Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Rep. Lloyd Doggett

@doggett.house.gov

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

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[2/2] This is not a distant threat; it is a public health crisis fueled by our continued dependence on fossil fuels. Let’s save lives by resisting Trump’s backtracking and eventually take direct action to protect families from increasingly deadly heat. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/c...

nytimes.comHeat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely RecordThis summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.

Fearful that he is losing in Alaska, Trump is desperately clinging to power by weaponizing the Justice Department and declaring fraud nearly two weeks before an election has even occurred. The only threat to election integrity is Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comDOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly losesIn a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

Trump’s chief negotiator with Russia is just another Putin appeaser like his boss. He cannot tell the difference between humanitarian and an indicted war criminal for kidnapping Ukrainian children. Witkoff should be removed immediately. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

wsj.comWitkoff’s Praise of Putin as ‘Humanitarian’ Tracks With U.S. Approach to RussiaThe U.S. envoy’s remarks in Russia sparked fury among Ukraine’s supporters, but they follow President Trump’s strategy for ending the Ukraine war.

[1/2] American rabbis and advocates were detained for helping Palestinians harvest their olives. Now, Netanyahu’s right-wing regime is planning to deport them at the same time it offers impunity to those West Bank settlers who terrorize. www.npr.org/2026/10/21/n...

npr.orgIsrael detains dozens of Americans, including a congressional candidate, in West BankDemocratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.

[1/2] Despite the lack of evidence of Russian inference or other foreign involvement in the U.S. election, Trump and his GOP enablers continue to spread baseless claims of voter fraud while simultaneously dismantling the infrastructure that keeps our elections secure.

[2/2] As we recognize #BreastCancerAwareness Month, I think of my dear friend Susan Dawson, a local education leader who recently lost her long struggle with this dreaded disease. Like Susan, 1 in 8 women receive a breast cancer diagnosis.

[1/2] Trump has just used the new Russia sanctions law, which Republicans claimed would help Ukraine, to let Putin off the hook harm it. I voted against this travesty, whose true purpose was to expand the tariff powers of our aspiring tyrant Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

nytimes.comTrump Signs Order Waiving New Russia SanctionsThe sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

After dismantling the Education Department, Trump targets our youngest children as he seeks to cut Head Start funding and eliminate bilingual education. Serving over 800,000, Head Start puts our kids on the path to success—Trump is working to make them stumble. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

thehill.comDemocrats urge RFK Jr. to scrap proposed Head Start overhaulDemocrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousand…

[1/2] Transportation makes up the largest source of harmful greenhouse gas emission in the Nation. In his climate denial and quest to serve Big Oil Billionaires, Trump rolled back our clean car standards. www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...

npr.orgThe Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new carsThe Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.

[2/2] As Time reports, my comments are supported by both legal experts &energy analysts, who note that this won’t lower diesel prices, which were caused by Trump‘s reckless war with Iran. With new cash Trump is providing from Americans, only Vladimir Putin wins. time.com/article/2026...

time.comLawmakers Argue Trump's Russia Diesel Deal 'Violates' the Law. Here's What Legal Experts SayPresident Donald Trump is facing growing backlash over his plan to import diesel from Russia, with some Republican and Democratic lawmakers insisting that the controversial deal runs directly counter ...

[1/3] Following his repeated promises that he would bring prices down immediately after he became President, Trump just claimed victory: “we are bringing prices way down.” Yet, with his many failed policies, Inflation jumped from 3.4% in August to3.7% in September. www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/e...

cnn.comInflation rose to 3.7% last month in last snapshot of consumer prices before the midterms | CNN BusinessInflation rose faster than expected last month, and more broadly than expected, with price pressures extending well beyond the pump.

Trump is permitting Russian diesel imports in direct violation of federal statute. He illegally rewards his pal Putin while blaming Zelensky for not bending a knee the way Trump has. More of my comments to AP. apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comTrump's diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated CongressThe deal that President Donald Trump reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel is drawing concern from Congress.

[1/2] GOP Senate Armed Services Chair & faithful Trump supporter, Roger Wicker, has it right— Trump’s diesel purchase gift to Putin is not “going to go through;” it’s a violation of the law prohibiting such imports into the US. punchbowl.news/article/sena...

punchbowl.newsSenators demand Donald Trump revoke Russian diesel dealA dozen senators — including six Republicans — are calling on Trump to roll back his newly announced Russian diesel deal.

[1/2] After TRUMPing up charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver and inventing investigations into Senator Adam Schiff and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Trump turns to another perceived political enemy, Rep. Ilhan Omar. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

nytimes.comFederal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan OmarThe search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.