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Houston Chronicle: Rep. Lizzie Fletcher confronts Green New Deal, border security, Mueller at first town hall

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U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston, continued to chart a moderate course on the Democratic Party’s top issues Saturday at her first town hall as a member of Congress, staying firm in her position that the Affordable Care Act should be built upon, not scrapped, and that the Green New Deal should not be “the only part of the conversation.” The wide-ranging town hall at Frostwood…

Houston Chronicle: Houston Democrat Lizzie Fletcher: Life in the center of the political crossfire

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WASHINGTON - At a closed-door meeting of House Democrats last week, liberal firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that colleagues who backed a GOP amendment on new gun background check legislation could find themselves on a “list” facing primary election challenges in 2020. Freshman Houston Democrat Lizzie Fletcher did not join the 26 Democratic defectors on the Republican…