According to the CBO’s recent analysis, Trump and Republicans' economic agenda is adding $4.7 trillion to the debt. All while workers and families get: expensive groceries, higher bills, and no health care.

The @energycommerce.bsky.social Oversight Subcommittee recently held a hearing on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid -- an important area for oversight. But it became clear that the real goal was to give Trump a pretext to continue attacks on communities across the country. I called that out.

In case you missed it, House Republicans passed a bill last week putting up barriers to voting and sent it to the Senate, right before President Trump tweeted that he was just going to do what he wanted to with or without Congress. (1/2) fletcher.house.gov/news/documen...

Insight: Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. reut.rs/4qzZRCE

Voting should be easier, not harder. But with Trump's unfounded claims of election fraud, Governor Abbott eagerly handed over our voter rolls—and who knows what will happen to them now? (1/2) www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

President Trump’s reckless tariffs constitute the largest tax increases in our history. By voting to end his authority to impose costly tariffs on Canada, Congress finally took an important step toward reasserting our authority and making life more affordable. fletcher.house.gov/news/documen...

Last week, #TeamTX07 was sharing the love, delivering #ValentinesForVeterans at the Houston West, Sugar Land, and Richmond VA Clinics and at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Thank you to all the classrooms, kids, and families who helped send love to Houston's veterans again this year!

Great to kick off the Year of the Fire Horse with our #TX07 neighbors at the Chinese Community Center! 🐎 Happy Lunar New Year!

Rescinding the endangerment finding will undermine the good work of Houstonians to reduce emissions. It is another step in the wrong direction from the Trump administration. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/02/...

Early voting for this year's primary elections begins across Texas today. Learn more and be ready to vote with information from #TX07 counties at: Harris County: harrisvotes.com Fort Bend County: www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/d...

Happy Year of the Fire Horse to all celebrating this lunar new year! ✨🔥🐎 I am wishing those in #TX07 and beyond strength, courage, and independence in the eventful year ahead.

This #PresidentsDay, I'm thinking of some of our greatest presidents, Washington and Lincoln, who shaped our union and fought for its promise to "Friends and Citizens" of a government "of the people, by the people, for the people," not kings.

The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to President Kennedy. Trump's announcement that it will also bear his name (in violation of the law establishing it) and that it will be closed for two years (for unidentified repairs) show the narcissism and lawlessness that define this Presidency. [1/2]

Solar for All is one of the most important affordable energy programs in our country’s history. The Trump administration’s decision to terminate Solar for All was not just reckless — it was unlawful. [1/4]

The State Department's new guidance to classify abortion as a human rights abuse undermines U.S. leadership on human rights and further erodes access to reproductive care across the world. I joined @repnikema.bsky.social and @ocasio-cortez.house.gov in demanding that it reverse this guidance.

The Trump administration is sending all pregnant unaccompanied minors apprehended by immigration enforcement to a single group shelter in South Texas. This is a sharp turn from longstanding federal practice, which placed them in shelters or foster homes equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies.

We're seeing the impact—in real time—of what Congressional Republicans' cuts to Medicaid and failure to extend ACA tax credits are doing to the whole health care ecosystem. It's not good. www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

Good to chat with Barbara Schwarz about my bill to freeze hiring at ICE until there is accountability, transparency, and procedural reform to ensure the safety of the American people.

US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit  

At the urging of my office, the FAA is rightfully lifting the Temporary Restricted Airspace. I will again reiterate there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.

Under Secretary Noem, immigration and enforcement operations have resulted in constitutional violations, civilian deaths, and obstruction of justice. 1/2

Accounts from detained families, their lawyers and court filings describe one federal detention center in Texas as a place where hundreds of children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

My statement on President Trump's racist social media post.

I co-sponsored @repscottpeters.bsky.social's Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act to place strict limits on immigration agents' use of force and reinforce protections for people exercising their First Amendment rights.

I joined @repyassansari.bsky.social and my House Democratic colleagues in responding to the Trump administration's latest attack on the freedom of the press. Attorney General Bondi should be focused on protecting our Constitutional rights, not weaponizing them.

Americans are being killed, detained, harassed, and silenced by their own government. We see it happening right now—Congress needs to do something about it now.

More than a year in, Trump’s Day One promise to lower costs is still just a campaign promise. During his first year, people spent over $1,600 more across the country.

MPR News: DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Glad to stand beside my friend and neighbor and now Congressman Christian Menefee as he took his oath of office this week. We are glad to have a new champion for #TX18, Texans, and all Americans in our Texas Delegation and in our House Democratic Caucus.

Heartbreaking. Renee Good's family is right. What happened to her was violent, unnecessary, and it must lead to change. The majority of people in this country do not support armed federal agents acting like they are above the law. Enough is enough.

🧵Today, I introduced the Freeze ICE Act. As Americans across the country express deep concerns that ICE agents are violating the Constitution and causing hardship, a hiring freeze is needed until there is accountability and transparency to ensure the safety of the American people. (1/2)

Thanks to James for calling in to Houston Matters to discuss the enormity of the issues we are facing. We must remember: The Constitution protects our rights as Americans. And it's time for Americans to protect the Constitution.

President Trump's cavalier decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is devastating for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals, including many in #TX07. (1/3) www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article...

“81% of voters said that grocery costs have increased in the last 6 months.” This is Trump’s economy by design: workers and families get squeezed while the rich get ahead.

In moving $100 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 toward President Trump's and Secretary Noem's cruel anti-immigrant agenda and away from health care, everything has become more expensive. They're also using that money to pay DHS's comms team to tweet 1930s Nazi talking points.

🧵 #OTD in 1789, the first Congress elected George Washington the first President of the United States. (1/2)

In August, David D. Kirkpatrick reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. At the end of Trump’s first year back in office, the number has ballooned to an estimated $4 billion. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_GjJkg

When Americans are being killed, detained, harassed, and silenced by their government, the House of Representatives should have no other priority than protecting the people that we represent and the Constitution that this administration is flouting.

Every day, doctors and scientists in #TX07 are fighting on the frontlines against cancer. Americans want Congress to do the same--to invest in and support this life-saving work in cancer prevention, research, and care.

Good to be with Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones and our #TX07 neighbors at this weekend's town hall meeting in #Alief. Thanks to all who came out, asked questions, and made your voices heard. We need your participation now more than ever.

Team #TX07 was happy to help Vlad continue his studies by communicating with USCIS on his behalf, and we're happy to help people throughout our district with matters relating to other federal agencies. Visit: fletcher.house.gov/casework

🧵It is a privilege and a joy to nominate bright, dedicated students to our military service academies. (1/3)

Black history is American history. This month and every month, let’s teach, honor, and remember it. And let's fight back against those who are trying to erase it. #BlackHistoryMonth

Freedom of the press is written into our Constitution for a reason. As is the freedom to assemble and protest. Both are essential to the origin story of the United States, and to its existence. (1/3) www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

We will get justice. Release all the files now.

Minnesotans defended the rule of law, which underlies the United States’ success politically, economically and socially, writes Columnist Chris Tomlinson. bit.ly/4q26kG7

#TX07 is a hub for scientific research and advancements in part because of the talent we draw from all over the world. This reckless decision from Governor Abbott threatens Houston's status as a world leader in these life-saving innovations. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

When fear replaces trust, writes policing expert and former Houston Police Chief, Art Acevedo, public safety collapses. Department of Homeland Security must adopt basic policing principles. bit.ly/49T0z7O

In our E&C markup, one of my Republican colleagues claimed that we should get rid of clean air protections because they could drive costs up for businesses—and ultimately make it harder for people to afford health care. 1/2