariffs on imports from the country.
February 27, 2022
Austin, T.X. — U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), member of the Ukraine Caucus, provided these remarks at a Texas Capitol event Saturday to stand with Ukraine:
“I stand with Ukraine. Deep in the heart of Texas, Ukrainian Texans are standing together and standing strong joined by neighbors, whose tie to Ukraine is a shared commitment to freedom. So many here suffer from uncertainty and the pain of knowing friends and loved ones remain in peril.
February 26, 2022
“I stand with Ukraine. Deep in the heart of Texas, Ukrainian Texans are standing together and standing strong joined by neighbors, whose tie to Ukraine is a shared commitment to freedom. So many here suffer from uncertainty and the pain of knowing friends and loved ones remain in peril.
February 25, 2022
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, Chair of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, announce today that they are introducing legislation to end Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with the Russian Federation and to initiate a process to formally deny Russia access to the World Trade Organization (WTO), following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
February 25, 2022
Congressional Democrats on Friday said they were proposing legislation to end permanent normal trade relations with Russia, a change that would result in Russian goods facing higher tariffs and could limit trade with the United States.
February 24, 2022
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine underway, Texas lawmakers are calling for unity among Western democracies in holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the attack, and proclaiming their support for the Ukrainian people.