(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher makes the following statement expressing her opposition to the Ban Fracking Act that was introduced in Congress today:  “Today, some of my colleagues introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) nationwide.  This legislation is misguided.  I do not support… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill she co-sponsored, that requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care and social services. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support, 251 to 158. Health care and… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 4863, the United States Export Finance Agency Act, which will reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (“EXIM Bank”) for ten years and will increase the agency’s lending authority from $135 billion to $175 billion over a seven-year period, among other improvements. The bill passed the House with bipartisan… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, legislation she cosponsored, which passed the House with bipartisan support, 225 to 186, and which included her amendment to the bill that passed unanimously. The FAIR Act prohibits the enforcement of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (also known as the Butch Lewis Act), which establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration (PRA) within the Treasury Department to allow pension plans to borrow the money they need to remain solvent, and continue providing retirement security for… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, to gradually increase the federal minimum wage in the United States to $15 per hour over six years. The bill passed the House of Representatives today with bipartisan support, 231 to 199. The legislation will mean 33 million Americans and more than 100,000 Houstonians will get a… 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 »