Speaker: Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher: Thank you, Madam Speaker. For a year and a half now, people in Texas who are able to do so have been traveling out of state to obtain abortion care, and now that 15 other states have banned abortion, more people are traveling even further to get the reproductive health care they need.… Read more »
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher: Good morning. Thank you all for being here today. My beloved home state of Texas is in a crisis, as are states across the country where access to abortion has been effectively or altogether eliminated for a year and a half now. People in Texas who are able to do so have been traveling to other states to obtain abortion care. And now that 15 other states have… Read more »
Following the letter Congresswoman Fletcher (TX-07) sent with her colleagues to President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to protect families from losing health insurance.
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiaries who are set to… Read more »
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas, Ms. Fletcher.
LF: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and I join in welcoming our new members and congratulating Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers on her historic chairmanship and thanking our witnesses for being here today. It has been a long day, but I have been here and appreciated your testimony. As we’ve heard throughout the day, our country leads in… Read more »
By: Alex Wang
Houston, TX Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) attended the Buffalo Speedway Project Ribbon Cutting with West University Place Mayor Susan Sample, City Council Members and other community leaders. The project replaced the road surface on Buffalo Speedway from Bissonnet to Bellaire and made major drainage improvements. During the ribbon cutting, Congresswoman… Read more »
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) was re-appointed to serve on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce in the 118th Congress. The Committee has wide jurisdiction over issues important to Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, including health care and energy. Congresswoman Fletcher will serve on the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security and the… Read more »
By: Mauri Curi and Michaela Ross
A key lawmaker on reproductive healthcare and privacy is calling on Congress to pass a law that protects sensitive health data as the US Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion.
The Supreme Court last year overturned the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, sparking concern that people seeking or providing abortions… Read more »
Host (Marcelino Benito): Congressman Fletcher, I appreciate your time this evening. The abortion rights landscape in this country, as you know, is far different than it was one year ago at the 49th anniversary of Roe V Wade. What are your thoughts on where things stand today?
LF: Well, thanks so much for the question and thanks for your attention to this question because this is… Read more »
By: Claire Goodman, Staff writer
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston, who also represents part of Fort Bend County, has been named Whip of the Pro-Choice Caucus. The caucus is “a coalition of Members in the U.S. House of Representatives who are working to preserve, protect, and advance policies that ensure reproductive autonomy,” Fletcher said in a statement Friday.
Fletcher will… Read more »
The Speaker Pro Tempore: The gentlelady is recognized.
Congresswoman Fletcher: Thank you, Mr. speaker. Energy security is a key component of our national security. Our energy exports have a security impact around the world, as they do here at home. And that's why I'm disappointed this morning to hear many of my friends across the aisle criticizing and blaming President Biden for taking… Read more »
