Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) led a letter with their colleagues to President Biden and to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging HHS to open a special enrollment period for Medicaid and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Aurora Picture Show; DACAMERA Society of Texas; Silambam Houston; Stages; and editor and translator Samantha Schnee have been awarded $70,000 in combined grants through several National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) programs.
“The arts are a powerful and important part of our community, inspiring and uniting us, and I am glad to… Read more »
By: Mauri Curi and Michaela Ross
A key lawmaker on reproductive healthcare and privacy is calling on Congress to pass a law that protects sensitive health data as the US Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion.
The Supreme Court last year overturned the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, sparking concern that people seeking or providing abortions… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in Tallahassee, Florida, a battleground state in the fight for abortion access.
“I was honored to join Vice President Harris in Florida today as she delivered an important,… Read more »
Host (Marcelino Benito): Congressman Fletcher, I appreciate your time this evening. The abortion rights landscape in this country, as you know, is far different than it was one year ago at the 49th anniversary of Roe V Wade. What are your thoughts on where things stand today?
LF: Well, thanks so much for the question and thanks for your attention to this question because this is… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) attended the Buffalo Speedway Project Ribbon Cutting with West University Place Mayor Susan Sample, City Council Members and other community leaders. The project replaced the road surface on Buffalo Speedway from Bissonnet to Bellaire and made major drainage improvements. During the ribbon cutting, Congresswoman Fletcher… Read more »
By: Claire Goodman, Staff writer
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston, who also represents part of Fort Bend County, has been named Whip of the Pro-Choice Caucus. The caucus is “a coalition of Members in the U.S. House of Representatives who are working to preserve, protect, and advance policies that ensure reproductive autonomy,” Fletcher said in a statement Friday.
Fletcher will… Read more »
Today, the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus announced that Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will serve as Whip of the Pro-Choice Caucus, a coalition of Members in the U.S. House of Representatives who are working to preserve, protect, and advance policies that ensure reproductive autonomy. The Pro-Choice Caucus is led by co-Chairs Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Barbara Lee… Read more »
The Speaker Pro Tempore: The gentlelady is recognized.
Congresswoman Fletcher: Thank you, Mr. speaker. Energy security is a key component of our national security. Our energy exports have a security impact around the world, as they do here at home. And that's why I'm disappointed this morning to hear many of my friends across the aisle criticizing and blaming President Biden for taking… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against two pieces of legislation that undermine access to reproductive health care, H.R. 26 and H.Con.Res. 3.
“I continue to be disappointed by the disingenuous and dangerous legislation that the new Republican majority has chosen to begin this Congress, especially today’s thinly veiled efforts to criminalize access to reproductive… Read more »
