(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) bipartisan efforts to fund disaster recovery became law, as H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, was signed into law with language requiring rules governing the release of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR) funds for mitigation projects in Texas,… Read more »
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Good morning, and welcome to the Subcommittee on Environment’s hearing entitled “Ocean Exploration: Diving to New Depths and Discoveries.” The Committee is holding this hearing at the beginning of World Oceans Month and Capitol Hill Ocean Week, to celebrate the oceans and the wonders… Read more »
(Washington, DC) –Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced H.R. 3066, the Supporting Our Coast Guard Members Act to make sure Coast Guard servicemembers receive the same benefits and services offered to servicemembers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Currently, Coast Guard officers do not have the same benefits and services offered to other members of the… Read more »
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(Houston, TX) – Last night, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a Community Conversation on Transportation with Metro CEO Thomas Lambert, Metro Manager for Regional and Long Range Planning Priya Zachariah, Houston City Council Member At-Large David Robinson, and… Read more »
(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) issued the following statement after Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) objected to the passage of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was agreed to in the Senate and set to be signed by the president:
“I am disappointed that a member of the Texas delegation has further delayed desperately needed funds for communities across… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 5, the Equality Act of 2019. The legislation passed the House with bipartisan support, 236 to 173. Congresswoman Fletcher has been an advocate for equality throughout her career, fighting against discrimination of any kind, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) is pleased to announce that Shirley Zhu is the winner of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for her painting, “Shadow Under the Sun.”
Zhu’s painting will hang in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year with the artwork from other winners from each… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced H.R. 2638, legislation to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue guidance to protect the health of first responders when using foam containing PFAS to fight fires.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals used in a variety of industries. These chemicals are often found in… Read more »
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Good afternoon. I would like to welcome and thank all of our witnesses for being here today to discuss the important topic of the U.S. Weather Enterprise and how we can leverage the partnerships between the sectors to improve U.S. weather forecasting and modeling capabilities.
The U.S. Weather Enterprise is one of the most robust globally, with NOAA… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Babin (TX-36), Kevin Brady (TX-08), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), John Carter (TX-31), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Joe Cunningham (SC-01), Bill Flores (TX-17), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Garret Graves (LA-06), Al Green, (TX-09), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Pete… Read more »
