when we concluded the Clinton Administration, we had a surplus for the first time in recent memory, and a huge tax cut.
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.
the direct cost of Republicans taking us right up to the brink on the debt... was over a billion dollars in increased interest costs.
who wants to hire when you don't know if there are going to be payments made by the government.
I yield 2 minutes to the ranking member of the Health Subcommittee on the Commerce Committee, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
I would yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as Texas District Judge Darlene Byrne, a leader in establishing child protection courts has said: Childhood should be a time of innocence and freedom, but it is a sad fact that…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Johnson for his leadership on this, and I concur fully with the remarks he made. In 2008, I filed this piece of legislation with Chairman Johnson's help…
Mr. Speaker, one addition to this bill from 2008 deals with the question of Medicare fraud. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), the cosponsor of legislation dealing with that and a member of the Ways and Means…
Mr. Speaker, at this time, I would yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California, who is the cochair of the Foster Youth Caucus and who has actively participated in coming to the hearings in our committee because of her great interest…
My thanks to Chairman Camp and Chairman Paulsen, whose leadership has facilitated our consideration of this bill today and the crafting of it into the piece of legislation that it is. I rise in support of the Protect Our Kids Act, which…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas, my colleague, Chairman Johnson, and I hope the Senate will respond this time to our action. I yield back the balance of my time.
by creating this national commission, we will be taking a step, an important step in the right direction.





