Earlier this month, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, a Democrat from Houston, reintroduced legislation that would guarantee patients the right to obtain and use birth control and healthcare providers the right to provide and share information about it.
In theory, the legislation should be easy to pass: About 65 percent of U.S. women aged 15-49 use some form of contraception, and the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led all Democrats in the Texas Delegation in a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Matthew J. Memoli, M.D., M.S., requesting that the NIH withdraw changes to funding caps for research grants to allow lifesaving medical research to continue throughout the state.
“Texas is home to multiple world-class medical… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) delivered more than 1,257 handmade valentines to Houston-area veterans at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. As a part of Congresswoman Fletcher’s annual Valentines for Veterans program, students, teachers, and residents of the Seventh Congressional District made these cards, which Congresswoman Fletcher then… Read more »
On this episode of Madam Congress, DWC Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaison Judy Chu and DWC Member Lizzie Fletcher break down the fight for reproductive freedom. Republicans have continuously threatened reproductive health care—but Congresswoman Fletcher and Chu explain that DWC members will always fight for a woman’s right to her own body and to health care. The… Read more »
For years Republicans and Democrats alike have touted the medical breakthroughs at Texas medical research institutions like MD Anderson and Baylor College of Medicine.
But after President Donald Trump announced a policy change at the National Institutes of Health last week that would slash federal funding for those Houston institutions by tens of millions of dollars, Texas Democrats find… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announced policy to cap indirect costs for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants:
“Houston is home to the largest medical complex in the world, where cutting-edge medical research takes place and saves lives. For decades, Houston’s medical… Read more »
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Foundation announced U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) as recipients of its inaugural Wireless Leadership Awards.
Senator Capito and Congresswoman Fletcher received the awards during the annual Wireless Women’s Leadership Luncheon in Washington, D.C., hosted by the WIA… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the bipartisan Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) celebrated the completion of GRADcafé Gulfton-Sharpstown with a ribbon cutting with Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones, Harris County Public Library Executive Director Edward Melton, President & CEO of Tejano Center Dr. Adriana Tamez, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department Executive Director Henry… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement in commemoration of Black History Month:
“Black History Month is a time to learn about, honor, and celebrate the many powerful voices and stories of Black Americans throughout our history, in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and across our country. At a time when leaders are challenging this very… Read more »
