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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.

Feb 6, 2020

Madam Speaker, 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…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-06
Feb 6, 2020

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…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-06
Jan 30, 2020

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-30
Jan 28, 2020

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.

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Jan 28, 2020

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.

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Jan 28, 2020

Well, here we are in the fourth year of the reign of the king of debt, self-styled.

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Jan 28, 2020

The Trump Treasury Department is only making it worse with their regulations.

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Jan 28, 2020

they could not do enough when it came to helping the very rich in this country and multinational corporations.

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Jan 28, 2020

those Republican tax cuts that we were told were going to pay for themselves have not paid for themselves, have they?

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Jan 8, 2020

Mr. Speaker, ``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…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-08
Dec 19, 2019

Madam Speaker, this agreement is good for moving more commerce across our three countries. It means more jobs, and it means lower prices for consumers. That is especially important in Texas where the original NAFTA was signed only a few…

Congressional Record · 2019-12-19

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