Hamas can never be a genuine partner for peace, but Netanyahu, so willing to sacrifice the hostages and protect himself, is also obstructing peace. Limiting the flow of bombs is a constructive step forward toward assuring long-term…
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.
Horrified by seeing a baby's arm blown off, the President successfully demanded the Israeli Prime Minister to halt the bombing. President Ronald Reagan also halted deliveries of weapons, but today's Republicans don't want America to lead…
They also spend a lot of time defending corporations that like to hide their profits on American sales in foreign tax havens.
Thank you so much for your testimony today about a budget that demonstrates that we can put our country on sound financial footing, reduce our deficit, and make some new investments so long as we demand that the well-connected and large…
In contrast, what the chairman has been urging the Biden Administration to do is to embrace an extension of all of the very inequitable Trump tax breaks that I have seen estimates would cost $3.5 trillion in additional debt.
Those who committed atrocities against Israelis on October 7 were not martyrs. They were murderers and rapists. But neither were those murderers children, and the children of Gaza have paid an incredible cost for Netanyahu's massive…
the clever genius, as he describes himself, the self-styled king of debt, and the sorry legacy of the 2017 tax law
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…
Indeed, the 55 large, profitable corporations--55 large corporations paid no tax whatsoever in 2018.
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.
I think a trade war with our allies is the wrong way to go, and a global minimum tax that stops the race to the bottom is the right way to deal with our future.
Who benefited from this budget-busting king-of-debt effort? Well, the best place to look is Donald Trump himself.
the same tax law provides tax incentives... Unfortunately, corporations are given, under the Trump tax law, an incentive to shift their factories abroad.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This corporate tax windfall bill, thinly disguised as help for children, offers even more tax advantages to corporations that are paying today a mere 7.8 percent tax rate. A working mother of two earning the average wage pays a Federal…