Sep 28, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I also wanted to honor Mr. Gwyn, and this is a good opportunity for us to do that. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the ranking Democrat on the committee.
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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Sep 28, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Ryan as well as Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, who marked up this bill, and urge bipartisan approval of it. I yield back the balance of my time.
Sep 28, 2015
I yield myself such time as I may consume. I will just add, Nick, that I know you have spent some 25 years here on the Hill, 17 with our committee. Though I benefited from your good counsel before becoming the ranking Democrat on the Human…
Sep 11, 2015
I have supported them at each opportunity, but this is not about sanctions. It is about a last-ditch effort to undermine a diplomatic victory. Those who reject this victory are weak on alternatives. They talk about a ``secret.'' The…
Sep 11, 2015
Mr. Speaker, as the last speech indicates, it is hardly by chance that the House Republican leadership has scheduled these votes on 9/11--votes on an agreement to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon--ever. The justifiable fear of…
Sep 10, 2015
Almost every observer, even the host of candidates seeking the Republican Presidential nomination, recognize that President Bush's invasion of Iraq was a foreign policy disaster for which so many military families are continuing to pay a…
Sep 10, 2015
That is how we began this week with the resolution of disapproval. But yesterday, they brought their self-styled foreign policy experts to Washington--Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Donald Trump-- and they said a resolution of disapproval is not…
Sep 9, 2015
Mr. Speaker, Republican self-styled experts like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Donald Trump condemning an agreement to decrease the nuclear threat is hardly new. One Republican Presidential candidate blasted a ``nuclear Munich.'' The…
Jul 23, 2015
If they are so committed to supporting local law enforcement, eliminating funding for the COPS program is hardly the way to do it. We ought to be putting our dollars and our support and our immigration laws in conformity with the law…
Jul 23, 2015
Mr. Speaker, the Donald Trump wing of the Republican Party is clearly ascendant here today. It is the dominant thinking among House Republicans. This is the same crowd that, just back in February, threatened the funding for Homeland…
Jul 14, 2015
We believe requiring States to spend a substantial--a specific share of their TANF resources on core purposes is essential for improving TANF work programs.
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