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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.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 31, line 18, strike ``Section 203(c)'' and insert ``(a) In General.--Section 203(c)''. On page 32…
Our emerging Nation sought to be a bright light for democracy and the rule of law. This afternoon, I sat in the Senate Chamber and watched the Senate one by one announce the words guilty or not guilty: Article I, guilty 48, not guilty 52…
War is a violent and catastrophic act, and its impact on the people of any nation is one that is long- lasting. Between the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, close to 7,000 Americans lost their lives; families were broken. But yet, we honor…
As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and a cosponsor, I rise in strong support of RCP 116-49, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 550, the No War With Iran Act, introduced by the gentlewoman from…
My first opportunity in speaking today is to make sure that we honor all the men and women who are wearing uniforms in the United States military, as Congresswoman Lee has said, her family members and many family members who served. What…
We need to move swiftly, as this bill may be passed today, in order to avoid expiration, so that we can work collectively together for what parents of the addicted and others want: treatment services, wraparound services. We must be able…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Let me express my appreciation to Representative Kuster for her unending fight on this terrible scourge of drug addiction and death across the Nation. I look forward to working with her on her the…
In 2016, I wrote this op-ed, ``Seven Years of Change You Can See and Feel.'' I wrote it in the backdrop of the election of President Barack Obama and his opening remarks and his inauguration that said: ``Today I say to you that the…
I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. And I thank the sponsors of this very important amendment, Mr. Davis and Ms. Pingree. I rise to support the underlying bill, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act that I…
We should take a moment to honor an outstanding organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha. This is their Founders Day--112 years old. Isn't it interesting that young women who were in the shadow of the Emancipation Proclamation and the shadow of…
What I will say is that nothing in this resolution speaks to any named person. It says that this body, this Congress, must adhere to its duty to be able to ensure that the President of the United States does not unilaterally take us into…
As a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, as a member serving in this body on September 11, 2001 and throughout the fateful and tragic war in Iraq, and as an original cosponsor, I rise in strong…
The President cannot unilaterally go to war with Iran, nor are we safer since January 2, 2020, after having targeted and killed the second-in-command of Iran. The American people, as well as our troops, are in more jeopardy. In 2002, I was…
I rise this morning to congratulate a very significant and historic high school, Jack Yates High School. Jack Yates High School was founded by the founding father, if you will, of the African American community in Houston, Freedmen's Town…
I thank the gentleman very much, and as I leave the floor, just want to take note of the contamination in the State of Texas and this is what we are fighting. Mr. Chair, as a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I…
The communities like the Fifth Ward and surrounding areas in Houston can be invaluable to assisting agencies in identifying ways to improve on the information provided to the general public--they live it every day. These are life or death…
To the gentleman from New York, I would like to enter into a colloquy regarding creosote contamination in the 18th Congressional District. I certainly rise to support enthusiastically H.R. 535. For decades the residents of the Fifth Ward…
Let me, first of all, say how grateful we are that, as the assessment has been made, none of our brave soldiers lost their lives last night in the Iranian attack and that it is crucial this week that this Congress assert its authority, its…
The American people and Members of Congress cannot ignore being on the brink of war. Nor can we ignore the fact that the Constitution indicates in Article I that it is the Congress that has the responsibility and duty to declare war. Nor…
We have much to be thankful for in this great and grand Nation. We are thankful for our Constitution that allows us to define what is right and wrong. I am thankful for all of the Americans who will be with their families, all of those who…
I hate no woman or man. Today, the American people should receive clarity and truth. The Constitution is the highest law of the land. The President breached and violated the Constitution of the United States of America. The President…
Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the Jackson Lee Amendment to the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Prices Now Act. Let me also express my thanks to the chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction for their hard work in crafting this…
I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. And having been the ranking member of the Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee over the years, I understand the momentous task and the excellent work that has been done. This bill does what…
The President has abused his power. The President has tried to obstruct Congress in trying to create his own way of us doing an impeachment inquiry.
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