Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who has provided our road map that we are going to use to take this long journey, and we are not going to stop until we finish the job. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs…

I thank the distinguished gentleman. We will carry on the fight. Thank you for challenging us tonight. I think that everyone knows that we will not rest until the Voter Rights Act, H.R. 4, the John Robert Lewis bill is passed. Mr. Speaker…

I thank Congresswoman Adams for saying what our power is all about. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford), the first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a leader in the fight for labor rights that…

I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. She reminded us that his sacrifice was not a simple one. He shed blood. John Robert Lewis shed blood because of his beliefs and his commitment. Mr. Speaker, it is now my privilege to be able to…

It is my pleasure now to yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Detroit, the co-chair of the Women's Caucus, and an officer with the Congressional Black Caucus. That is the Honorable Brenda Lawrence.

I thank the gentlewoman for that question of how long. Now it is my privilege to yield to a distinguished leader of the House, the co-chair of the Steering and Policy Committee, a senior member on Appropriations, the Honorable Barbara Lee.

I thank the gentlewoman for her powerful message on good trouble and doing the right thing. I can hear John Lewis right now. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Johnson), the distinguished chairwoman of the Committee on…

Let me thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Ohio for setting just the right tone of why members of the Congressional Black Caucus are on the floor today. Let me acknowledge the gentleman from New York, who is now Speaker pro tempore…

It is my great honor that I will be introducing members of the Congressional Black Caucus for this Special Order, including the distinguished chair, who has led us to understand our power-hour message. I thank the distinguished CBC chair…

The tragic death of George Floyd has awakened the Nation, the world. Last summer, in response to a call for action from righteous protestors across the Nation, we had to stand up. And we know that 8 minutes and 46 seconds are printed and…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her leadership and for adding to this legislation--my legislation--the For the People Act, adding the Coretta Scott King Mid- Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act that I wrote as long ago as…

I thank the gentlewoman from California, the chair of the Committee on House Administration, for the work that she has done. It is interesting to hear a speech by the former President, following in his tradition of denial of a fair…

With great expectation, we expect to have the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on the floor of the House this week. I am joined in these special 1-minute speeches by Congressman Bowman from New York and Congresswoman Lee from…

As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary, on Homeland Security, on the Budget, and as the Member of Congress for a congressional district that has experienced the worst of the COVID-19 as a public health emergency and economic…

Does anybody know what it means to be called names; to be thrown out of your apartment; to be thrown off of a job; and most sadly, to not be allowed to love the person that you love? In the Hodges case, that was settled when they…

None of us can rise to the floor of the House and talk about the cruciality of the American Rescue package and the absolute imperative nature of this particular legislation passing without acknowledging 500,000 lives--not numbers, but…

We cannot tolerate insurrection and attacks and destruction.

To accept insurrection as a tool to change government is absolutely unacceptable.

I think the responsibility of government is to protect the American people. Representatives should be held accountable.

We're at the precipice of a constitutional crisis. And that is a contentious period of time between anarchists, individuals who are insurrectionists, and those who want to preserve democracy.

We are humbled by the gentleman's words. We are humbled by this moment in history. I will conclude my remarks by building on Congressman Torres', that we are humbled, but we are honored, but we are ready to work. I will leave you with…

I thank the gentlewoman for her words and certainly her powerful words on the importance of our Vice President, the Honorable Vice President Harris. We are grateful for her. It is my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr…

My coanchor has very powerfully captured the many heroes in our community, historical heroes as well, and heroes who pushed against the edge, walked right up to the line, never failed to be courageous, never failed to work on behalf of…

I thank Congressman Jones so very much for that powerful statement. A powerful statement, obviously, a lawyer's lawyer to bring to our attention the great leadership of Justice Thurgood Marshall, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall…

Let me thank the gentleman very much for his powerful words and his very prominent focus on the idea that you are from the Bronx, but the spirit of the Bronx cannot be taken from you, and that your commitment and your assessment of this…