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Lloyd Doggett

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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.

Mar 9, 2023

So if people really believe in Medicare, they would be willing to take the steps to ensure it is there.

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Mar 9, 2023

Isn't it correct that the estimates are that about 85 percent of that increase would be paid by those who earn $1 million or more a year, and that none of the tax burden would be on those below $400,000?

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Feb 7, 2023

And in the Biden Administration I believe that not all of your recommendations have been fully implemented yet, but haven't there been a number of additional resources, additional dollars that were provided through the American Rescue Plan…

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Feb 7, 2023

So, it is not a surprise to me that Texas, that failed so significantly to meet the needs of worthy people, was not doing its job on the fraud side, either.

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Feb 2, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I was prepared to vote for this resolution. Socialism is clearly not the best path for America. Who wants to be associated with Stalin and the others whom this resolution denounces? They were really thugs who were masquerading…

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Jan 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, this first Republican bill should be known as the protect Donald Trump and his tax cheating cronies act. After years of obstructing access to Donald Trump's tax returns, we learned how little he paid toward the cost of our…

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Dec 29, 2022

It's difficult to determine because the - all we have are the electronic records. There was no conversation permitted with anyone, at the Internal Revenue Service, involved in the actual audit.

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Dec 29, 2022

Many years ago, there was another New York City Hotel mogul, who declared 'Taxes are for the little people.' And I think that's kind of the Trump idea.

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Dec 29, 2022

We do you know that he paid some years, more taxes, to foreign governments than he did, here, in the United States.

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Dec 29, 2022

Well, it's really outrageous. He had so many accomplices, in the Congress, House Republicans, who refused to permit us, to take a look at these returns, even in private, years ago.

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Dec 29, 2022

Well, we had a lively discussion about this. I think that there's, certainly, a sensitivity, on the part of Democrats, to protecting taxpayer privacy.

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