The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it would accept the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) amended plan to distribute certain federal disaster mitigation funds that Congress authorized following Hurricane Harvey.  HUD’s approval of this plan comes after an investigation found the Texas GLO discriminated on the basis of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher led members in the Texas Delegation in a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to urge the enforcement of Medicaid’s free choice of provider requirement and to require the State of Texas to reinstate Planned Parenthood as a qualified Medicaid provider.  “The White House has made clear it… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act of 2022, to prohibit the enforcement of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration provisions in contracts involving consumer, employment, antitrust, and civil rights disputes.  Congresswoman Fletcher is an original cosponsor of this legislation.  Before… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to express support for ongoing discussions between CMS and the Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) community regarding reimbursement for services provided.  MSUs are ambulances with staff that have the expertise to diagnose and the resources to treat… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in support of her request that the Committee authorize the projects identified in the Coastal Texas Study in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, as well as her requests for additional authorizations that support expansion projects at the Port of Houston,… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.Res. 881, Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas on January 15, 2022.  She is a co-sponsor of the resolution, which passed the House unanimously.  “Last week’s resolution condemning the terrible attack in Colleyville is an important affirmation of the American people’s… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led a letter to Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Janet Yellen requesting further guidance on how local governments can use Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLRF) grants to expand broadband infrastructure and deployment in their communities.  The letter asks for clarification in SLRF guidance to assure… Read more »

Houston, TX—Last night, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) hosted a virtual ceremony for elementary-age students in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District who completed the Lizzie’s Little Learners: Read to Lead program.  Students who attended the recognition ceremony read 10 or more grade-level books as part of the program. “Reading at grade level is a critical metric for a… Read more »

Houston, TX—Today, together with her colleagues Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) accompanied U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge in Houston as she announced a $2.9 billion HUD initiative with a $45 million award for the Houston area to help individuals and families… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the bipartisan Suspending Energy Imports From Russia Act, H.R. 6968, to ban Russian oil imports and implement further sanctions against Russia, holding President Vladimir Putin accountable for his unprovoked and unconscionable war againstUkraine.  “In this historic moment, the United States must respond to President… Read more »