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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Misguided Immigration and Border Security Bill

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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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Reintroduces Legislation To Reduce Carbon Emissions from Refineries

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CLEAR Act

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the Carbon Limiting Emissions At Refineries (CLEAR) Act to support the research and development of projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the downstream energy sector.  The CLEAR Act authorizes a $200 million program at the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants for demonstration…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Meet with Vice President Harris

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Whip of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and other Pro-Choice Caucus leaders met with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss ways to preserve, protect, and restore reproductive rights across the U.S.  The meeting comes as measures in state legislatures and legal challenges across the country are enacting barriers to access abortion…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Announces Texas’ Seventh Congressional District 2023 Art Competition Winner

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Luke Wang as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District for his painting, Anticipation.  Wang is a student at Bellaire High School.  His painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, along with artwork from other winners from congressional…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Legislation To Expand Medicaid, Close Coverage Gap

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ACCESS Act

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Affordable Care Coverage Expansion and Support for States (ACCESS) Act to establish a program at the Department of Health and Human Services to create a federal Medicaid program for adults in the coverage gap in non-expansion states, like Texas.  “Texas is home to world-leading, innovative health care…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Pro-Choice Congressional Leaders Host Shadow Hearing, “Fighting for Bodily Autonomy: The State of a Post-Roe America”

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) held a shadow hearing entitled “Fighting for Bodily Autonomy: The State of a Post-RoeAmerica.”  The hearing examined the impacts on reproductive rights and abortion access across the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Republican Bill to Default on America

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 2811, House Republicans’ extreme bill that increases the risk of economic disaster for America and Americans.   “The United States must pay its bills, and Congress must make it possible to do so,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “It is irresponsible to put at risk the full faith and credit of the…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Decision

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication used in abortion care, including miscarriage treatment, originally approved for use more than 20 years ago.  It is…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Anti-Transgender Legislation

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, H.R. 734, which bans transgender girls from playing on a school sports team consistent with their gender identity.  The bill also defines sex as based on an individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.    “Participating…

ICYMI: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Speaks at House Democratic Caucus Press Conference To Highlight Commitment To Fight Abortion Pill Restrictions

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4.18 Dem Caucus Weekly Press Conference

This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) delivered remarks at the House Democratic Caucus leadership press conference to highlight Democrats’ commitment to fight abortion pill restrictions in recent court rulings as well as her bill, the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, H.R. 2573, which reaffirms that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appropriately approved and…