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Lloyd Alton Doggett is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Texas's 10th congressional district from January 4, 1995, to January 3, 2013. Throughout his career, Doggett has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic justice, advocating for policies that support working families and promote social equity.
I thank the chairman. Madam Speaker, for the past 3 years, it has been my good fortune to sit next to Mr. Lewis on the dais of the Committee on Ways and Means. His warmth, his humility, his lack of bitterness after all that he endured was…
Childcare is so very neglected--a neglect that has been amplified by this pandemic. Without adequate care, parents simply cannot go back to work. Always essential for economic development, adequately funded, quality childcare is more than…
Approaching July Fourth, we should be celebrating the greatness of our country. Instead, we are mired in a pandemic when we have more people infected and more deaths from this pandemic than any country in the entire world--with President…
I thank the gentlewoman for her tremendous leadership. Mr. Speaker, this bill is an important start--not an end--of what must be done to stop racism in America. So much more must be accomplished by the local police departments across the…
The goal of FFFBP is to allow producers to sell food previously destined for restaurants and other bulk purchasers to suppliers--preventing waste--while helping Americans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thank you for your letter of May 26 and June 10, 2020, with questions about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP).
USDA prioritized working with impacted organizations of all sizes and across all regions of the United States to ensure maximum positive impact of the program.
For the sake of those Texans who through no fault of their own rely on these meals, I look forward to your prompt action on this important matter.
I write regarding your unexplained failure to respond to my urgent May 26 inquiry concerning the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
You should immediately issue a stop work order, cancel the contract, and instead ensure that hungry families get the food they need.
You have got some people that will be there today or tomorrow who probably are positive for coronavirus.
I realize that it is not the Defense Department's decision but a Trump Administration failure to provide San Antonio additional protective medical equipment for our professional medical people.
I respect that because I want to protect every service member so that they are ready to defend our country.
The problem is that moving evacuees who have coronavirus across San Antonio...risks community spread in our community.
One of the advantages of the Medicaid program is if more people require coverage during an economic downturn, or if costs go up because of a public health emergency, like coronavirus or an opioid epidemic, the Federal funding automatically…
As usual, Trump says one thing here and does another. He continues his assault on healthcare--no protection for preexisting conditions, nothing done to lower prescription price- gouging, and even considering potential cuts to what they…
Trump has no plan, no strategy in the Middle East, but this self-described ``stable genius,'' who tells us he is smarter than our generals, smarter than our military and intelligence leaders, he wants sole control over whether our Nation…
those Republican tax cuts that we were told were going to pay for themselves have not paid for themselves, have they?
The Trump Treasury Department is only making it worse with their regulations.
the same people that told us we can't afford more medical research. We can't afford better schools. We can't provide healthcare for more Americans.
they could not do enough when it came to helping the very rich in this country and multinational corporations.
My concern, Mr. Chairman, is that 90 corporate giants in this country paid zero--absolutely nothing--zilch--to contribute to the challenges that we face.
Well, here we are in the fourth year of the reign of the king of debt, self-styled.
``All is well!'' ``So far, so good!'' This is the latest sequel in Trump's government-by-tweets, that couldn't be further from reality. Hopefully, we pray that no American lives were lost last night. But every American is less safe today…
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