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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 15h

Trump’s misuse of the military isn’t about securing public safety; it’s about securing more control in his drive for unrestrained one-man rule. He cuts law enforcement funds for DC and other independent cities, as he describes them as so crime-ridden as to require sending in the military.

Trump pledged to make D.C. ‘safe and beautiful.’ His administration cut $40M in homeland security funds.

The Trump administration cuts to homeland security grants in D.C. and 11 states has been paused by a federal judge while they are being challenged in court.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 18h

Given the enormous health insurance premium spikes they are supporting, Republicans have turned once again to cover up their wrongdoing with more lies about immigrants.

I won't stop fighting to seek relief for the millions of Americans from whom Republicans have voted to take away care.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 1d

So many more hostages could have been saved had Netanyahu not made his priority devastation of Gaza and indiscriminate killing of Palestinians and had Trump engaged previously instead of promoting his ridiculous Gazan rivera plan. (2/2)

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 1d

A time of joy to finally see 20 hostages reunited with their families and the attacks on Gaza halted. Trump deserves great credit for what happened today and great blame that it did not happen until now. (1/2)

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 1d

Republicans shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to stop enormous spikes in health insurance premiums. This will put essential care out of reach for thousands of Austinites.

Many worried Central Texans are contacting me about how Republican health care cuts are impacting them.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 2d

How the Injustice Department prosecutes those whom Trump wants to persecute. More Trump regime abuse of power.

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 3d

Democrats are working to stop enormous health insurance premium price hikes and save access to a physician for millions of Americans. Trump is firing disease scientists and public health workers, including the entire CDC office in Washington.

Who do you trust to protect your health care?

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 3d

Air traffic controllers work under stressful conditions requiring them to be at the top of their game, but the GOP gov shutdown is forcing them to work w/out pay.

Spoke to Fox 7 about how this impacts Central Texans, as our airport has long been understaffed w/only 27 of the 60 controllers we need.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 3d

Trump’s gov shutdown is a continuation of his ongoing hatchet job. Firing thousands of workers since January and now over 4,000 more. This has never happened in a shutdown.

More of the same cruel agenda to cut livelihoods & essential programs that protect cybersecurity, public health, and more.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

More than 4,000 positions will be eliminated across agencies, the government told a court Friday night.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 4d

As we approach Open Enrollment season, Austinites are about to be hit with enormous health insurance premium spikes.

Why? Because Republicans let the government shut down instead of negotiating with Democrats to save ACA health care tax credits.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 4d

A world free of violence begins with a home free from violence.

Pleased to announce nearly $17 million for The National Domestic Violence Hotline based in Austin to help sustain operations that save lives, reduce crime, protect families, and strengthen our communities.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 5d

While the most difficult issues for a durable peace remain to be resolved, Israeli and Palestinian families can begin to at last feel some sense of relief if an immediate ceasefire, hostage deal, and surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza can take place over the next few days. (2/2)

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 5d

Welcome news that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a plan to end the devastating war in Gaza and finally bring the hostages home. (1/2)

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 5d

Texas is a leader in solar & wind energy, yet Trump sells us out with giveaways to the fossil fuel industry.

Texans are left in the dark as our health is endangered by more air pollution. Meanwhile, Trump yields world leadership to China for clean energy technology—and its many economic benefits.

Tomlinson: Will Trump help China benefit from more Texas innovations?

Trump’s latest effort to boost the oil and gas industry will hurt Texans’ health and innovative businesses.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 5d

Diverting federal agents from fentanyl, child-exploitation & other criminal investigations to meet Stephen Miller’s mass-deportation quota targeting productive, law-abiding immigrants leaves families less secure.

Dangerous demagoguery, misallocation of law enforcement resources endangers America.

The Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded. A Kansas task force focused on stemming the flow of fentanyl has been redirected. Highway checkpoints near the southwest border—some on roads long identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 6d

Trump and Republicans shut down the federal government last week, forcing our military and many civil servants to work without pay, while thousands more are furloughed.

Republicans can stop this inflicted pain and health insurance premium price spikes, but they have to agree to negotiate.

Rep. Doggett joins KVUE to discuss the Republican government shutdown. | 10/1/25

YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 6d

Donald Trump is calling for the arrest of an elected Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor. Not because they've committed any crime, but because they're standing up to a lawless president.

This is straight out of his tyrant’s playbook and should concern every freedom-loving American.

Trump baselessly calls for Pritzker, Chicago mayor to be jailed

The state and city sued the administration Monday over the deployment of troops to Chicago.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 6d

As usual, Greg Abbott is an eager accomplice to Trump's wrongdoing. The illegal deployment of US troops against US citizens has never been about crime or immigration; Trump only wants to normalize the misuse of our military against his opponents.

Our Texas Guard should be serving Texans, not Trump.

Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois over leaders’ objections

The arrival of Texas National Guard troops came ahead of a Thursday hearing in Illinois’s lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from deploying into the state.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 6d

Trump said he'd lower prices on day one; they increased. Then he gave Big Pharma until Sep 29 to lower drug prices to what consumers pay in other countries, or face tariffs. Big Pharma didn't lower prices. More broken promises/empty threats as manufacturers dodge accountability & Americans struggle.

Politico Pro: Drugmakers lay out sparse response to Trump drug pricing demands

The largest drug lobby on Monday rolled out a slate of commitments including U.S. manufacturing investments and a direct purchase website, but fell short of President Donald Trump’s demand that they offer Americans drugs at the prices they charge other nations.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 7d

Great to see Austin Habitat for Humanity CEO Michele Anderson, COO Wayne Gerami & Director of Community Affairs Greg Anderson. Appreciative of their work to expand affordable housing opportunities across Central Texas.

Looking forward to celebrating their 2025 Carter Work Project in Whisper Valley!

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 7d

The Republicans' government shutdown means thousands of FAA employees are furloughed, while our air traffic controllers and TSA agents are forced to work without pay.

Those traveling for ACL Weekend 2 or F1 can expect longer wait times, delays, and possible ground stops.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 7d

In typical Trump fashion, his admin hides facts that prove its failed economic policies hurt American families. Rising grocery prices make it harder to put food on the table.

Scrapping a decades-long USDA report ignores this pain and undermines our ability to deliver help to those most in need.

Trump ends annual report on U.S. hunger amid rising food insecurity

The Trump administration is ending a decades-long report on U.S. hunger, calling it “politicized.” Last year, the USDA report warned of rising food insecurity.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 7d

My statement on the two years since October 7, 2023.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 8d

Those aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, like Austinite Greg Stoker, drew critical attention to Netanyahu’s endless war by starvation w/their attempt to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid.

After working to facilitate Greg’s release from Israeli custody, I look forward to welcoming him home to Austin.

Austin activist Greg Stoker released from Israeli prison

Stoker was among roughly 170 people held in an Israeli prison after attempting to sail to Gaza to deliver aid.

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 8d

With a compliant Congress ready to do Trump’s bidding, American taxpayers will soon have to open their wallets to send billions more in welfare payments to farmers for markets they lost through his unwinnable trade war.

This is on top of Trump's tariff taxes costing families $2,400 more a year.

Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money

The president has also said he wants to use direct tariff revenue for the payments, but that could trigger a major fight in Congress.

www.politico.com

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