Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2390 ``Homeland Security University-based Centers Review Act.'' I support this bipartisan legislation which requires an annual report be sent to…
Sheila Jackson Lee
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Sheila Jackson Lee is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for civil rights, social justice, and healthcare reform throughout her tenure. Jackson Lee has served on various committees, including the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, and has been involved in significant legislative efforts addressing issues such as immigration, education, and public safety.
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Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1637, the ``Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015.'' I support this bipartisan legislation which requires annual reports on…
Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 1615, the ``DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015.'' I support this bipartisan legislation, which addresses DHS' FOIA backlog by requiring…
Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1646, the ``Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act.'' I support this bipartisan legislation because it addresses the potential terrorist…
Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1633, the ``DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015.'' This bill makes needed improvements relating to the tracking and reporting of…
Jun 23, 2015
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1640, the ``Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015.'' I support this bipartisan legislation which…
Jun 17, 2015
This hour, this minute, this second is actually a gift to the American people. I thank the proponents of this resolution because it recognizes, first and above all, that this little document, the Constitution, albeit small, creates…
Jun 16, 2015
As we rally around the obvious in the need for criminal justice reform and, in essence, the rehabilitation of our criminal justice laws as we deal with the interaction of law enforcement and civilians, having a pathway for respect for…
Jun 16, 2015
I thank the gentleman. The funding is not in the stream of funding that other appropriators have to utilize. That is wrong. Then I might conclude on the shenanigans of the trade fix, if you will. I am for TAA, the Trade Adjustment…
Jun 16, 2015
I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding and for the astute question that he asked, which is one that I would like to follow up on. Mr. Speaker, let me say to the gentleman from Georgia that he is quite right. There are very serious…
Jun 15, 2015
Before leaving my district, I had the great excitement of presiding over or introducing a new medical center to the Acres Homes community and to the community of Houston, the UMC Center, organized by committed and dedicated doctors. This…
Jun 15, 2015
Let me thank the manager of this hour, Mr. Payne, and all of my colleagues and my chairman, who has just spoken and who set the tone very eloquently and with deep conviction. In his having served on the supreme court for the State of North…
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