Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) broke ground on the Meyergrove Detention Basin along with Harris County Flood Control District Executive Director Dr. Tina Petersen, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (Precinct 1) Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (District C), and City of Houston Chief Recovery Officer Stephen Costello. The Meyergrove Detention Basin is a… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) led a letter with 8 of their colleagues in the Texas Democratic Delegation to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging an investigation allegations of deceptive and unfair trade practices in connection with Medicaid eligibility determinations in Texas.
“Since April 2023, when the… Read more »
Houston, TX—Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) delivered more than 1,000 handmade valentines to Houston-area veterans at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. As a part of Congresswoman Fletcher’s annual Valentines for Veterans program, local students, teachers, and residents of the Seventh Congressional District made these cards, which Congresswoman Fletcher… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after the House failed to pass the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 6126.
“Since October, President Biden has requested, and I have supported, emergency funding for pressing national security needs, including assistance for our allies Ukraine and Israel and for humanitarian aid in… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res. 863, a resolution to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
“The effort to impeach Secretary Mayorkas represents a dramatic departure from more than two centuries of established precedent about the proper exercise of the extraordinary tool of the Impeachment Clause of the Constitution,” said… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, H.R. 7024, to enhance the Child Tax Credit and support local businesses.
“The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act provides relief for children and families in Houston and across our country and supports small businesses that are vital to our community,”… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that her office has successfully resolved more than 13,000 matters for residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Her office assists residents with matters before federal agencies, including obtaining benefits from Social Security, Medicare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as addressing matters before… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement on the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
“Today, on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Texas women and families are in crisis as our state’s abortion ban has created devastating consequences for their health and freedom,” said Congresswoman Lizzie… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after voting for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which extends government funding through March 1 and March 8, 2024.
“Keeping our government funded and functioning is a fundamental responsibility of Congress,” said… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and other pro-choice lawmakers in a roundtable to discuss ways to restore and protect reproductive health care. The roundtable is part of Secretary Becerra’s Reproductive Health Care series to highlight the work the Biden administration is doing to protect… Read more »
