Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) led 35 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies requesting that Congress reject President Trump’s attempt to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) spearheaded a letter joined by 72 of her House colleagues, to the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee requesting that Congress allocate funding for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).  The Trump Administration’s sweeping changes to our immigration… Read more »

Today, during the Energy & Commerce Committee’s consideration of the Republican budget bill, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced an amendment to stop Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.  Federal funding helps Planned Parenthood provide annual exams, cancer screenings, pap smears, STI testing, family planning, and other essential health care for women in… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her colleagues in the Houston Democratic Delegation in sending a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leadership, expressing their concerns about the staffing crisis at the National Weather Service (NWS) Houston/Galveston Forecast Office and requesting information about how the agency plans to continue providing… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Saj Baldwin as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District for his piece, Brothers.  Saj is a sophomore at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.  His painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led 17 of her House Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that Congress protect funding to support emissions reducing technology in the energy sector.  “As you consider the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) introduced a resolution opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposal to limit public notice and public comment for proposed rules. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Senator Angus King (I-ME) introduced this… Read more »

Today, House Democratic Co-Chairs of the American Canadian Economy and Security (ACES) Caucus Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement on the election of Mark Carney as Prime Minister of Canada. “We extend our congratulations to Mark Carney on his election victory and his appointment as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. … Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted the need to lower the cost of living for residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and across the country. “President Trump promised he would deliver lower costs for Americans—but his actions have done the opposite,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “He has imposed reckless tariffs—one of the largest tax increases in our… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted the need to protect Medicaid as Congressional Republicans’ budget-related legislation calls for at least $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, a public health insurance program. "People across our district, our state, and our country rely on Medicaid for essential health care.  The proposed cuts that House Republicans are moving… Read more »