Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to release 50 hostages in exchange for a four-day humanitarian pause and the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners:  “I welcome the deal to secure the release of 50 of the hostages taken during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 of this year.  While there… Read more »

In honor of Veterans Day, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a roundtable conversation with veteran community leaders in Houston, including Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center Director of Suicide Prevention Programs Elizabeth Kleeman; Houston VA Communications Director Maureen Dyman; Houston Veterans Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dave Weaver; Houston… Read more »

Today, on the second anniversary of the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), highlighted that the Houston region has already received allocations of $911,436,609 in IIJA funding.  The IIJA is the largest, long-term investment in the country’s infrastructure in nearly a century. … Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Trade Task Force, led members of the Trade Task Force in a letter to President Biden and outlined an eight-step policy plan to strengthen U.S. trade policy and benefit workers, consumers, growers, producers, and businesses.  The New Democrat Coalition is the U.S. House of Representatives’ largest Democratic caucus,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 6126.  If enacted, the bill would send $14.3 billion to Israel and purportedly pay for this spending with $14.5 billion in cuts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  “President Biden has requested and I support emergency assistance for our allies… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray revealed in a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing that the FBI recently arrested a Houston man who had researched methods and expressed support for killing Jews in the Houston community.   “I am deeply… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement on the murder of Dr. Talat Jehan Khan, a Pakistani and Muslim American pediatrician, in Conroe, Texas:  “I am heartbroken by the brutal murder of Dr. Talat Jehan Khan, a beloved pediatrician who had recently moved to the greater Houston area.  It is critical that our law enforcement officials conduct… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement on the murder of six-year-old Palestinian American Wadea Al-Fayoume and the attempted murder of his mother: “I am saddened and angered by the brutal murder of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the attempted murder of his mother in their home in Illinois.  This targeted attack against Muslim Americans… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) celebrated the announcement that the Biden administration has selected the HyVelocity Hub in Houston as one of seven locations across the United States for a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub.  The selection comes after Congresswoman Fletcher has continuously made the case for Houston to serve as a location for the hub. “As a supporter of the… Read more »

"I join those in our community and across the United States in unequivocally condemning the brutal coordinated attacks taking place in Israel by Hamas terrorists, including the targeting and abduction of Israeli civilians. "The United States stands with its ally Israel and supports Israel's right to defend itself." Read more »