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 Fletcher… Read more »

Today, the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus announced that Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will serve as Whip of the Pro-Choice Caucus, a coalition of Members in the U.S. House of Representatives who are working to preserve, protect, and advance policies that ensure reproductive autonomy.  The Pro-Choice Caucus is led by co-Chairs Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Barbara Lee… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against two pieces of legislation that undermine access to reproductive health care, H.R. 26 and H.Con.Res. 3. “I continue to be disappointed by the disingenuous and dangerous legislation that the new Republican majority has chosen to begin this Congress, especially today’s thinly veiled efforts to criminalize access to reproductive… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, H.R. 23, which cuts Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding that was specifically appropriated to assist Americans with tax filing and to enforce tax compliance. “It is disappointing that the new Republican majority has chosen to start this Congress… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement as the 118th Congress convened: “I am honored and proud to represent Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, and glad to be back in Washington as the 118th Congress convenes.  I look forward to building on the work we have done in the 116th and 117th Congresses, and to continuing to bring the voices of the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released her 2022 Annual Report detailing her work representing Texas’ Seventh Congressional District this year.  The report highlights Congresswoman Fletcher’s work on legislation and constituent matters. “I am honored and proud to represent Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, and to bring the voices of those who live and work here to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced she has helped secure $502,938,988 in federal grant dollars for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.   “Congress has the power to allocate our resources to further our country’s goals,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “From promoting public safety, to helping expand small businesses, to providing essential… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, a bipartisan government funding bill that funds essential programs, addresses many of the challenges our country faces, and provides more than $31.1 million for fifteen local projects that Congresswoman Fletcher requested through the Community Funded Projects process.  The… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis’ (FL-12) bipartisan bill to improve and develop pediatric medical devices by reauthorizing the Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) grant program and allowing profits for certain Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) devices, passed the House of Representatives for a second time.  The bill was included in a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano’s (CA-41) Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, passed the House of Representatives for a second time, following minor modifications in the Senate.  The AUTO for Veterans Act expands the eligibility for disabled veterans… Read more »