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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Joins Democratic Women’s Caucus and Reproductive Freedom Caucus Leaders In Effort To Oppose Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Raise Health Care Costs and Restrict Access to Family Planning Services

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Today, Reproductive Freedom Caucus Vice Chair and Whip Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Reproductive Freedom Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Reproductive Freedom Caucus Vice Chair Norma Torres (CA-35), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Democratic Women’s Caucus Vice Chair Hillary Scholten (MI-03) sent a letter to U.S.…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Joins Colleagues in Requesting Investigation into Reports that Military Leaders Claim War in Iran Part of Biblical End-Times Prophecies

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and 26 of their colleagues in requesting U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General Platte B. Moring III open an investigation into…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Continue Fight Against Trump Administration’s Termination of Renewable Energy Program

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led 46 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in support of 23 states’ lawsuit against the Trump administration for terminating the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Solar for All program (Arizona et al v. EPA). “Solar for All is one of the most important…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Require President To Follow Constitution

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.Con.Res.38, a resolution to direct President Trump to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly makes a declaration of war or authorizes use of military force against Iran. "The United States Constitution provides that Congress has the sole authority and solemn…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against DHS Funding Bill That Fails To Address Lawlessness of ICE, CBP

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, H.R. 7744.  She introduced an amendment to H.R. 7744 to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but Republicans blocked its consideration. “The Homeland Security funding bill presented to the House today…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on U.S. Attack on Iran

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, and President Trump called for change in Iran’s government: “Today, President Trump announced that he has taken unilateral action to start a war with Iran without authorization from Congress—the representatives of the people—that threatens to put the United…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Hosts Listening Session on the Real State of the Union

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Tonight, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) hosted a roundtable discussion to listen to Houstonians and Texans about the real state of the union rather than listen to President Trump’s State of the Union Address. Community members and representatives from Houston organizations including the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, the Houston Area Urban League, FIEL Houston, the ACLU of…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher To Host Listening Session on the Real State of the Union

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On Tuesday, February 24, rather than attend the State of the Union Address from President Trump, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will host a listening session to hear directly from Houstonians and Texans about the real state of the union. “I have not missed a State of the Union address since I have been elected to Congress.  This year, however, is not like any other. …

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Supreme Court Decision To Strike Down President Trump’s Tariffs

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decision in Learning Resources v. Trump, ruling that President Trump lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose tariffs unilaterally. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is the right one, and it is an important victory for the rule of…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Legislation To Increase Voter Suppression and Disenfranchise Voters

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the SAVE America Act, H.R. 7296, a bill that adds burdensome documentation requirements for every American seeking to register or re-register to vote, including those who have moved, changed parties, or changed their names.  Under this bill, when registering or re-registering to vote, Americans would have to provide documents…