Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) led a bipartisan letter with their colleagues to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to pause the implementation of and review proposed changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).  The proposed changes would alter… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and more than 150 original co-sponsors.  Her legislation, which passed the House in the last Congress, protects the constitutional right to travel across state lines, including for… 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… Read more »

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appointed Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) to the Regional Leadership Council in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Congresswoman Fletcher will work to promote Democrats’ legislative accomplishments, especially the work of the 117th Congress, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement about the killing of Tyre Nichols after he was detained by police:  “My heart has been heavy with anticipation, and is even more so now with the knowledge of the details of the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols by police officers following a traffic stop.  My heart… Read more »

Today, 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 as well… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) led a letter with their colleagues to President Biden and to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging HHS to open a special enrollment period for Medicaid and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Aurora Picture Show; DACAMERA Society of Texas; Silambam Houston; Stages; and editor and translator Samantha Schnee have been awarded $70,000 in combined grants through several National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) programs.  “The arts are a powerful and important part of our community, inspiring and uniting us, and I am glad to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in Tallahassee, Florida, a battleground state in the fight for abortion access.  “I was honored to join Vice President Harris in Florida today as she delivered an important,… Read more »

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 »