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Student Debt, Student Threat

Student debt is a looming black cloud affecting many students in America. According to the U.S. Department of Education, student loan interest rates have gone down about one-third of a percent in the last year from 4.66% to 4.29%, which according to Blake Ellis with CNN Money Investigations, is still crippling forty million Americans.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett attended a student press conference at the Highland Campus Sept. 4, to speak about H.R. 1260, The American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2015, a bill which he is both the author and sponsor.

Local NARFE chapter hosts Doggett at recent meeting

Doggett addressed the concerns of NARFE members, including issues such as Medicare, Social Security, Government Pension Offset, Federal Employees Health Benefits, salaries, cost of living raises and the data breach. Open Season is the time for federal employees, retirees and survivors to make changes to their Federal Health Insurance.

Congressman Honors Flood First Responders

Congressman Lloyd Doggett Friday will honor the people who rushed toward deadly flood waters on Memorial Day Weekend while everyone else rushed away. Among those receiving Doggett’s praise, officials with the Hay’s County Sheriff’s Office, local fire departments, EMS and city and community leaders.

Working together back to school, from pre-K to post-grad

As our students head back to school, I have been thinking about trust. Families trust our schools to offer compassion and care, while students trust that teachers will help in mastering the knowledge and skills needed to succeed. And I am thankful that so many place significant trust in me to represent our children, our schools and our community in Washington.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett Wants to Fix Federal Financial Student Aid

Going to college is important–and expensive. Thanks to a combination of decreased public funding and inflation, the cost has been steadily rising. While the cost of attendance in Texas is lower than the national average, it is getting more expensive as well. This often makes attending college a challenge for lower-income students. Fortunately, that’s where Austin Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett comes in.

Democrats say they have votes needed to sustain veto

Three days before world leaders formally unveiled an interim deal in early 2014 to slow the growth of Iran’s nuclear program, two House Democrats quietly met to start discussing how they could sell a final accord — if it ever came to fruition — to a skeptical Congress. It was Jan. 9, 2014, and Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett and North Carolina Rep. David Price knew that without a sustained campaign from allies in Congress, it would be tough for President Barack Obama to persuade lawmakers to support the agreement over the strong objections of pro-Israel groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Thank you, for the encouragement and support, especially throughout these recent weeks.  There are no unimportant elections and no unimportant races. From the courthouse to the statehouse to the Congress, I will be working for Democratic victories.

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