I was honored to present a flag in recognition of Mrs. Betty Jo Hudspeth's, Andrews Elementary principal, many years of service to school children and their parents. Helping me to honor her are Andrews students. The flag was flown over the United States' Capitol and will now fly at the school.
Recent News
Congressman Doggett Testifies About His National Silver Alert Act
On July 15, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on
Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security about legislation I authored, the
National Silver Alert Act. This bipartisan legislation would create a
Silver Alert system to help find missing seniors with dementia – similar
to the Amber Alert system to find missing children.
Click here for the text of my remarks.
Congressman Doggett Introduces Climate MATTERS Act to Address Global Warming
In June, I joined with Central Texas leaders from the business, technology, environmental, and religious communities to introduce my bill to combat global warming -- the Climate Market Auction Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (MATTERS) Act. The Climate MATTERS Act institutes a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and invests the revenue to create green, high-wage jobs, assist consumers to transition to a low-carbon economy, and provide affordable healthcare to working families.
Click here for the text of my remarks.
Congressman Doggett
Amendment Passes to Streamline Student Aid Applications
As part of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, the House
passed an amendment I offered to make it easier to file for financial
aid. The Doggett amendment gives students and parents the power to
instruct the Internal Revenue Service to provide their income
information directly to the Department of Education. This will simplify
the filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Click here for my remarks on the amendment.
Congressman
Doggett Seeks to Unite Taxpayers with Lost Refunds
Click here for a list of more than 400 undeliverable tax refund
checks belonging to Central Texas taxpayers who filed their 2006 federal
income tax returns. Taxpayers who locate their name on the IRS Refund
List can call the IRS Refund Hotline at 1-800-TAX-1954 (1-800-829-1954)
for further assistance.
Congressman
Doggett Delivers Texas State University Commencement Address
Click here for the text of my remarks at the Fall Commencement
Exercises of Texas State University at San Marcos. In that speech, I
urged graduates: “As you transition from the dorm room to the board
room, from your leadership on campus to becoming leaders in your
community, or perhaps from this hilly campus to Capitol Hill, know that
it is not about being somebody, but it is about doing something.”
House Passes Historic Energy Legislation
Click here to view my floor speech about increasing fuel economy standards. The Energy Independence and Security Act
also creates tax incentives for the purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and restores the original intent of the renewable diesel tax credit.
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