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Washington, D.C. – Today, as Austin Mayor Steve Adler announced the closing of Austin bars, restaurants, and limiting gatherings to 10 people as protective measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the United States, over 100 lawmakers are urging Secretary Alex Azar to employ existing authority to establish a Special Enrollment Period for patients to seek ACA Marketplace coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, provided the below statement on the latest estimation from Metro Health Medical Director Junda Woo that coronavirus tests can cost up to $2400 for patients without insurance, or $480 for those with a 20% copay:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and member of the House Budget Committee, questioned the Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist about the Trump Administration’s failures regarding the evacuation of cruise ship passengers into quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base—refusing to test the passengers before leaving California, taking all positive evacuees off base, and declining to send protective gear to our local health centers, among other points of questioning.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the new evacuees coming to quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, and Representative Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, submitted two inquiries to the Trump Administration regarding the affordability and readiness of coronavirus testing across the United States. As longtime advocates for patients against exploitative industry profiteering, they are working to ensure that the testing necessary to curb a looming American pandemic does not fall prey to such tactics.

Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement commending Austin Mayor Adler’s courageous decision to cancel SXSW. Rep. Doggett said: