(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06), Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07), and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) introduced an amendment to the Supplemental Appropriations Act that passed the House with bipartisan support, 393 to 20, along with the bill. The amendment requires the rules governing the release of Housing and… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) and representatives from other areas hit by natural disasters, Reps. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Mark Meadows (NC-11), introduced the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects (HELP) Act. This legislation will speed up the start of recovery projects after natural disasters, even while waiting for… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) amendment to H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support, 305 to 121.
Congresswoman Fletcher’s amendment requires that the Trump administration’s plan to meet goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 includes a savings clause to ensure the plan is technology… Read more »
“To fix global warming, the world needs Houston”
Houston Chronicle, April 26, 2019
Houston has always been a place of big ideas. Perhaps more important, it is a place where those big ideas become realities. We need that now.
In Washington, policymakers and lawmakers are talking about big ideas—ideas that address the tremendous opportunities and challenges we face across the country and… Read more »
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Good morning. I would like to welcome Dr. Neil Jacobs to the Committee and thank him for coming to testify today on the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
NOAA’s mission is to “understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and… Read more »
(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement concerning President Trump’s attack on Congresswoman Omar:
“The president’s attacks on Representative Omar are not only inappropriate they are irresponsible. His use of 9/11—a moment of national tragedy and national unity—as the basis for a divisive political attack is unworthy of the office he… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led a letter signed by their Houston colleague Rep. Al Green (TX-09) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding the sufficiency of air quality monitoring during the fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) in Deer Park, Texas on March 18, 2019. The members… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement concerning President Trump’s proposal to close the United States – Mexico border:
“Closing the United States-Mexico border is not a solution — it is a problem,” said Rep. Fletcher. “In Texas alone, trade with Mexico represents an estimated $180 billion each year—and more than a third of Texas’… Read more »
Good morning, and I would like to join Chairwoman Sherrill in welcoming all of our witnesses on both panels for being here today.
The EPA’s IRIS program conducts human health assessments that look at the health effects of chemical exposures in the environment. IRIS assessments are unique in providing information on chemical exposures and environmental hazards that may affect the general… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. The Congresswoman is an original co-sponsor of the bill, which passed the House this afternoon. This bipartisan legislation strengthens and closes loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act.
“Today’s vote was an important step forward for women in the workforce. With more… Read more »
