(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 Olson (TX... 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 neutral. This a... 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 around the ... Read more »
(As prepared for delivery) 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 information with ... 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 asked TCEQ ab... 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 population... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to the Environment Subcommittee’s first hearing of the 116th Congress. Building on the momentum of our first full Committee hearing on the State of Climate Science, today we’ll be discussing how climate change is impacting our oceans and coasts. This is an important topic, and I want to convey a few things as we begin: First, every American should care about changes to t... Read more »
(HOUSTON, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) led Governor Greg Abbott, Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and the Houston delegation in a letter urging acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought to approve the rules at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grants for Di... Read more »
(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) was elected by Democrats on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment. “I am honored to be elected to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment,” said Congresswoman Fletcher. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Committee as we examine and support the science... Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has been appointed to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee by the Steering and Policy Committee. The Congresswoman joins a select group of freshman members on the Committee chaired by fellow Texan Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30). “I represent a district that believes in science, innovation, and facts. I am honored to ... Read more »
