Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher

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Honored and proud to represent Texas' 7th Congressional District in Houston, where inclusion, innovation, and collaboration thrive. #TX07

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off suck Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
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NBC News: Medicaid and ACA enrollment falls by more than 5 million, new report finds The decline stems in part from President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — which was signed into law last July — and the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies. The law includes nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years; the subsidies expired in December after Republicans declined to extend them, leading to double- to triple-digit premium increases for millions of people.
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on Arrest in Alleged Plot To Attack Congregation Beth Israel I am deeply concerned by reports of a plot to attack Congregation Beth Israel, Houston’s oldest Jewish congregation, and The Shlenker School. I am grateful for the swift action and coordination by federal and local law enforcement agencies to disrupt this criminal conspiracy and for their ongoing partnership in protecting our community. I am proud that Texas’ Seventh Congressional District is home to Beth Israel, The Shlenker School, and so many other institutions at the center of Jewish life in Houston. Antisemitism has no place here, and we must all ensure our work and our actions make that clear. As antisemitic threats against Jewish Americans continue and rise, it is critical that we do everything we can to ensure the safety of Jewish families here at home and across the country.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on President Trump’s Post Stating That “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight” "Over the past several days, the President of the United States has posted statements that are unhinged and untethered to reality. Over the past few years, we have gotten used to seeing rambling, incoherent posts on his personal, for-profit social media platform, and have worried about their content and about the conduct of United States policy—domestic and foreign—through this medium. “Today one thing is clear: We cannot ignore them. The President’s statements are not only unhinged, they are dangerous—an escalation not only in rhetoric but in real-world consequences. The President appears to be threatening to take actions that would not only violate international law and long-standing rules of war, but he is also threatening to take actions that would make the United States unrecognizable to its own citizens. “I call on Speaker Mike Johnson to call the House of Representatives back to Washington to conduct oversight of this war and address the Constitutional issues that the President’s unhinged statements make clear. I call on all members of the Congress to remember and uphold their sworn oath to the Constitution of the United States of America. And I call on the President’s Cabinet to do the same.”
Article 1 Section 8 The Congress shall. have the power to -Declare war -Raise and support Armies -Provide and maintain a Navy
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on U.S. Attack on Iran Houston, TX—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, and President Trump called for change in Iran’s government: “Today, President Trump announced that he has taken unilateral action to start a war with Iran without authorization from Congress—the representatives of the people—that threatens to put the United States into another prolonged war at great cost to the American people. It is the latest action in a series of a reckless abuses of power that has become the defining characteristic of this President and his presidency. President Trump, without congressional authorization or a clear mission with defined objectives, has chosen escalation over diplomacy, putting our service members, U.S. interests, and regional stability at risk. “The Constitution grants the Congress the sole authority and the solemn responsibility to declare war for good reason. It is the most serious and consequential decision a people can make—and it is the decision of the people, not the President. “Speaker Johnson must reconvene the House immediately, the administration must brief the full Congress, and the Congress must vote on the pending resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran without congressional authorization. I intend to vote in favor of this resolution. “Our men and women in uniform deserve better from our country’s leaders than unilateral, unconstitutional action. We owe it to them and their families to ensure that we do not repeat mistakes of the past. I am praying for their safety and for the safety of all civilians who are now in harm’s way.”
Several people have noticed that I have been voting no on bills brought to the House floor under suspension of the rules this year. Why? I have shared elsewhere that, to the extent that these kinds of bills suggest that Congress is working & functioning as it should, I am using my no vote to make clear that this Congress is failing to perform its most essential function: preserving and protecting the people of this country and our sacred Constitution.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher to Host Listening Session on the Real State of the Union I have not missed a State of the Union address since I have been elected to Congress. This year, however, is not like any other. Over the last year, President Trump has ignored, defied, and dismissed the Congress, the courts, and the Constitution, doing real and lasting harm to the people and the principles of the United States of America. I expect this year’s address to continue the dangerous and divisive dishonesty that has become part and parcel of this administration. Instead of listening to lies about and insults to the American people, I plan to listen to the people: Houstonians and Texans who will share their perspective on the real state of the union. In this historic moment, it is the people of this country who must come together and chart our path forward with vision and patriotism. I am proud to represent them, and grateful for the opportunity to spend the evening hearing from them.