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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Tours Asian-Owned Businesses in Celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) toured Asian-owned businesses—Pacha Nikkei, H-Mart, and Chicha San Chen—with Asian Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Management District leaders in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  “I was glad to meet with several Asian American business…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Requests Funding for Victims of Hurricane Harvey Who Were Previously Denied Relief

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her House colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $45 million for Texans wrongly denied disaster relief under a duplication of benefits rule.  “As you develop the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill, we respectfully request that you appropriate at least…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Disastrous Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill

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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget reconciliation bill – which they call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, H.R. 1, and which is estimated to add trillions to the national debt while cutting essential programs. “At a time when families across our community and our country are struggling with rising costs, the House…

As Trump Administration Cuts Weather Service Offices, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman Val Hoyle, and Congressman Joe Neguse Lead Effort To Support Funding for Federal Natural Disaster Research and Preparedness

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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…

As President Trump Fires Immigration Judges, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort To Address Immigration Court Backlog

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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…

ICYMI: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Fights Back Against House Republicans’ Plans To Defund Planned Parenthood

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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…

As Hurricane Season Approaches, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Houston Democratic Delegation in Demanding Answers From Trump Administration About Weather Forecasting Staffing Shortages

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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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort To Support Emissions Reducing Technology in the Energy Sector

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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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Gabe Amo, and Congressman Mike Quigley Introduce Legislation To Reverse Trump Administration Decision Allowing Federal Agencies To Ban Public Input

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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…