Sheila Jackson Lee: “Today I managed on the floor of the House a legislation that would honor the fallen of our many, many police officers…”

“Today I managed on the floor of the House a legislation that would honor the fallen of our many, many police officers, some 800,000 across America. I had the privilege of joining many, many families and police officers in the National Fraternal Order of Police 42nd annual National Peace Officers Service to hear the names, one after the other, of the many States of those who lost their lives. As I said earlier in debate, the Houston Police Department was present, along with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, and we recognized those who had fallen in those two departments. It was a time when I even said to the families: Never let them walk alone. I honor them. I will take a moment because I recognize the importance of children, and I am asking the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to help us stop the hostile State takeover of the Houston Independent School District. It is urgent and imperative that this district survives, and we need Federal Government intervention now. ____________________”