(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will self-quarantine until she receives COVID-19 test results.  After experiencing flu-like symptoms, including a temperature above 101 degrees, Congresswoman Fletcher sought professional medical treatment out of an abundance of caution.  At the determination of her physician, she was tested for COVID-19 today.  She will… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Last night, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) wrote to Peruvian Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Hugo de Zela, on behalf of Houstonians who have been stuck abroad amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  In response to the spread of COVID-19, the country of Peru has closed its borders – leaving many United States citizens, including several of Congresswoman… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led a bipartisan effort to ensure health care workers and first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic can obtain the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need. Congresswoman Fletcher was joined by Representatives Pete Olson (TX-22), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Al Green (TX-09).  In a letter to… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced her bipartisan call to Congressional leadership to ensure additional relief legislation addresses the unique challenges facing the people who work in the energy industry.  In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader… Read more »

(Houston, TX) –Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a new order, “Stay Home, Work Safe,” for residents to stay at home to fight the spread of COVID-19: “Public safety is the first responsibility of government.  I support efforts to keep our residents safe through… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led an effort to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6 Laboratory remains in Houston.  Last year, the EPA proposed a plan to relocate its Houston Laboratory to the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Oklahoma.  In a letter, Congresswoman Fletcher called on the House Subcommittee on… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) included the state of Texas in its Economic Injury Disaster Declaration, which grants access to its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program that provides long-term, low-interest loans to small businesses: “Small businesses are vital drivers… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, bipartisan members of the Houston Congressional delegation released the following statement on COVID-19.  Joining the statement were Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Pete Olson (TX-22), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Al Green (TX-09), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18). “The spread of COVID-19 represents a serious and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) announced their letter to call on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis to include a higher credit level under the new 45Q tax credit for direct air capture (DAC) in its recommendations, and maintain the current inclusion of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) among the qualified uses of carbon… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led members of the Texas delegation in opposition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Healthy Texas Women (HTW) Section 1115 Demonstration waiver, which prohibits health care providers from receiving Medicaid funding if they offer abortion services.  This waiver limits the ability of low-income Texas… Read more »