Jul 25, 2014
Mr. Speaker, across America, there are many young couples devoting time to determining the name of their newborn--a happy experience--but I can tell you there is no couple in America that devotes more time to selecting names than our…
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.
Congressional Record · 2014-07-25
Jul 25, 2014
We know that every single dollar that these Republicans add to the national debt--and they propose to add about a trillion dollars to the national debt with these unpaid tax breaks--every one of those dollars is another trillion dollars of…
Jul 25, 2014
Madam Speaker, as a former State supreme court justice and now as the ranking Democrat on a subcommittee whose responsibilities include child well-being, I ask my colleagues to avoid the easy political path advanced by those who claim they…
Jul 24, 2014
Today's bill is another element of a Republican agenda that has consistently weakened our Federal commitment to educational opportunity. I agree with the American Council on Education which said: ``The Federal Tax Code is no substitute for…
Jul 24, 2014
All these students lose out. The impact is serious. According to the Department of Education, about half of all students pursuing a higher education attend part time, which inevitably extends the time it takes for them to complete the…
Jul 24, 2014
We need to reject this bill that still comes up too short for too many students. We need to let them succeed in today's global economy and ensure that students have the support that America needs to be competitive and successful.
Jul 24, 2014
Madam Speaker, this week, even as the House is approving seven different bills to fight the scourge of child sex trafficking, the cry to strip rights and protections from some children persists. Indeed, at the very same time that our…
Jul 23, 2014
Mr. Speaker, would you report on the time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Jul 23, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am so pleased tonight to hear one colleague after another indicate that they are ready to act in a bipartisan way on this issue and that it should be a bipartisan commitment to…
Jul 23, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have a special responsibility to protect vulnerable children. This is bipartisan legislation that takes some important, though modest, steps toward meeting that…
Jul 23, 2014
Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass), who cochairs the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth. I don't know another Member of this Congress who has expressed more concern in going all…
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