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(HOUSTON, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) led Governor Greg Abbott, Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and the Houston delegation in a letter urging acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought to approve the rules at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grants for Di... Read More »

(Houston, TX) ­–Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Rhonda Hart of Santa Fe, TX will accompany her to the president’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. A native of Wasilla, Alaska, Rhonda Hart is an Army veteran and lifelong educator of children. While always politically aware, Rhonda joined the fight to prevent gun violence after her oldest child was... Read More »

(Houston, TX) ­– Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) was elected by Democrats on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment. “I am honored to be elected to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment,” said Congresswoman Fletcher. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Committee as we examine and support the science... Read More »

(Washington, DC) ­– Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has been appointed to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee by the Steering and Policy Committee. The Congresswoman joins a select group of freshman members on the Committee chaired by fellow Texan Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30). “I represent a district that believes in science, innovation, and facts. I am honored to ... Read More »

(Washington, DC) ­– Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has been appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the Steering and Policy Committee. The Congresswoman joins a select group of freshman on this busy committee chaired by Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04). “I sought to serve on this committee because of its jurisdiction over issues of critical importance to Te... Read More »

The First Session of the 116th United States Congress commences on January 3rd, 2019. Members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives will attend the First Session. Read More »

The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2019 when the First Session of the 116th United States Congress convenes. Read More »

U.S. Representative Lizzie Fletcher was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2019. The Honorable Lizzie Fletcher was elected to serve as representative of Texas’s 7th Congressional District. Representative Lizzie Fletcher was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office. Read More »