Sheila Jackson Lee: “Let me thank the gentleman from New York for a very thoughtful and, really, a crucial element to justice. Allow me to…”

“Let me thank the gentleman from New York for a very thoughtful and, really, a crucial element to justice. Allow me to acknowledge Mr. Jeffries for his leadership, Mr. Conyers and Mr. Goodlatte for working in a bipartisan manner, and the manager of the bill for his support, and indicate that this has evidence that we wish we did not have to see or could not document. I know that in my own State just a couple of years ago, the Federal judge in San Antonio was attacked and, in my recollection, lost his life. So we realize that justice requires us to eliminate impediments of fear and danger that may come to the Federal judiciary. This thoughtful legislation to redact addresses and other personal information from financial disclosure forms of all of the judiciary, magistrates, and appeals courts, district courts, obviously, and the Supreme Court, is crucial for the courts that represent the third branch of government and really represent a need of the kind of stovepipe to allow them to render justice. So on the financial disclosure forms, they are important for transparency, but I want to acknowledge that, unfortunately, there are individuals who would take out their disgust or contempt for the Federal Government and take that contempt out on the courts.…”