Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. And just like the city of Philadelphia, just like the city of Los Angeles, when we heard from Congresswoman Bass earlier, oftentimes the State of Texas is portrayed through popular culture as not being a very international place, but we are a very international place. Everyone has heard of the stories how every State Legislative Session, which one has just begun a couple of weeks ago, how Black and Hispanic voters, in particular, in the State of Texas, are targeted so our voting participation numbers will decrease. Well, someone who has been in that fight to help protect Black and Latino voters in the State of Texas to expand voting rights in the State of Texas; and not just that, again, in pop culture, our State has oftentimes been portrayed as one way, but a lot of people forget that the city of Houston is the fourth largest city in the country and one of the most international cities in the entire world, one of the largest ballots in the entire country, printed in--I forgot exactly how many languages. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee can tell you that later. So not only are voting rights being impacted in her district, but also I am sure that she felt the plight of many of the people who she represents who were stuck at airports, including the Houston International Airport, by the Muslim ban that was implemented by the Trump administration. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).”