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May 4, 2021
Local school districts are praising the governor for releasing $11.2 billion dollars in federal COVID relief funds.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 3, 2021
TUESDAY on "The Source" — The use of telecommunication technology for health care — known as telemedicine — has steadily grown over the past decade and its adoption skyrocketed during the COVID-19 crisis, but its post-pandemic future remains in question.
April 30, 2021
Washington, DC – Following a meeting this afternoon with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, this joint statement is issued by all the participating House Members - Congressmembers Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jesús García (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Andy Levin (D-MI):
April 28, 2021
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) responded to Governor Abbott’s announcement that he would finally release $11.2 billion of the federal funds passed in relief packages and which have been available since March:
April 28, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s top two legislative leaders committed Wednesday to sending $11.2 billion in federal stimulus money to schools, a victory for education advocates clamoring for the funds.
April 28, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, state leaders announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funding to help public schools address student learning losses and costs that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 28, 2021
As President Joe Biden made his case for ambitious investment and tax plans, Texans in Congress were split on how they felt about what they heard.
April 28, 2021
Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding that has been dedicated for the state’s public schools.
April 27, 2021
Good news that President Biden is appointing my former legislative assistant who later became a national trade expert, Celeste Drake, to be our Nation’s first Made in America Director for the Office of Management and Budget. Her hard work, whip-smart brain, and compassionate heart will serve all Americans well. I look forward to working with her once again in this important new role.
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April 27, 2021
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) led all fellow Texas Democratic Members in urging the Biden Administration to utilize renegotiation of its Medicaid Section 1115 waiver as an opportunity to achieve significant reductions in the unacceptably high number of uninsured Texans. This follows the Biden Administration rightfully rescinding an illegal Trump Administration premature approval for an unprecedented ten years of the current waiver, which does not even expire until September 30, 2022.
Issues:Healthcare