Sheila Jackson Lee

You know what I am most--how should I say it?--honestly grateful for in the backdrop of Thanksgiving? That we had a Speaker of the House who never stopped negotiating and trying to find relief for the dying Americans and those suffering…

I would hope my good friend would not be in opposition to the ability for there to be research on the use of marijuana, as well substance abuse, and as well to provide a healing and a restoration of these broken communities that have…

Let me indicate that this legislation does not take away any of the responsibilities of the Department of Transportation in its regulatory authority, and the facts belie any worries regarding road safety. According to a 2018 study of the…

American people are hungry. Americans are losing their homes. And one American every 30 seconds is dying. We need to be able to address this question and address it immediately. We passed the HEROES Act so many months ago that had testing…

As a cosponsor, a mother, and a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, I rise in strong support of this bipartisan resolution, H. Res. 17, ``Expressing Concern Over the Detention of Austin Tice, and for other purposes.'' In May of…

As a member of the Tom Lantos Commission for Human Rights and a former member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, I rise in strong support of this bipartisan resolution, H. Res. 958, ``Condemning the practice of…

As a cosponsor and a member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5517, the ``Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act'', which establishes an exchange initiative between the…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts as chair of the Committee on Rules, and I collectively thank the Committee on Rules for its diligent work on the MORE Act, and that is H.R. 3884. Let me, as well, thank Jerry Nadler, chairman of the…

We're not going to let that last, Anderson. I think we'll be really working on it when we return to get as much money as possible.

I believe what will happen is that if we can pass this crunch bill, this COVID-19 emergency bill, if you will, will immediately get to work starting at the very beginning of January to focus largely on food insecurity.

I can't go home without a bill that will help our schools and help our children normalize, or to provide some guidance on how we will distribute the vaccines, and as well to save small businesses.

I think we're in a good place, I think all of us have to pour over it. We all have responsibilities to our district. But we have responsibilities to the nation.

We know that there is one American dying every 30 seconds from COVID-19. There are no options.

Well, what I will tell them is that Democrats as you will know Anderson passed a $3 trillion bill almost eight months ago, a one that would have comprehensively not had Americans in the dire conditions that they're in.

First of all, let me wish America a happy Thanksgiving. Just 24 hours ago, Pfizer indicated that they would seek an emergency authorization of their vaccine at the Food and Drug Administration. People are dying. 250,000 have died. One…

One of the major leaders in the fight against COVID-19, Dr. Osterholm, said a few days ago that, if we continue on this same path, there will be 1,400 persons a day that may die of COVID-19. This is a season that we gather together as…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding and for his leadership, and I thank the gentlewoman from California for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great enthusiasm to support this outstanding legislation which is H.R. 8294…

First of all, I thank the manager and the sponsor of this legislation for their kind courtesies. Mr. Speaker, it is never too late to say ``thank you,'' and I wanted to just not forget to thank Chairman Engel for the years of commitment to…

I thank the gentleman from New York for his leadership, and I also rise in enthusiastic support for the PLASTICS Act of Mr. McCaul and Mr. Engel. Texas is a Gulf State. Before we even get to the ocean, we can see the impact of plastic even…

Now we have a circumstance where the newly appointed Acting Secretary of Defense is saying that our troops will be cut in half. I understand, the Joint Chiefs, if I am correct, have not been consulted or they have not made that decision…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Espaillat) for yielding, and the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) for proposing this legislation, along with his colleagues, Mr. Kinzinger and all the Members who are…

Just recently I read an article that indicated that one in six Texans had been infected with COVID-19. As the study indicates in our local newspaper, that may be the case for States around the Nation. So I think it is extremely important…

As a senior member of the Judiciary, Homeland, and Budget Committees, and Founding Chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I rise in strong support of H.R. 8326, the ``Child Care is Economic Development Act''. First and foremost, I…

I thank very much the distinguished manager, the honorable Barbara Lee. I am most grateful for her yielding to me. Also, let me acknowledge the very important work that she has done over the years in disparities and racial equity. I thank…

Desperate people do desperate things in desperate times. Unfortunately, the American people are facing desperate times with COVID-19. But this President is in desperate times.