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On Dobbs Anniversary, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Ami Bera, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, and Congressman Mark Pocan Reintroduce Bill To Close Reproductive Health Training Gap for Medical and Nursing Students in Abortion Ban States

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) reintroduced the Reproductive Healthcare Training Act.  The Reproductive Healthcare Training Act creates a grant program for health professional schools, academic health centers, or other nonprofit health care safety net…

On Fourth Dobbs Anniversary, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, and Congressman Ami Bera Introduce Bill To Close Abortion Training Gap for OB/GYN Residents in Abortion Ban States

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) introduced the Safeguarding Access to Full-spectrum Education and (SAFE) Training for OBGYNs Act.  The SAFE Training for OBGYNs Act establishes a grant program to provide funding for OB/GYN residency programs that train…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Texas Democratic Delegation in Demanding Answers from USDA about Resurgence of New World Screwworm

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led the Texas Democratic Delegation in demanding answers from United States Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins and requesting a briefing on how the USDA plans to address the resurgence of New World screwworm in Texas and across the United States.  “For the past several decades, our country has remained relatively pest-free…

As ICE Remains Unchecked, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against More Funding for ICE

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Secure America Act (S.2) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $70 billion.  Specifically, the legislation provides $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for DHS. “Since January, people who…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Moves To Force Vote To Guarantee the Right to Contraception

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) filed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on her bill, the Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 999, to guarantee by law the right to contraception.  A discharge petition is a legislative tool in the House of Representatives that allows a majority of members to force a bill to the floor for a vote by the full chamber, even if the…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Ukraine Security Assistance

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Ukraine Support Act, H.R. 2913, to authorize security assistance and economic investments for Ukraine and to impose new financial sanctions and export restrictions on Russia until it ceases its war against Ukraine. "For years, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated remarkable courage and perseverance in their fight for democracy…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Require President To Follow Constitution

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for a resolution to direct President Trump to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly makes a declaration of war or authorizes use of military force against Iran (H.Con.Res. 86). “The United States Constitution states clearly that Congress has the sole authority and…

As Trump Administration Sets Up $1.8 Billion Slush Fund To Funnel Money to Trump Allies Committing Crimes on Behalf of the President, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Bill To Prohibit Self-Dealing Settlements

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act to bar any president from initiating civil lawsuits against the U.S. government while in office and to prohibit use of the Treasury’s Judgement Fund to settle civil claims a president filed, even after leaving office.  The bill follows the announcement that President Trump initiated…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Announces Texas’ Seventh Congressional District 2026 Art Competition Winner

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5.15 Art Competition Winner

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Selina Yuan as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  Selina is a student at St. Thomas’ Episcopal School.  Her painting Dedication will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, along with artwork from other winners from congressional districts…

As Federal Courts Threaten Telehealth Access to Abortion Pill, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Pat Ryan Reintroduce Legislation To Protect It

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act to reaffirm that mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion pill.  “More than…