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January 6, 2022
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, an Austin Democrat, recalls peering out his office window and watching armed officers running toward the Capitol building. A warning blared over the speaker, telling lawmakers and staff to barricade themselves in their offices.
January 5, 2022
WASHINGTON — Thursday marks the anniversary of a sad day in our nation's history – when insurrectionists attempted to stop presidential election results from being certified.
January 3, 2022
Austin, T.X. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett welcomed new Austin District Director Jocelyn Tau to the team as she starts her role this week.
December 15, 2021
Washington, D.C. — This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, shared this statement, as the sixth monthly Child Tax Credit is deposited in millions of parents’ bank accounts today:
December 9, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, joined by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Health Subcommittee members Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and David Schweikert (R-AZ), introduced the Telehealth Extension Act.
Issues:Healthcare
December 7, 2021
Austin, T.X. – This Saturday, December 11 at 10:30 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett will join Foundation Communities, Austin Independent School District, and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce at their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) FAFSA fair workshop at Eastside Early College High School.
November 20, 2021
DALLAS — U.S. Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson said Saturday that she is retiring from Congress after almost 30 years, ending a chapter of a pioneering public service career that broke
November 18, 2021
Racial and ethnic disparities in medical treatment are among the worst in the nation in Texas, where Black and Latino populations are less likely to receive preventative care and more likely to have treatment delayed, according to a new study.
Issues:Healthcare
November 14, 2021
A recent string of antisemitic acts in Central Texas inspired several hundred people to gather Sunday in downtown Austin to share a message they hope spreads faster and louder than the hate: that more than anything, there is kindness in this state.
November 4, 2021
Austin, T.X. – With Texas as our nation’s most uninsured state and thousands of our neighbors lacking health insurance, Monday, November 8, at 10 AM, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join Foundation Communities and Austin Mayor Steve Adler to share resources for Central Texans. As Open Enrollment begins, families can sign up to get Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage.
Issues:Healthcare