Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after the House failed to pass the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 6126.
“Since October, President Biden has requested, and I have supported, emergency funding for pressing national security needs, including assistance for our allies Ukraine and Israel and for humanitarian aid in… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res. 863, a resolution to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
“The effort to impeach Secretary Mayorkas represents a dramatic departure from more than two centuries of established precedent about the proper exercise of the extraordinary tool of the Impeachment Clause of the Constitution,” said… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024, to enhance the Child Tax Credit and support local businesses.
“The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act provides relief for children and families in Houston and across our country and supports small businesses that are vital to our community,”… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that her office has successfully resolved more than 13,000 matters for residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Her office assists residents with matters before federal agencies, including obtaining benefits from Social Security, Medicare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as addressing matters before… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement on the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
“Today, on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Texas women and families are in crisis as our state’s abortion ban has created devastating consequences for their health and freedom,” said Congresswoman Lizzie… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after voting for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which extends government funding through March 1 and March 8, 2024.
“Keeping our government funded and functioning is a fundamental responsibility of Congress,” said… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and other pro-choice lawmakers in a roundtable to discuss ways to restore and protect reproductive health care. The roundtable is part of Secretary Becerra’s Reproductive Health Care series to highlight the work the Biden administration is doing to protect… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) celebrated the announcement that the Biden administration will send $80 million in federal funding to the State of Texas to plug orphaned wells across the state. The program was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included Congresswoman Fletcher’s bill, the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) announced that Texas municipalities will receive $70 million from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Corridor Program to build hydrogen fueling stations throughout Texas, including in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. The stations will create a clean hydrogen refueling network… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and urged the Committee to include language supporting several Houston area water conveyance improvement projects in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), 2024. WRDA is a biannual water infrastructure bill that authorizes studies and… Read more »
