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Rep. Lloyd Doggett

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

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 5h
More sick children from political harassment of physicians and fanatic interference in the patient/physician relationship. doggett.house.gov/media/in-the...
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NYT: Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
It was a bustling Monday morning at a little pediatrician’s office in central Texas. Children with rashes, fevers and runny noses cycled through exam rooms decorated with butterflies, planets and colo...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 8h
Trump is clearing the path for more flavored vapes to enter the legal market, delivering more help for the addiction industry at the expense of public health. Big Tobacco has donated millions to Trump, and now our kids are paying the price. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | U.S. Regulators Plan Major Move to Speed Authorizations of Vapes, Tobacco Pouches
The move comes despite lawmakers voicing concern about recent flavor approvals.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
[2/2] No evidence of meaningful savings for Americans struggling to afford necessary medicines. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals
Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
[1/2] No wonder Trump kept his grand bargains with Big Pharma a secret. They’re just agreements to protect pharma profits with tariff tax exemptions and higher prices for consumers everywhere. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals
Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
[2/2] A world free from violence begins at home, and our hometown of Austin is leading in that work as the National Domestic Violence Hotline, headquartered in Austin, and SAFE Alliance deliver life-saving and life-changing support. @safeatx.bsky.social
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
[1/2] October marks #DomesticViolenceAwareness month, a somber reminder that 24 people per minute experience abuse in the U.S.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
Today is the LAST DAY to REGISTER TO VOTE in Texas. It is also the last day to update your address. Do so now here: www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 04/10/2026
Only a few days left to register to vote and ensure your voice is heard in this year’s vital election. Check your status and register today, and encourage others to do so no later than October 5 here: www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
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Register to Vote in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
Learn how to register to vote in Texas with easy-to-follow steps. Get all the details you need to ensure you're ready for the next election.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026
[2/2] Faculty and students deserve a real voice in decisions that will shape the future of our University. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
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UT’s leaders are putting the university’s academic strength at risk | Opinion
Faculty and students deserve a voice as the University of Texas reshapes its core curriculum and reorganizes academic departments, UT professor Jason Brownlee writes.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026
[1/2] I commend UT Professor Jason Brownlee for speaking out. UT leadership, taking cues from Abbott's political agenda, is pushing through sweeping changes behind closed doors, threatening the academic excellence generations of Longhorns have built. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
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UT’s leaders are putting the university’s academic strength at risk | Opinion
Faculty and students deserve a voice as the University of Texas reshapes its core curriculum and reorganizes academic departments, UT professor Jason Brownlee writes.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026
[2/2] All he really accomplished was alienating one of our strongest allies, Denmark, and jeopardizing our NATO alliance to the benefit of his buddy Putin. www.economist.com/internationa...
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Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done
A revised defence pact with Denmark and Greenland is a modest improvement, but annexation threats were a costly blunder
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026
[1/2] Trump‘s great “accomplishment” with Greenland offers the US little that we did not already have under a 1950s defense treaty and through NATO. www.economist.com/internationa...
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Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done
A revised defence pact with Denmark and Greenland is a modest improvement, but annexation threats were a costly blunder
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 02/10/2026
As RFK campaigns for Republicans around the country, his security is being funded by a Reagan-created office to address high rates of black infant mortality. Trump regime corruption endangers lives. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[2/2] Doctors already face the threat of prosecution in TX, now the TX GOP Platform even urges prosecution of women. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[1/2] An ectopic pregnancy (when the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus) should not be a death sentence. By interfering with emergency treatment, GOP abortion bans can be just that. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[2/2] If we're serious about the debt, step one is to stop digging: reverse these giveaways to multinationals, multi-millionaires and billionaires. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
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Opinion | The National Debt Never Scared Me. It Scares Me.
It’s too big to ignore. And it could all end badly.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[1/2] Trump's Big Ugly Bill piled $4.7 trillion onto the national debt, disproportionately to hand tax breaks to the ultra-rich and giant corporations. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
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Opinion | The National Debt Never Scared Me. It Scares Me.
It’s too big to ignore. And it could all end badly.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[2/2] Ensure your voice is heard in this year’s vital election by registering to vote today and urging others to do so no later than October 5. www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
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Register to Vote in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
Learn how to register to vote in Texas with easy-to-follow steps. Get all the details you need to ensure you're ready for the next election.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 01/10/2026
[1/2] So many are struggling to afford groceries, gas, and other goods, concerned about their child’s education, and worried about the state of our democracy. www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
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Register to Vote in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
Learn how to register to vote in Texas with easy-to-follow steps. Get all the details you need to ensure you're ready for the next election.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 30/09/2026
The “Unites States” can really rely on safety from Trump’s voluntary “super intelligence” agreement promising error-free AI company self-regulation.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 30/09/2026
The Trump regime is using taxpayer dollars to illegally pump propaganda directly onto American TV screens, emulating the actions of authoritarians he so admires in China and North Korea. Desperate for attention, the ad’s song “Love Me” says it all. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump administration launches pro-Trump TV ad ahead of midterms
The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 30/09/2026
[2/2] A man unable to restrain his own reckless whims that have tanked our economy and endangered national security certainly cannot be trusted to constrain technology that may enable a bioweapons race, infrastructure attacks, and more. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I.
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 30/09/2026
[1/2] As AI executives and world leaders warn of the dangers of AI and call for greater regulation, Trump dismisses concerns and proclaims he is the only necessary restraint. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I.
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 29/09/2026
[2/2] With Senator @senwhitehouse, I've introduced the ECO AGOA Act, which sets a simple standard: if you want America's trade preferences, enforce your own environmental laws. More from @politico subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 29/09/2026
[1/2] The race for Africa's critical minerals shouldn't become a race to the bottom. Mining and other industries poison water, soil, and lungs when environmental laws go unenforced, and today AGOA rewards those countries with duty-free access to our market. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Step by outrageous, backward step, GOP interference continues to weaken UT. Suppressing meaningful faculty in student participation only weakens Longhorn educational quality. Professor Minich offers insights in her opinion article. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
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UT’s core overhaul could leave students paying the price | Opinion
UT is removing courses from its existing requirements even as questions remain about the new curriculum’s scope, transferability and implementation, Julie Avril Minich writes.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 28/09/2026
ICE continues on a brutal and lawless rampage leaving a US citizen injured in Illinois. The Austin shooting on Sunday was hardly an isolated incident. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 26/09/2026
[1/2] ICE shot this young man, pulled him from an Austin hospital within hours without surgery, and hauled him two hours into the countryside, far from his family and his attorney, with the bullet still lodged near his spine. My conversation with @jacobsoboroff on @msnownews: youtu.be/S7XwQVq_aJI
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses shooting of Wilber Garces Perez on MS Now
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 26/09/2026
[1/2] Nearly a week after this tragedy, ICE has yet to offer the slightest explanation of why its officer shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez delivering food in Austin, an officer not even wearing the body camera he was issued.  youtu.be/S7XwQVq_aJI
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses shooting of Wilber Garces Perez on MS Now
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Tune in tomorrow at 10:20am, I'll join @jacobsoboroff on @msnownews to discuss the recent ICE shooting in Austin and other pending issues.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
[2/2] Another $15 million taxpayer dollars literally down the drain thanks to Trump’s corrupt, bumbling regime. Reflecting pool contractor says issues were linked to its own work, not vandals, report says. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
[1/2] The once-beautiful reflecting pool has remained empty for months after Trump's "beautification" project went sideways. Now, Trump’s hand-selected, no-bid contractor admits the problems were caused by its own work, not vandals or those arrested on false charges. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Read the whole article here: www.austinchronicle.com/news/the-wee...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
[2/2] Why? Because they’re more interested in cooking the books to benefit Big Insurance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozn...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Medicare transparency in Ways and Means, part 1
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 25/09/2026
[1/2] While claiming more transparency on Medicare Advantage private insurance plans as their excuse for a manipulative report, GOP could not offer a single reason for rejecting my amendment to require more complete data on claim denials, consumer costs, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozn...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Medicare transparency in Ways and Means, part 1
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
Texas Republicans are remaking UT Austin, one of the nation's top public universities, to reflect their narrow worldview. Legislating what students can study and professors can teach is a surefire way to hollow out a great university. www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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UT proposes cutting more than 100 'narrow' courses from core this spring
UT courses on slavery, race, sexuality and environmental history are among those that could stop counting toward UT's core.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
Pleased to secure $2 million in federal funding for the Belfast Bridge and Trail. Now the City needs to move forward with urgency to turn these federal dollars into this long-awaited connection between Windsor Park and Mueller. Thanks to “Window on Windsor” for sharing the good news.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
[2/2] Last week, GOP, always obedient to Trump, said cheat on by rejecting my amendment. Easier for them to talk against fraud than actually take meaningful steps to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWF...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses his crypto tax evasion Amendment at Ways and Means
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
[1/2] Crypto is great for tax evasion. There is no good reason for excluding crypto platforms from filing IRS Form 1099 like other securities dealers. And an exclusion costs $4 billion of estimated tax cheating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWF...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses his crypto tax evasion Amendment at Ways and Means
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 23/09/2026
[2/2] Republicans even rejected a modest transparency amendment I offered, which would have exposed many Medicare Advantage shortcomings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXJz...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett exposes Medicare Advantage profiteering in Ways and Means
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 23/09/2026
[1/2] Congress isn’t lacking information on the waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare Advantage program. What’s lacking is the courage to stand up to giant Insurance companies, save billions of taxpayer dollars, and provide seniors better care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXJz...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett exposes Medicare Advantage profiteering in Ways and Means
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 23/09/2026
In another horrific threat of war crimes, Trump ponders whether to “annihilate” Iran and “drive them into hell with no chance of survival or hope.” Trump’s outrageous threats only endanger Americans, our values, and our global standing. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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U.N. Updates: As Trump Threatens Iran, Other Leaders Warn of Deep Divisions
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 22/09/2026
[2/2] The Trump regime wants to hide the facts, but I’m demanding the truth. My interview with Spectrum News on the Austin shooting: youtu.be/L2-m_hAm_zE
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Spectrum News discussing the ICE shooting in Austin
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 22/09/2026
[1/2] Wilber Garces Perez has no criminal record and was out working to provide for his family when ICE shot him. ICE never seems to have the body camera working when violence occurs. youtu.be/L2-m_hAm_zE
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Spectrum News discussing the ICE shooting in Austin
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
The use of these huge bombs in areas crowded with civilians has led to the deaths of thousands of innocents. Trump talks peace while supplying Netanyahu with the weapons that could kill thousands more. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
Doctors face prosecution under the Texas GOP abortion ban. As women die because they can’t get abortion care, the official TX GOP party platform is to prosecute the women too. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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Family of Woman Who Died While Pregnant Sues Texas Over Abortion Ban
The lawsuit claims that state officials created a climate of fear that kept doctors from ending Tierra Walker’s pregnancy before she died.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
[2/2] He did nothing. Now GOP propose a study about Congolese forced labor. These kids need action, not another study. youtu.be/osKj0bJ__xw?...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett urges Ways and Means Committee to help the Republic of Congo
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
[1/2] Children in Congo dig cobalt out of pits with their bare hands in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. Trump refused our demand that he take action on this when he negotiated a critical minerals agreement. youtu.be/osKj0bJ__xw?...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett urges Ways and Means Committee to help the Republic of Congo
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
[2/2] A federal badge is not a license to shoot. ICE investigating ICE is not an investigation. My interview on CNN this afternoon:
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 21/09/2026
[1/2] An ICE agent shot a man here in Austin. While we do not yet have all of the facts, we do have the facts about ICE. ICE is eager to fulfill Trump’s deportation quota by rounding up any immigrant that it can find, including those who are making a real contribution to our community.
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