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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.
Tyranny rarely appears full borne. It arises, it encroaches as freedom ebbs. Our Nation's great Founders sought to protect us from tyranny with a carefully crafted system of checks and balances. But now along comes a President who actually…
It remains illegal to negotiate on two-thirds of the drugs that are covered by Medicare. Prescription drug price gouging, enabled by government-approved monopolies without any restraint, is not limited to one disease or one class of drugs…
Madam Chair, there is only one problem with this bipartisan plan that the Republicans have embraced: It will not lower manufacturers' prescription drugs prices by a penny. As to the phony argument that there are some cures out there that…
Mr. Speaker, for those insured who rely on insulin or who are fortunate enough to win the lottery to have their drugs selected to be negotiated, this is a valuable piece of legislation. But for 30 million Americans who are uninsured, they…
Mr. Speaker, today's bill, which I am pleased to cosponsor, accomplishes much good. While providing critical support for minority-serving institutions like Huston-Tillotson in Austin, it includes provisions from the bipartisan Student Aid…
Voting rights guarantee all of our other rights. When Americans are obstructed from freely participating in elections, our democracy is imperiled. This bill, six long years overdue, restores a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that…
Mr. Speaker, ``Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated, and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in our military? Really?'' ``They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own, brought…
Mr. Speaker, if protection for our Dreamers is terminated, all of us will lose. A coalition of Texas businesses has estimated that Texas, alone, will lose $6 billion in economic activity every year. Mr. Speaker, let's provide our Dreamers…
Madam Chair, I rise only to commend the gentleman from Texas for his important work on this arbitration issue. There has been a very effective movement to quash the rights of consumers. In the financial services area, people are told to…
Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairwoman for her leadership because today's bill is about restoring effective law enforcement for consumers and protecting them from predatory Wall Street practices. Republicans want to shield Wall Street…
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