Jun 21, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Delaney), a leading advocate for social impact financing and, I know, a partner of Mr. Young.
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.
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Jun 21, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I would say that what we have here is an attempt to also add by amendment the very reauthorization that I sought to offer in committee that was blocked then. I guess today will be the first time even our Republican colleagues…
Jun 21, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I salute and appreciate the commitment of Mr. Young and Mr. Delaney to seek new ways to try to combat some old problems. We need creativity to address these challenges. There is no…
May 23, 2016
To condemn President Johnson's war on poverty as a failure is to ignore the many who never engaged in fighting that war.
May 23, 2016
I would love a report at the end of the year to show that if every one of these bills are adopted, that one person got out of poverty this year in America because they were adopted.
May 18, 2016
Mr. Speaker, the indifference by some in this Congress to a looming public health crisis is truly stunning. This Republican bill cuts the emergency funding request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 80 percent. That is…
May 17, 2016
Time after time, not only in Texas, but across the country, we see the price that is being paid for our failure to deal effectively with child abuse.
May 17, 2016
There is only one major concern about that and about what we are not doing on child abuse here, and that is that talking about it, passing changes without approving necessary resources to get to the problem.
Apr 20, 2016
Mr. Speaker, recovering that revenue could pay for the entire budget of The National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Education. Tax dodging is not a victimless crime. It is like those seaside…
Apr 20, 2016
Mr. Speaker, Monday, as all Americans know, was, of course, Tax Day. Today should be officially designated as ``Republican Tax Distraction Day'' because that is exactly what is going on here. Rather than address the many inequities and…
Apr 20, 2016
They seek to limit, impair, and hinder an already underfunded agency in doing its job of tax avoidance so that everyone contributes to the costs of our national security and vital services. We need to be strengthening the law, ensuring…
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