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 »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Funding for the People Act, a bipartisan government funding bill that funds essential programs, addresses many of the challenges we face at home and abroad, and provides more than $13 million for six community projects that Congresswoman Fletcher requested through the Community Funded Projects process.
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the American Gas for Allies Act to allow U.S. Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to receive expedited approval from the Department of Energy to export LNG from the U.S. to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries. Under the Natural Gas Act, countries that have free trade agreements with the U.S.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, to provide presumptive health care benefits to more than 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service. The bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis, 256-174.
“When we send our servicemembers… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced the Aurora Picture Show and the Young Audiences, Inc. of Houston have been awarded $65,000 in combined grants through the National Endowment for the Arts’ program, Grants for Arts Projects.
“The arts are a powerful and important part of our community, inspiring and uniting us, and I am glad to announce… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) introduced the American Energy for Europe Act to establish a program at the Department of Energy to assist our European partners in replacing Russian natural gas, oil, and nuclear supplies with American energy.
“In this historic moment, the United States and our allies and partners must… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
“Russia has chosen to launch a brutal war against Ukraine that will have devastating consequences for the people of Ukraine and for the world. In doing so, President Putin has violated the core principles that uphold global peace and security, seeking to change the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that four Harris County Public Library branches—Katherine Tyra, Maud Smith Marks, Spring Branch Memorial, and West University—will receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program, part of a nearly $26 million grant the Harris County Public Library system received. The ECF… Read more »
