Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, to reaffirm that Mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion… Read more »

Democrats are gearing up for a fight over the right to access abortion pills. Over half of US abortions are performed using medication, and abortion access, already restricted in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, is now again at risk. Two federal courts have now issued conflicting rulings on the Food and Drug Administration’s 2000 decision to approve… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are mobilizing in the wake of the decision in Texas that threw access to the so-called abortion pill into flux Friday, introducing legislation Monday to protect access to the most widely used form of abortion in the U.S. Reps. Pat Ryan of New York and Lizzie Fletcher of Texas will introduce the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act on Monday during a pro… Read more »

Voting rights are in danger and so are the reproductive rights of women. That’s some of what Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D) 7th said on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall. She is the Whip of the Pro-Choice Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives. She says the work that needs to be done nationally and in the state of Texas. “There was a poll that came out… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas released a decision in Alliance Defending Freedom v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration issuing a preliminary injunction that stays the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval of medication for the termination of… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held her first town hall of 2023 at the University of Houston at Sugar Land, where she provided an update on her work for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and answered constituents’ questions on issues of importance to the community. “I was glad to be together with residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District to provide a report on the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during her visit to Houston at sites where abandoned oil and gas wells are being cleaned up and for a meeting with the Texas Railroad Commission to discuss implementation of the program made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 7 (LID 7) will receive $44,973,750 in federal funding to stabilize the banks of the Brazos River.  This project funds approximately 4,631 structures (4,600 residential and 31 nonresidential), as well as a major hurricane evacuation route, levees, parks, roads, highways, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. “I agree that it is time for Congress to work not only to lower energy costs but also to strengthen our energy security, ensure and enable domestic energy production of all kinds, and secure our energy future,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “But the bill before the House,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study Universal Service Fund (USF) reform and implement changes to allow for expanded access to affordable broadband and other telecommunications… Read more »