Texas News Congressional Democrats Try To Go Around Conservative State Leaders To Expand Medicaid In Texas By Texas Standard Published July 7, 2021 at 1:55 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) announces workaround for states that have not expanded Medicaid.Courtesy Rep. Doggett's Office Congressional Democrats have finally found a way to expand Medicaid in the dozen states that haven’t yet done so.