Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Blumenauer, for his leadership and his cosponsor from Nebraska for his leadership. Ninety percent of the stores in Houston are without baby formula. Texas was one of the hardest hit States. One of the most…

This week, I had the privilege of taking some of our young high school students and visitors throughout the Capitol. What a sense of pride I had in the beauty of this Capitol, the beauty of this building, but what it symbolizes is…

I will just emphasize that the National Guard has been enormously effective in helping us during disaster. But let me finish quickly with the amendment dealing with young people in the academy, in particular a young cadet that had a…

I will not leave the floor without trying my best to give the names from Uvalde: Makenna, Layla, Maranda, Nevaeh, Jose, Xavier, Tess, Rojelio, Eliahna, Eliahna, Annabell, Jackie, Uziyah, Jayce, Maite, Jailah, Irma, Eva, Amerie, Alexandria…

Let me thank the chair very much for yielding. Let me acknowledge both my good friend, Mr. Cicilline, and my good friend, Mr. Upton, for their thoughtfulness. Let me provide a response and relief to my good friend from Florida. First of…

This article has the mass shootings where stricter gun laws might have made a difference. We understand that this legislation is only the concrete beginning. My friends are going to attack that, but the American people are 70 percent for…

I stand here in the name of Mr. Garza, whose daughter in Uvalde bled out, Buffalo, Tulsa, Parkland, Santa Fe, and Sandy Hook. I stand here with the recognition of my chairman, Mr. Nadler, and the years and decades--mine, over two…

Our children are hungry, and I rise to support hungry children and to end their hunger. I rise to support the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022. One in every seven households with children struggle to get enough food on the table. Just weeks into…

Let my thank the chairman very much for yielding, and for the expeditious way in which the Committee on Rules realized that we are in crisis. Let me just start by saying to stop the carnage and the bloodshed, I rise in support of the…

Let me offer what we are living in. There are more than 300 laws that have been passed across the Nation that are discriminating against the LGBTQI+ community. In addition, we find that less than half of these 50 States are protecting this…

My amendment would direct the Comptroller General to issue a report to Congress about the impact of the implementation of this act on the provision of services to LGBTQI+ persons. It would ensure the impact of H.R. 4176 by ensuring…

I include in the Record an article from National Public Radio titled ``The Census Bureau's first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities.'' [From National Public Radio, Sept. 24, 2021] The Census Bureau's First Ever Data on…

I include in the Record an article from the National Education Association, ``New Survey Data Shows LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Crisis.'' [From the National Education Association, May 25, 2022] New Survey Data Shows LGBTQ+ Youth Mental…

I thank the sponsor of this legislation and the chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee for bringing this legislation to the floor. Data collection is an indispensable tool to understand and address changes facing the LGBTQI…

I am proud to rise in strong support of H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, and to discuss my amendment to this legislation. Despite significant legal advances over the past several years, including marriage equality, LGBTQI+…

It is high time that we provide equal protection for all members of the LGBTQI community in accordance with the 14th Amendment. H.R. 4176--again, not punitive--will take us one more step forward in the decades-long journey toward equality…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York, Chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, for her leadership, and Chairman Grijalva for his dynamic leadership, as well. I rise today because I just feel moved by the moment to really talk about truth in…

I am proud to rise in strong support of the House Amendment to S. 2089, the ``Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.'' Today's bill is a matter of urgency. If Congress does not act now to pass this emergency legislation, millions of children will…

I love this Nation, and I stand on the premise of the Declaration of Independence. Even though my ancestors did not benefit at the origins of this Nation, I am a patriot. I remind my fellow colleagues of the Declaration of Independence: We…

I thank the chairman for his support. I will support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a staunch advocate for mental health services to speak in favor of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well- Being Act of 2022. This bill…

I thank the chairman for yielding. As I begin--I am going to ask the chairman to enter into a colloquy--but, first, let me express my strong support for H.R. 7666 and the work that has been done in a bipartisan manner by both the chairman…

We are in the midst of many elections, primary elections and ongoing to November 2022. I salute our election officials because what we saw yesterday in the January 6 hearings was appalling and disgraceful and an attack on democracy. From…

I thank the chairwoman for capturing so well the unfinished business as it relates to the Caribbean and overall, and I thank her for being the leader of the resolution to establish Caribbean American Heritage Month that we now are able to…

I thank Chairwoman Beatty for laying the framework of how enriched the Congressional Black Caucus is with the vast diversity of Members who have these enormous connections and heritage and to honor the leader of this legislation making…

It is my privilege to rise as the anchor of the CBC Special Order addressing Caribbean American Heritage Month and to welcome my colleagues to the floor to be able to engage in a very important and provocative discussion. Let me just say…