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Lizzie Fletcher's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 7

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  • "Protecting women’s access to safe and affordable reproductive health care is one of my top priorities. I have been an advocate for this issue for more than 25 years. When I was in high school, I stood outside a Houston Planned Parenthood clinic in the August heat to stop protestors who threatened to chain themselves to the doors and prevent women from entering the clinic. After college, I co-founded Planned Parenthood Young Leaders to build a new generation of supporters for this important community partner and served on its Houston affiliate Board of Directors." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "49 years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down its decision protecting the health, privacy, dignity, and freedom of women and families across this country in the case of Roe v. Wade." (x.com)
  • "It has been 47 years since the Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade recognizing our fundamental, constitutional right to privacy. I am proud to belong to the Pro-Choice caucus in this Congress, and to carry on the work of those whose work led to this result." (x.com)
  • "Today in Texas, a draconian law has gone into effect to deny women access to abortion care. We cannot wait for federal protection for access to this critical health care. That is why I am on original co-sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify Roe v. Wade. #WHPA" (x.com)
  • "Social Security is a promise we made to seniors who have paid into these programs with every paycheck. Medicare is the promise of health care coverage for millions of seniors and people with disabilities. We have an absolute obligation to keep these promises and protect Social Security and Medicare. People across our community have paid into the Social Security and Medicare programs for decades, understanding that these programs would provide health and financial security later in their lives. We can—and we must—ensure the long-term viability of these programs." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "In Congress, I oppose efforts to privatize Social Security and Medicare, and I oppose efforts to cut benefits for seniors or the disabled. To ensure the long-term viability of these programs we need to make government work more efficiently by cutting wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse, but not by cutting these programs." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Protect Social Security and Medicare. As the deficit and the national debt continue to rise, Congressional actions put the future of our investments at risk. We must keep our promise to retired Americans by opposing consistent efforts to efforts to turn Social Security and Medicare into voucher programs, privatize them, or use them to pay for irresponsible tax cuts; addressing waste in these and all government programs to ensure only those eligible get the benefits in which they invested; and preserving the integrity of the programs for those who pay into them now." (None)
  • Rated 100% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (None)
  • Rated 6% by National Taxpayers Union (None)
  • Rated 6% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5377: "Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act" (None)
  • Rated 6% by National Taxpayers Union (None)
  • Rated 6% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5377: "Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act" (None)
  • Rated 100% by Common Cause (None)
  • "It's been a decade since the Supreme Court issued the #CitizensUnited decision. Our first order of business in this Congress was to address its impact by passing H.R. 1, the #ForThePeople Act, to restore power to the people." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "For the People Act" (None)
  • "Today, we mark 3 years since George Floyd's murder. Last year, we dedicated a statue of him here in Houston. His death marked a powerful shift in our national conversation around race and policing. We must continue the conversation to keep our communities and our neighbors safe." (x.com)
  • "George Floyd’s death is a failure not only of policing but of justice. That justice is needed now — for him, his family, friends, and community, in Minneapolis, in Houston, and across the country." (x.com)
  • "The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will bring uniform, thoughtful, needed reforms that will rebuild trust and strengthen relationships between police and the communities that they protect and serve. I was proud to cosponsor this bill and to vote for it. I am glad to see it pass the House, as it reflects the partnership of people across country to address matters of injustice and bring common-sense reforms that will make all of us safer." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7120: "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "I am pleased to see the NDAA pass the House today with bipartisan support with the inclusion of important provisions that will strengthen our national security and support our country's service members. "In addition to a much-needed pay raise for our troops, the bill includes my legislation to expand job training opportunities for our country's service members, as well as provisions to increase accountability on the use of federal agents against American communities." (None)
  • "In Congress, I have worked to strengthen our national security and restore America’s leadership in the world. In supporting the National Defense Authorization Act, I supported our troops and national defense, including the largest pay raise for our troops in a decade. I have also supported legislation in the House to expand job training opportunities for veterans, to ensure pay parity for the Coast Guard, and to discharge education loan debt for veterans." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • Voted in favor of S 1605 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act." (None)
  • "In Congress, I have actively partnered with local governments, agencies, and businesses to identify and advocate for needed resources and improvements in our district and our region. One of the first things I did when I got to Congress was remove existing prohibitions on federal funding for Houston METRO and our mobility infrastructure. We need to make sure that Houston receives its fair share of federal transportation dollars, and that was a critical first step. I have also worked to support our infrastructure in comprehensive legislation for our federal highway, transit, and safety programs through the INVEST in America Act, securing five amendments important to our region in the final bill that passed the House of Representatives." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Understanding the vital role of energy exports and the activities of the Port, I worked to secure authorization for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Improvement Project—the Port of Houston’s project to widen and deepen the channel to accommodate modern vessels. The Port of Houston is an economic driver for our city, an important gateway to the world, and generates thousands of jobs." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "I'm proud to have worked w/ @TransportDems colleagues on the #MovingForward Act, which: invests in affordable housing" (x.com)
  • "I was glad to welcome @SecFudge to Houston, along with @JacksonLeeTX18 and @RepAlGreen, as she announced a $45 million award for the Houston area to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness move into permanent housing with access to supportive services." (x.com)
  • "The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated challenges families in our community face, including high costs of housing, lack of affordable housing options, and homelessness. The #ARP delivers relief to help protect against housing insecurity." (x.com)
  • "The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help us build our communities for the future. I look forward to seeing @POTUS sign the largest infrastructure legislation in more than a century to lower prices, ease inflation, and provide infrastructure funding." (x.com)
  • "Already this year, 21 of the 25 most expensive drugs for Medicare Part D experienced price hikes above the rate of inflation. It’s time we give Medicare the power to negotiate #LowerDrugCosts. When we do that, drugs will be more affordable for all Americans." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Education Association (None)
  • "For the college-bound population, we must address the rising costs of tuition. For those who have graduated, we must find relief from crushing student debt. For-profit colleges must be held accountable for the false promises they made. Community colleges should be expanded, and access to technical and vocational programs should be encouraged." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • Rated 100% by Common Cause (None)
  • "A member of the Voting Rights Caucus, I also co-sponsored the For the People Act of 2019, which automatically registers eligible voters, allows same-day voter registration, and permits online voter registration; makes Election Day a federal holiday, compels states to create independent commissions to oversee redistricting, and addresses concerns surrounding election security among its provisions. I co-sponsored the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act to protect our elections from foreign interference." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I was proud to co-sponsor the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which restores the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by developing a process to determine which states must pre-clear election changes with the Department of Justice and requires a nationwide, practice-based pre-clearance of known discriminatory practices." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "We should be enacting and enforcing laws that make it easier, not harder, for citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. We must fight for a better system to determine our representation, eliminate partisan bias, and work for an equitable voting process." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I voted for the Climate Action Now Act, recommitting the United States to the Paris Agreement and ensuring that we are leading the efforts on climate and leading in energy production and technology, while introducing an amendment that our plan to do so remains technology-neutral. At the same time, I have opposed efforts to ban fracking, to ban offshore drilling, and to curtail use of natural gas, which has been a key driver in reducing greenhouse gas emissions." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I am proud to represent the energy capital of the world. Here in Houston, we know about energy. We know the last decade has brought an energy renaissance that has reduced costs and increased investment here and around the world. We know that domestic production of oil and natural gas is critical to our national security, our economy, and our energy future. And we know that renewable energy is an increasingly important part of the energy mix. We also know that climate change represents a real and growing threat. We know we are already experiencing its effects." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I have advocated for policies that address the need for clean, reliable energy at home and around the world, the reality and urgency of climate change, and the concerns for our environment and our communities. I am also focused on the question of how we develop modern energy infrastructure that both lowers carbon emissions and delivers low-cost energy to consumers which allows the economy to thrive." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "When it comes to energy innovation, this is its home. And people across the district are working to make sure Texas is the leader in developing wind energy in the U.S. We have installed more wind power than any other state. Research and development of new energy technologies for carbon capture are happening here, and creative natural infrastructure ideas like carbon sequestration through a market-based system are Texas-based proposals." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Since the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating impact on our energy providers, I led a bipartisan effort to make sure energy jobs were included in critical support programs under the CARES Act. I also introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to purchase $3 billion of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve while prices are low—a win for our national security, for energy producers, and for taxpayers." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I am proud to represent the energy capital of the world. Here in Houston, we know about energy. We know the last decade has brought an energy renaissance that has reduced costs and increased investment here and around the world. We know that domestic production of oil and natural gas is critical to our national security, our economy, and our energy future. And we know that renewable energy is an increasingly important part of the energy mix. We also know that climate change represents a real and growing threat. We know we are already experiencing its effects." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Offshore exploration is a critical part of our energy mix and essential to our energy independence and economic stability. While I appreciate the environmental and other concerns my colleagues have expressed, banning exploration for domestic oil and gas is not the answer." (x.com)
  • "Wednesday, the House voted to hold Russia accountable by banning import of Russian oil & energy products into the United States. Our energy independence makes it possible for us to take this action, and we must continue to ensure energy independence remains an American priority." (x.com)
  • "In Congress, I have worked to support common-sense gun safety legislation and to support efforts to study and understand the root causes of gun violence and the steps we can take to keep our communities safe, including serving as a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Gun violence in America doesn’t have to be inevitable. We can prevent gun violence with thoughtful, data-driven, common-sense policy solutions." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I co-sponsored and voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 to require universal background checks and close the loopholes in our country’s background check systems that enable domestic abusers and convicted felons to buy guns. I voted to pass the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which would close the Charleston Loophole. I co-sponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 and the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019. And I voted to fund gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the first time in years." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Today, I'm joining the thousands in our community and our country who #WearOrange: those who have turned their pain into action and those who are fighting to protect loved their ones from the epidemic of gun violence." (x.com)
  • "The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed a decade ago, was a strong first step toward addressing real obstacles to care and making health care accessible, but we have work ahead of us to improve it. It is critical now that we defend the protections of the ACA, especially for Texans with pre-existing conditions, against partisan attempts to repeal it." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I have also supported the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act to expand health care coverage and to encourage states like Texas that have not expanded Medicaid to do so, providing more than a million of Texans access to health care. This is especially important as we combat the coronavirus pandemic and its burdens on our health care providers." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I have co-sponsored and voted for the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, and the Elijah Cummings Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, which gives Medicare the ability to negotiate the price of prescription drugs and provides dental and vision benefits to Medicare recipients." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "In Congress, I am working to develop and advance policies to improve our health care system, reduce costs, increase choices for consumers, reduce burdens for small businesses, eliminate junk plans, and expand coverage. Equally important, we must bring down the cost of prescription drugs." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "We are facing an unprecedented challenge, so the House just voted on the bipartisan #FamiliesFirst Coronavirus Response Act that anticipates & meets our needs: free #COVID19 testing, food security, paid sick leave, unemployment insurance. We’re all in this together." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201: "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "In Congress, I am working to develop and advance policies to improve our health care system, reduce costs, increase choices for consumers, reduce burdens for small businesses, eliminate junk plans, and expand coverage. Equally important, we must bring down the cost of prescription drugs." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "Already this year, 21 of the 25 most expensive drugs for Medicare Part D experienced price hikes above the rate of inflation. It’s time we give Medicare the power to negotiate #LowerDrugCosts. When we do that, drugs will be more affordable for all Americans." (x.com)
  • "I have co-sponsored and voted for the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, and the Elijah Cummings Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, which gives Medicare the ability to negotiate the price of prescription drugs and provides dental and vision benefits to Medicare recipients." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I’m glad to see the President agree to end the shutdown. We’ve got a lot of ideas to improve border security, and I look forward to working with all of my colleagues in the House to do so while keeping the government funded and functioning." (x.com)
  • "Democrats have made clear we support smart, effective border security solutions: increased infrastructure investments, advanced technology to scan for contraband, more customs personnel, and more immigration judges." (x.com)
  • "We need comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. It should be thoughtful, practical, and fair. It should include strengthening our border security, cracking down on employers who break the law, and ensuring law enforcement, including immigration and customs enforcement, can do its job to keep our communities safe. It should not include building a wall between us and our state’s top trading partner or dehumanizing those who seek asylum at our borders." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "In Congress, I have worked to address our broken immigration system and provided practical solutions toward comprehensive immigration reform. I co-sponsored The Dream and Promise Act of 2019 to protect DACA and TPS recipients, as well as the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act to reform the legal immigration system by eliminating per-country percentage limits that cause backlogs in the employment-based green card system. I also co-sponsored the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, outlawing discrimination in the entry of immigrants or nonimmigrants based on religion, in addition to the protections against discrimination based on race, sex, nationality, place of birth, and place of residence already in place." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • "I was glad to vote for the American Dream and Promise Act today. #Dreamers are Americans in every way except on paper, and are an essential part of our communities, contribute to our economy, and make America a stronger, more united, and more diverse country." (x.com)
  • "We need comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. It should be thoughtful, practical, and fair. It should include strengthening our border security, cracking down on employers who break the law, and ensuring law enforcement, including immigration and customs enforcement, can do its job to keep our communities safe. It should not include building a wall between us and our state’s top trading partner or dehumanizing those who seek asylum at our borders." (www.lizziefletcher.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 340: "Hamas International Financing Prevention Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Today, I stand with Uyghurs in Houston and in favor of the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which will impose restrictions and sanctions on goods made with presumed forced labor." (x.com)
  • "Yesterday the House passed legislation compelling the admin to impose sanctions on China for detaining more than a million Uyghurs. When I met with Houston Uyghurs last year, I heard of the brutality their families in China face. I'm glad to stand with them & vote for this bill." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6833: "Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5691: "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S 3522: "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Algorithms, data privacy, child safety—all of these have an impact on the way we use social media and other big tech platforms. Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a legislative hearing on how to build a safer internet." (x.com)
  • "Reports showed that Facebook advertising targeted users by placing 2 kinds of ads next to one another—those claiming election fraud & those selling firearms. In light of what happened on Jan. 6, we must demand responsibility." (x.com)

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