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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 11, 2019

We have gone now over two years, and all we have now is the same one-page description of the President's plan.

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Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Speaker, Texas is ground zero for voter suppression. Texas Republicans enacted the most stringent voter ID law in the country. They slashed communities across our State through partisan gerrymandering. And now, this year, in what a…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Speaker, they noted that he was the sole or principal owner of 500 separate business entities that stretched from Azerbaijan to Miami, and they gave him an all-clear, upon which he asked us to rely without noting that the same firm had…

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Feb 27, 2019

Mr. Speaker, selling a gun to a convicted felon, to a perpetrator of domestic violence, to a fugitive from justice, merits a jail term, but those who oppose this reasonable background check bill are enabling just that. Someone who couldn't…

Congressional Record · 2019-02-27
Feb 26, 2019

you might pay nothing or no more than half of what you would pay here in America in taxes if you invest in Shanghai instead of investing in San Antonio.

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Feb 26, 2019

It is a binding trade agreement that you are seeking, you can seek it only through delegation of congressional authority.

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Feb 26, 2019

Unless you get meaningful structural changes to address this stealing of our intellectual property... this is an agreement not worth having.

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Feb 26, 2019

the ultimate increase in wages for workers seems to be getting further and further away.

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Feb 26, 2019

this ongoing negotiation with China is a trade agreement--that is the goal--and not a memorandum of understanding.

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Feb 26, 2019

the money flowed into stock buybacks and to dividends.

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Feb 26, 2019

the goal here is meaningful structural changes. And if we don't get them, this is an agreement not worth having.

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