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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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Jul 19, 2022

Let me rise in support of and with rebuttal to my good friend, my other good friend from Pennsylvania. It is well-known that the appropriations process is an investment in America, and so I rise to support the appropriations that will be…

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Jul 19, 2022

I believe this law is key to rejecting the interpretation of Justice Clarence Thomas, who indicated, or speculated, that other provisions or rights under privacy may be in jeopardy. We should not jeopardize someone's right to love who they…

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Jul 18, 2022

I hold in my hand the interim report 2022 Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary School Shooting. Tragically, I was there within days of the shooting in May. Tragically, I got to listen to parents whose children bled out. All of us…

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Jul 15, 2022

I stand, as I said earlier, with a 10-year-old victim who had to run to be able to secure an abortion after being raped. I stand on the Constitution where the Fifth Amendment says that we are due life and liberty. I stand in front of ``In…

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Jul 15, 2022

I thank my good friends, Lizzie Fletcher and Marilyn Strickland and Jamie Raskin, for understanding the Constitution. Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Donahue threw a Molotov cocktail in a clinic, an abortion clinic, in Shreveport, Louisiana…

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Jul 15, 2022

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…

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Jul 15, 2022

I thank all of the leaders who recognize that reproductive freedom is a constitutional right. I rise today, and I stand in the name of a 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion and had to run to another State. I stand in the…

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Jul 14, 2022

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…

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Jul 13, 2022

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…

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Jul 13, 2022

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…

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Jul 13, 2022

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…

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Jun 24, 2022

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…

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