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May 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — As many as 2.4 million Texans didn’t get stimulus checks the federal government cut earlier this year because they are either immigrants or live with them, one way immigrants — even U.S. citizens — have been left out as Congress has poured trillions into coronavirus relief efforts.
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May 13, 2020
The chairman of a key congressional health subcommittee is demanding to see the formula used by the federal government to ration remdesivir, an experimental drug shown to speed the recovery of coronavirus patients.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 13, 2020
Washington, D.C. – As the pandemic broadens and the Trump Administration bungles, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, urge Secretary Azar to create a transparent process for distributing available doses of remdesivir and to swiftly release initial clinical trial findings. For physicians facing difficult prescribing decisions, this information is critical to ensure limited supplies go to the patients who will most benefit. This letter comes following the failure of Secretary Azar yet to respond to the lawmakers’ previous inquiry regarding taxpayer investments in remdesivir.
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May 10, 2020
As millions of Americans have lost jobs, stood in long lines for food and desperately needed federal relief to pay bills, thousands of other wealthy Americans stand to gain from a massive tax break.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 8, 2020
U.S. companies continued their massive sell-off of medical masks overseas throughout March, well after the coronavirus began infecting Americans and draining hospitals of critical supplies and even as White House officials raised red flags, a USA TODAY investigation found.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 8, 2020
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized remdesivir for emergency use in seriously ill COVID-19 patients, the experimental drug is another step closer to full approval. That's when most drugs get price tags.
May 8, 2020
President Donald Trump met with Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday afternoon to praise Texas' efforts to reopen the state's economy, just hours after the White House revealed one of the president's valets had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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May 8, 2020
Almost 75 years ago, on May 8, 1945, the pathogen of Nazism was finally eradicated with Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies, after six years of war and tens of millions dead...
May 7, 2020
Washington, D.C. – As the pandemic worsens in Texas and yet Gov. Abbott pushes forward in pressing workers to return to their workplaces, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, released the following statement regarding Governor Abbott’s visit to the White House today:
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
May 7, 2020
Austin, T.X. – As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens and many Texans approach two months since job loss—the deadline to enroll in an ACA Marketplace plan for someone who lost their coverage when they lost their job—U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will hold a virtual press conference this afternoon to share the steps consumers need to take (and when to take them) to get covered, local resources available, and important updates on Medicaid.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)