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| https://doggett.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-doggett-speaks-out-against-surprise-amendment-ways-means-republicans | Rep. Doggett Speaks Out Against Surprise Amendment by Ways & Means Republicans | 2017-11-06 | 2017 | 2017-11 | Democrat | House | TX | Lloyd Doggett | D000399 | doggett.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, spoke out against a surprise move by Ways and Means Republicans, who dropped a far-reaching 33-page amendment to a 400-plus page bill that itself only was made public on Thursday. This is not worthy of this Committee’s important work, and has lobbyist fingerprints all over it: Rep. Doggett responded as captured in this video. You may view an earlier speech given by Rep. Doggett here. You may view Rep. Doggett’s full speech on his Motion to Postpone amendment, introduced earlier, here. You may view Rep. Doggett’s statement issued after the release of the “Paradise Papers” here. The House Republican tax bill was belatedly revealed on Thursday, November 2, and mark-up of the bill began today. There have been no public hearings on H.R. 1 specifically. On Sunday, November 5, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released the “Paradise Papers” and announced a global investigation of offshore tax avoidance activities by politicians, world leaders, and multinational corporations. ### Follow Lloyd Doggett Facebook: www.Facebook.com/RepLloydDoggett |Twitter:@RepLloydDoggett | Instagram:@RepLloydDoggett | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |