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April 10, 2021
As President Biden races ahead with a mammoth plan to bolster the nation's infrastructure, Democrats are gambling they'll get a political boost from an accompanying proposal: the tax hikes designed to defray the massive costs.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
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April 7, 2021
Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the Treasury Department’s new report on the Made in America Tax Plan:
Issues:Growing Our Economy
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April 5, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, reacted to the draft plan from Senators Wyden, Warner, and Brown regarding taxing multinational corporations.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
April 2, 2021
PFIZER, MODERNA, AND other coronavirus vaccine makers have said repeatedly that they intend to hike prices on vaccines as early as this year, as the potential need for additional booster shots and future demand could lead to an unprecedented financial windfall.
April 1, 2021
SAN ANTONIO – President Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure plan on Wednesday, promising major investments in modernizing the nation’s transportation system. But the hefty price tag is also drawing some opposition.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
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March 31, 2021
Two weeks before President Donald Trump left office, his administration bestowed a parting gift on the U.S. prescription drug industry. It proposed a rule to block the government from citing exorbitant prices to seize control of a drug’s production.
Issues:Healthcare
March 31, 2021
Corporations have been approved to receive $14 billion in tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service thanks to a hotly debated pandemic tax break, a government watchdog report has found.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
March 31, 2021
President Joe Biden is using his infrastructure plan to take aim at President Donald Trump's signature economic achievement: his corporate tax cuts.
Issues:Growing Our Economy
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March 31, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) applauds President Biden’s American Jobs Plan—unveiled this afternoon—for its progress on investing in our infrastructure, building sustainable jobs, prioritizing climate action, and improving tax fairness. He is particularly pleased with the inclusion of key provisions of Rep. Doggett’s bill, the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act.
March 30, 2021
Democrats Raise Alarm Over Trump Drug Pricing Tool: A group of Democrats in Congress, led by House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), submitted a public comment opposing a Trump-era proposed rule they say would revoke the government’s ability under the Bayh-Dole Act to protect taxpayer investments and reasonable prices for prescription drugs and other patented inventions that were partially funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars, according to a statement. Read the comment here.