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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.

May 1, 2019

It is joining 21 senior Defense officials who identify climate change action as a way to address a major national security challenge. President Trump continues to block meaningful environmental action by clogging the corridors of power…

Congressional Record · 2019-05-01
Apr 4, 2019

Madam Speaker, the blood of innocents stains this Trump administration. And while the Trump family pals around with Saudi murderers, that blood continues to flow in the world's worst humanitarian disaster. Only last week, four years after…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-04
Apr 1, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 207, noes 181, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 42, as…

Congressional Record · 2019-04-01
Mar 26, 2019

I appreciate the support that you have offered for the legislation that I have to try to stop outsourcing.

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Mar 26, 2019

President Trump promised $4 trillion would be coming back in repatriation.

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Mar 26, 2019

Hasn't the analysis of the passthrough provisions, $400 billion of passthrough changes that Republicans made in their tax law, shown that about half of all that went to those who were making over a million dollars a year?

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Mar 26, 2019

So the claims that outsourcing would be stopped, just like the claims that all this repatriated money would come back and we would see the spurt in investment, they just have proven to be false, in fact, haven't they?

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Mar 26, 2019

We have gotten back a little less than a fourth of what was promised.

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Mar 26, 2019

There have been so many false claims made about this Trump tax law.

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Mar 26, 2019

If the goal of the opportunity zone was to encourage investment in order to provide benefits for the lowest income categories, I think it is difficult to evaluate yet.

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Mar 26, 2019

the claims that outsourcing would be stopped, just like the claims that all this repatriated money would come back and we would see the spurt in investment, they just have proven to be false, in fact, haven't they?

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