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 »

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 »