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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.

Sep 18, 2023

Eight years ago, I introduced the very first surprise billing legislation in the Congress, and I was inspired by stories like the one Ms. Spicer referred to.

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Sep 18, 2023

the way the system is now, with all the improvements that may be needed in the system, it is the health care provider, are you saying, that prevails 71 percent of the time?

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Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Speaker, passage of this act is not about what this administration has or has not done, but that it reflects the broad determination of this body, the Congress, the Representatives of the people of the United States, to speak out…

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Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Speaker, it has been 1 year since the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in Iran, and it has been 1 year during which revulsion to repression has given birth to so many courageous Iranians expressing their defiance of arbitrary…

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Jul 18, 2023

If we set a reasonable minimum on taxation, we would be competing with other countries not on whether we could have a race to the bottom with the lowest possible taxes, but on things like education, our justice system, our workforce, our…

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Jul 18, 2023

We can't just be a go-it-alone if we want to be a true leader in the world.

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Jul 18, 2023

American multi-nationals reported $60 billion in profits in the Cayman Islands in 2019.

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Jul 18, 2023

The Joint Committee on Taxation looked at the facts, at the effect of the 2017 Trump Republican tax scam.

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Jul 18, 2023

Since first joining this Ways and Means Committee more than 20 years ago, one of my top priorities has been shutting down abusive offshore tax havens.

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Jul 18, 2023

When these profitable multi-nationals can shift profits... we all lose.

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Jul 18, 2023

Republicans have been doing all that they can to protect that tax evasion.

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