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By U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D), Senior Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
I have been seeking a meaningful answer to the many shortcomings American families encounter with health care.  Our House proposal has now won endorsement from the American Medical Association, AARP, and Consumers Union. But during recent Central Texas meetings, I [...]

Posted by nytexan July 29th, 2009 | Tags: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Lloyd Doggett, Op-Ed | Category: Doggett, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Politics | Comments (5)

“Like a Texas Steer, the President would ‘fix’ Medicare for All Time
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke out in favor of H. Res. 1368, a rule suspending the arbitrary Medicare “trigger” for the 110th Congress. In a speech on the [...]

Posted by nytexan July 24th, 2008 | Tags: Lloyd Doggett, Medicare | Category: Doggett, Health Care, Politics | Leave a comment

Rep. Lloyd Doggett Passes Amendment to Streamline Student Aid Application

Congressman Lloyd Doggett today successfully offered an amendment to streamline the student aid application process. On a bipartisan basis, the House today adopted Doggett’s amendment to H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007.
“The current financial aid application is unnecessarily complex and [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 18th, 2008 | Category: Congress, Democracy, Democrat, Doggett, Education, H.R. 4137, economy | Leave a comment

It’s infuriating that the House was unable to get the votes needed to make this bill veto proof. It appears that there were fifteen democrats including Pete Stark of all people, who voted against the bill. What the heck is up with that?
The Democrats managed to get four Republicans to change their minds and [...]

Posted by nytexan November 15th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Democrat, Doggett, GOP, House of Representatives, Iraq, Pelosi, Politics, War, deployment | Comments (10)

HR976 – Lloyd Doggett, (D) 25th District Texas, hits Bush in the nose again. Bush screwed Texas Children SCHIP and is doing the same for the nation’s children. Lloyd cites the fact that Texas ranks 37th in 2006 and worse this year.
Bush’s daughters are alive and well, NOT because [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 25th, 2007 | Category: Bush, CHIPS, Children, Doggett, HR976, House of Representatives, Insurance, Jeb Hensarling, Lloyd Doggett, Pete Sessions, Sheilah Jackson Lee, budget, poverty | Comments (13)

Dear (BossKitty):
Thank you for contacting me regarding mental health services for American service members and veterans. I welcome your thoughts and comments on this issue.
With the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important that we have the capacity to treat mental health issues for returning soldiers and Marines to cope with the hidden [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 11th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Cornyn, Doggett, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, PTSD, Politics, Statistics, VA, Waco Veterans Hospital, War Cost, War Crimes, suicide, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Actual responses from Cornyn & Doggett:
Dear (BossKitty),
Thank you for contacting my offices. Your correspondence has been received, and we will respond to you as quickly as possible. A copy of your message is attached below for your records.
If you need immediate assistance regarding an urgent problem you are experiencing with the federal government, [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 31st, 2007 | Category: Casualties, Congress, Doggett, House Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives, Hutchinson, Ortiz, PTSD, Reyes, Senate, Soldiers, Tax Dollars, Texas, VA, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Viet Nam, War Cost, military, resonsibility, suicide, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (2)

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Posted by nytexan July 12th, 2007 | Category: Congress, Doggett, Johnson, Lady Bird, News | Leave a comment

The Texas twins are a true waste of space in the Senate. True to form, their never ending no votes against Americans continue. In 2008 we will have an opportunity to get rid of Cornyn and start putting the country back in the hands of the people and not the corporation, lobbyist or administration.
Recent [...]

Posted by nytexan July 6th, 2007 | Category: Congress, Cornyn, Doggett, GOP, Hutchinson, News, Politics, Republican, Senate, Vote | Comments (4)