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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.
Mr. Speaker, the leader they worship, Donald J. Trump, is the ``king of debt,'' as he described himself. Spellbound, whenever he commands, they would crash our government and default on America. Never concerned with the soaring Trump debt…
Mr. Speaker, within this very week, the World Meteorological Association has indicated that for the first time in human history, we will hit a critical high temperature level by 2027. It reported that in just 2 recent years, there were…
your testimony before the Ways and Means Commission, Committee over the years has been very consistent that tax cuts do not pay for themselves, and that remains true today, does it not?
And so adding another $2 or $3 trillion to the deficit by cutting taxes is largely likely to have the same impact as if we increase spending by that amount.
Madam Speaker, it reminds me of Texas--in fact, it reminds me of someone with whom I served in the Texas Legislature. He was asked what he did there, and he said: ``Oh, I am not here to do anything, I am just here in case somebody else…
Mr. Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 901. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________
Mr. Speaker, rain can be a blessing or a curse depending on whether we get too much or too little. Like water, America can sustain our prosperity and our strength by the flow of people who want to come here, if they can come here legally…
America's strength has always been found in our diversity. Let's overcome the fearmongering and the anti-immigrant hysteria and do the serious, hard work of passing genuine comprehensive immigration reform. Let's turn immigration into a…
Mr. Speaker, after President Trump twiddled, while thousands of Americans died of COVID, we entered a national crisis. In that emergency, the Trump administration, the Biden administration, and the States did not do enough to prevent fraud…
Despite these many significant concerns, our Republican colleagues would have taxpayers pay monopoly prices for questionable drugs and devices.
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