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April 26, 2021
Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair, led 50 bicameral Members of Congress in a request to HHS Secretary Becerra and Defense Secretary Austin for the unredacted COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic contracts. Representative Doggett was joined in this request by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and dozens of House colleagues. For months, Members have sought transparency regarding over $20 billion of taxpayer money spent on the research and development, manufacturing, and procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. The former Trump Administration gave Big Pharma these billions in secret agreements, with the full terms of these deals still undisclosed.
April 26, 2021
WASHINGTON — Texas’s population grew by nearly 4 million people over the last decade, more than any other state in the nation, and the state is on track to gain two seats in Congress as its national influence continues to expand.
April 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – Texas gained a modest two congressional seats in the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau announced Monday, making it the big winner among states but dashing expectations that torrid growth in the last decade would yield at least three more seats.
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April 23, 2021
Washington, D.C. – At this important point for determining the post-pandemic future of telehealth, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announces a hearing, “Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth,” on Wednesday, April 28 at 1 P.M./2 P.M. EST.
Issues:Healthcare
April 22, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to today’s reintroduction of the prescription drug pricing bill, HR 3, and on the need for strong, comprehensive protection from pharmaceutical price gouging:
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April 21, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, praised the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for withdrawing a Trump Administration rule that would have stripped consumer protections from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP was established in 1986 to provide fair compensation to the very few, an estimated 1 in 1 million vaccine recipients, who are injured by a covered vaccination. Under former President Trump, HHS had rushed a final rule to eliminate protections for two of the most common vaccine injuries: SIRVA and syncope. SIRVA, an injury to the shoulder caused by an error in administration, accounts for over half of recent vaccine injuries. Trump ignored the facts and the experts in pushing this rule, despite unanimous opposition by the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, and strong opposition by vaccine manufacturers, pediatricians, and pharmacists. Today, under a humane Administration, HHS officially withdrew this dangerous rule. Rep. Doggett released the following statement:
April 21, 2021
Health care advocates in Texas say they see an opportunity to address the state’s rising uninsured rate after the Biden administration announced last week that it is rescinding a health care deal the Trump administration cut with Texas.
Issues:Healthcare
April 20, 2021
Travis County commissioners voted April 20 to create a Civilian Climate Corps, a local initiative to put residents to work on climate and environment initiatives. A plan for the program is set to be established by June 15, including identifying sources of funding to create paid work and volunteer opportunities.
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers on Tuesday cheered the guilty ruling in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd last year, saying it was the verdict the former police officer deserved and a step forward.
April 19, 2021
All 13 Texas Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin, signed a letter on Monday to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona condemning Gov. Greg Abbott for not releasing federal stimulus funding intended for public education.