Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his scholarship and his passion, the chairman of the Rules Committee, my good friend from Georgia, and all those who have come to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, let me say that this is a somber…

On this past Saturday, Houstonians gathered together at the Living Water International Apostolic Ministries in Houston with Pastor Stearns and about 10 other churches. I convened the press conference in the warehouse of this church filled…

As a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1649, the ``Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2019.'' H.R. 1649 calls for the establishment…

As a senior member of the Committee on the Judiciary, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 345, in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. This resolution recognizes widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the…

The president now has one distraction at the border where he thought immigration was going to be his selling tickets for victory in 2020. Now, he sees the American people appalled by the way children are being treated and just plain human…

We must not suffer violence. When I spoke in the floor today, I indicated what my colleagues said, why are we doing this? We could be voting on education bills or infrastructure bills. I said, Dr. King said, why we can't wait.

So, Mr. President, let me just say, I don't know what the definition of racism is, but I do know that your words, your words that you have offered to the American people are racist?

I don't know whether he wants to call himself racist or whether he has a racist bone. But his words and many of us know, that words can be inciting and they can provoke war over peace.

Lila Norstrom was a student, and she said no one told them anything, but just go back to school. Anesta Maria St. Rose Henry said she walks around missing her husband, along with her children. And so they are not just statistics; they are…

I thank the gentlewoman. I think the process that the gentlewoman is advocating in this amendment, which I support, is not militarizing the immigration system, particularly since the immigration system is mostly civil. Most of the migrants…

Woman, let me thank the gentlewoman from Texas, Congresswoman Garcia, for her leadership. It can be seen that we are intertwining on this issue, and I thank her for acknowledging the fact that these children are unaccompanied. We are not…

The people of Iran do not want war. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from California for allowing us, no matter what time of night it is, to stand on the floor and declare that the people of Iran do not want war. The people of the United…

My remaining comments are to simply say the amendment that is close to my heart is the one dealing with this academy graduate, this Naval Academy graduate. We asked everyone to give him another chance because the only thing that he was…

Let me also indicate that I am very glad and grateful for amendment No. 201 that adds $10 million to research dealing with triple negative breast cancer. Between 10 and 17 percent of female breast cancer patients have this condition, and I…

I include in the Record the actual resume of Michael Pender, a graduate of Annapolis and an excellent young man. Michael Pender Michael Pender is a 2016 United States Naval Academy graduate and a veteran naval officer who was separated…

I thank the gentlewoman from Oklahoma for yielding, and I thank the chairman of the full committee, Chairman Smith, for his important leadership, collaboration, and cooperation with me on these amendments. I also thank my colleague from…

Let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding and let me thank the sponsor of the legislation, the 21st Century President Act. I wanted to affirm Congressman Pocan for the leadership that he has given to an issue that many might not pay…

As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of S. 744 the ``Effective Prosecution of Biological Toxins and Agents,'' which amends 18 U.S.C. 175b to prohibit the possession…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding; and I thank the two cosponsors, the gentleman from Pennsylvania and the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, for a very important initiative that not one of us have, unfortunately, not heard of one of our…

I have known the men and women who have served in the Department of Homeland Security and have dealt with the border for many, many years. I have respected the work that they have done. It is tragic, however, that as we continue to serve…

This was a tough week for those of us who, as mothers, have a deep pain for the conditions of our children. It was a difficult week because Mr. Ramirez and his toddler died trying to seek an opportunity in the United States. It was a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I appreciate the gentleman from Oklahoma, but I am an optimist. More importantly, I stand here in the name of Mr. Ramirez and his little, baby girl who were found on the shores of the Rio Grande. The…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for her leadership. There is not a time that I go home that they don't ask me how we will secure our elections. I am proudly supporting the Securing America's Federal Elections Act, the SAFE Act, and…

Earlier today I was very pleased to have had one of my amendments passed in the Financial Services appropriations legislation that really many people are not aware of. That is the utilization of deceased children's Social Security numbers…

As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3401, the ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act of 2019.''…