Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) shared additional information with constituents about how a government shutdown could impact residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and what to expect if Congress fails to appropriate funds required for the federal government to function. Unless the House and Senate vote to continue funding the government, funding will lapse… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Secure the Border Act, H.R. 2.
“We have complex border security and immigration policy matters to address, but the bill brought to the floor today does not address them, it exacerbates them,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “I support comprehensive immigration reform and a safe and secure border. We… Read more »
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) is leading an effort to provide increased funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to address the immigration court backlog throughout the United States. Recently, she led 12 of her House colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that Congress increase resources for EOIR to hire more… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act, a bill designed to protect our country’s Afghan partners and expedite the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process as the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan. Congresswoman Fletcher is a co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation, which… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021. This legislation secures protections and establishes a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers (individuals who came to the United States when they were young) and for certain individuals who were eligible for or held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.Res.1153, a resolution condemning medical practices at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, that may have resulted in forced, medically unnecessary hysterectomies and gynecological procedures without the informed consent of the women. Congresswoman Fletcher was a co-sponsor of H.Res. 1153, which… Read more »
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), released the following statement in response to the Project South letter containing allegations from a whistleblower as well as detainees at the Irwin Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center detailing severe abuses, including an alarmingly high number of hysterectomies, a lack of medical care, and an absence of adequate protection… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) supported the passage of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standard for Individuals in CBP Custody Act. Fletcher is a co-sponsor of the legislation, introduced by Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36). H.R. 3239 improves conditions in Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facilities where migrants are held after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. It includes… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019, which permits Venezuelans to qualify for temporary protected status (TPS). The bill passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support 272 to 158.
The TPS program was established in 1990 for nationals in the United States from countries affected by violence or… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement regarding remarks made by President Trump about members of Congress on Twitter yesterday and at the White House today:
“Yesterday, the President of the United States made comments on Twitter urging some of my colleagues in Congress to ‘go back [to the] places from which they came.’ Today, he… Read more »
