Health Care

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Fights Against Workplace Violence

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(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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes to Repeal Cadillac Tax

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(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019, which repeals the 40% excise tax on “premium” health care plans known as the “Cadillac Tax.” The bill passed the House of Representatives today with bipartisan support, 419 to 6. The “Cadillac Tax” would have worked as an incentive for…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Texas Lawsuit Undermining Americans’ Health Care

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(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after argument before the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. United States, a case the State of Texas has led seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, which the Trump Administration has supported by failing to defend the law. “What we saw in the argument before the Fifth…