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Lloyd Doggett

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Lloyd Doggett

@RepLloydDoggett

Representing Austin in Congress. Leading Democrats on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. Cyclist, Longhorn, husband to Libby, father, grandfather.

Austin

Joined June 2010

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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Feb 28
Trump has declared war on Iran without exhausting nonviolent alternatives, without a long-term plan, and without any legal authorization. Wasting billions in a destabilizing bloody conflict, even though directed at a despicable regime, he imperils the lives of Americans and
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Lloyd Doggett
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Trump promised to lower prices. Instead, they’re rising again. New data show inflation hitting a 3-year high—driven by higher energy costs and squeezing families’ budgets. While Americans pay more at the pump and grocery store, Trump’s focus remains on lining his own pockets
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
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After unlawfully imposing roughly $166 billion in tariff taxes on Americans, Trump is still fighting a court order to give the money back. He took it. The courts said it was illegal. Now he’s trying to keep it.
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
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Republicans just passed the Big Slush Act—a slush fund for more ICE cruelty and a rubber stamp on Trump’s $1.8B taxpayer-funded slush fund to reward January 6 rioters who assaulted police. My remarks opposing:
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 9
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson blames our national debt problem on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid being “mandatory spending.” He plans to put them on the chopping block next year. November’s election will determine whether working Americans maintain retirement and
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Jun 8
Mike Johnson says Republicans want to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, calling them “entitlements” and saying they need to be "fixed"
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 9
Despite staunch bipartisan opposition, the Trump regime continues to quietly move forward with their plan to deface our treasured Big Bend National Park. This unnecessary project will cause irreversible damage to this Texas crown jewel, all while wasting billions of taxpayer
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 9
Already having the disgraceful distinction of the most uninsured children in the country, new research shows the crisis is worsening in Texas. Thanks to draconian Republican policies, even more of our youngest children under 6 have lost access to a pediatrician and other care.
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 9
Hospitalizations, difficult treatments, paralysis, death. A few of the consequences for our children as the Trump regime promotes anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 8
Trump's decision to waive dozens of environmental protections in Big Bend National Park to construct destructive technologies and roads will change the very face of the park. Texans across party lines oppose this project. These waivers seek to silence opposition and let Trump
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 8
Trump campaigned on lowering prices on Day One. Instead, grocery bills are rising and gas prices have surged—something he’s now dismissing as “peanuts.” While Trump lines his own pockets, his tariffs and reckless conflicts continue to drive up costs and squeeze working families.
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 8
Since 2021, I have offered legislation to enact nonpartisan recommendations to prevent fraud in telehealth and the ordering of unnecessary lab tests and durable medical equipment. Ignoring my bill, Republicans held a hearing on a new, frivolous bill that makes minor reforms
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 5
Productive discussion with Deputy Speaker of Latvian Parliament, Dr. Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica on a wide range of issues. Despite outrageous Trump conduct, most Americans believe in NATO and standing by our allies in defense of freedom against war criminal Vladimir Putin.
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Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett
Jun 5
Seeking to avoid any responsibility for Trump‘s corrupt slush fund, Treasury Secretary Bessent quoted Einstein’s definition of insanity in refusing to answer multiple questions. Yet his evasion of our corruption inquiries today provided itself an excellent definition of
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