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Democrat from Texas
Rep. Lloyd Doggett was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994.
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Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money."
Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.
Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.
"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Recent stories featuring Lloyd Doggett
Rick Perry and the Texas economy:
With Texas Gov. Rick Perry now running for president, we review our fact-checking on claims about jobs and the Texas economy.
Fact-checking claims about the Texas economy:
With Texas Gov. Rick Perry now running for president, we review our fact-checking on claims about jobs and the Texas economy.
Perry-O-Meter: Guv kept education funds promise:
With $830 million in federal education aid poised to flow into the state, the Perry-O-Meter tilted to Promise Kept on a pledge by the Texas governor to work with the U.S. Education Department to secure that money for schools.
Caller: How would you vote (just 'tween us and the Truth-O-Meter)?:
Our latest article on U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett's charge that GOP challenger Donna Campbell has called for an end to federal education aid pivots on how she answered a caller's question to a public-access cable TV show--but it's not our only article based on ayes and nays...
Kidnappings, Social Security, it's your turn:
Before we sink into full-blown summer — abundant with fresh statements to test, we hope — let’s unload our mailbag. It’s too heavy to carry through July.
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