Dec 13, 2011
And you don't expect to see any exceptions or alternative approaches suggested for any individual countries?
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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Dec 13, 2011
At some point, cuts to hospitals and nursing homes mean that seniors and the disabled will be unable to access the quality care that they need. And this bill's $8 billion cut to preventable chronic disease programs like heart disease and…
Dec 13, 2011
I thank the gentleman. This proposal certainly does represent a visit from the ghost of Christmas past--last Christmas to be specific--when Republicans stood here and said only a lump of coal for the unemployed until you stuff every…
Dec 13, 2011
So you would expect the same labor standard, the same environmental standard for all the countries?
Dec 13, 2011
this administration has been a leader in trying to prevent the continued efforts of the tobacco industry to addict our children at home.
Dec 7, 2011
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I still call you ``Mr. Chairman,'' though the formal leadership of the committee has changed with the change in the majority here in the House. And I guess if you were in fact still the chairman with full…
Dec 7, 2011
It is our pledge, because there's just too much at stake here. This Congress has been incredibly unproductive. You might think it had been unemployed for much of the past year. And we need to stay and complete the work. This is work that…
Nov 18, 2011
Mr. Speaker, while this House does sometimes act in ways that border on the insane, applying this constitutional straitjacket is hardly the appropriate treatment. It basically imposes the tyranny of the minority. Two-fifths of the Members…
Nov 18, 2011
I voted for a balanced budget. I voted for a balanced budget when I voted against launching an unnecessary war on borrowed money. I voted for a balanced budget when I voted to reject the distorted Republican theology that when the question…
Nov 16, 2011
As families gather this next week for Thanksgiving, some 6 million Americans will be left wondering whether they will be able to secure a job before their Federal unemployment coverage expires. They are people like Jesse, a retired Navy…
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