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Good afternoon. I would like to welcome and thank all of our witnesses for being here today to discuss the important topic of the U.S. Weather Enterprise and how we can leverage the partnerships between the sectors to improve U.S. weather forecasting and modeling capabilities.
The U.S. Weather Enterprise is one of the most robust globally, with NOAA… Read more »
(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… Read more »
(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 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 world. And there is no conversation more important than the one about… 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 »
