(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) made the following statement in support of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, legislation to address the continued public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Heroes Act incorporates two bills Congresswoman Fletcher filed to support hospitals and small businesses as well as critical… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that two of her bills have been included as a part of The Heroes Act, legislation introduced in the House this week to continue Congress’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Specifically, The Heroes Act includes Congresswoman Fletcher’s Protecting the Paycheck Protection… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Elijah Williams, Executive Director of the Energy Corridor District, convened a virtual roundtable with small business owners from the West Houston area.  Restaurateurs, hoteliers, medical professionals, and real estate professionals shared their stories of the COVID-19 pandemic, including their experiences navigating… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 7:10 PM CT: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will host a telephone town hall to discuss recovery efforts across Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  She will be joined by Dr. Umair Shah, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health; Marvin Odum, who is leading the City of Houston’s COVID-19 recovery and relief… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 7:10 PM CT: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will host a telephone town hall to discuss recovery efforts across Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  She will be joined by Dr. Umair Shah, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health; Marvin Odum, who is leading the City of Houston’s COVID-19 recovery and relief efforts;… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program Act of 2020.  This legislation will ensure that small business owners with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that are forgiven are also eligible to receive tax deductions for wages and… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Following a bipartisan effort led by Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), and David McKinley (WV-01) calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand the types of providers eligible to provide telehealth services under Medicare during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS announced late last week that… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that she will be introducing legislation to ensure that small business owners with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are also eligible to receive tax deductions for wages and other expenses paid during the period of the loan.  This bill comes after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy, convened the subcommittee for a briefing on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on energy jobs and potential paths to accelerate the U.S. energy industry’s economic recovery. “I represent the energy capital of the world, and we are feeling the impacts… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led a call for Congressional leadership to include Houston-area transportation priorities in any upcoming infrastructure legislation.  She was joined by Representatives Al Green (TX-09), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) in this… Read more »