Lloyd Doggett

If the tax cuts aren't trickling down to help the single mom, it is also important to realize that the same Republicans who boosted the debt with their tax breaks are the same ones who want to cut benefits when it comes to Social Security…

A single mom with 2 children who earns the average wage pays an effective tax rate for all of her Federal taxes, including payroll, of 20 percent.

Indeed, the 55 large, profitable corporations--55 large corporations paid no tax whatsoever in 2018.

Who benefited from this budget-busting king-of-debt effort? Well, the best place to look is Donald Trump himself.

The clever genius, as he describes himself, the self-styled king of debt, and the sorry legacy of the 2017 tax law

I offered bipartisan legislation in the last Congress that was supported by 22 health-related stakeholders.

I think it is antibusiness in nature. It is contrary to the needs of our business community.

I just want to thank you for your efforts, and we will do all we can to resist the efforts to undermine the progress that you are making.

Of course, the other area that is very important to me is enforcing our tax laws so that the many people that are out there that are paying their fair share are not abused by those who refuse to do so.

Thank you, Commissioner, for the efforts that you and your team have made to address many of the problems that have been created over the last decade.

The legislation reprioritizes the U.S. tax code towards American manufacturing, and corrects policies which currently encourage American based companies to shift manufacturing plants overseas.

Increasing the authorization for Section 5138 from $80 million to $150 million will enable the Army Corps to reach their goals, not only in Austin but also for other worthy projects.

The Waterloo Greenway project in Austin is restoring Waller Creek, a water way through downtown Austin, which connects Ladybird Lake with the beautiful Waterloo Park.

The activities and the incidents that you describe are totally unacceptable and alarming.

I share the Chairman's concern and that of most of the witnesses about our soaring national debt and the need for this Congress to do more.

The way the system is now, with all the improvements that may be needed in the system, it is the health care provider, are you saying, that prevails 71 percent of the time?

Eight years ago, I introduced the very first surprise billing legislation in the Congress, and I was inspired by stories like the one Ms. Spicer referred to.

Passage of this act is not about what this administration has or has not done, but that it reflects the broad determination of this body, the Congress, the Representatives of the people of the United States, to speak out against a brutal…

If we set a reasonable minimum on taxation, we would be competing with other countries not on whether we could have a race to the bottom with the lowest possible taxes, but on things like education, our justice system, our workforce, our…

We can't just be a go-it-alone if we want to be a true leader in the world.

American multi-nationals reported $60 billion in profits in the Cayman Islands in 2019.

The Joint Committee on Taxation looked at the facts, at the effect of the 2017 Trump Republican tax scam.

When these profitable multi-nationals can shift profits... we all lose.

Republicans have been doing all that they can to protect that tax evasion.

Since first joining this Ways and Means Committee more than 20 years ago, one of my top priorities has been shutting down abusive offshore tax havens.