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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.
It is not an ideological office. The gentlewoman didn't hear. There has been racism, there has been discrimination, and we have not accepted the fullness of the wonderment of America. We now insult a full-time dedicated employee. Before…
I am so proud to be an American, and I am proud to be an American because the world watches as this experiment of so many different communities--racial, ethnic, and religious groups-- have come together. By and large, we have been…
Let me indicate my appreciation to the chairman and to the ranking member for their support of this amendment. I ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment. Let's end FGMC against women and girls around the world forever. Mr…
Let me, first of all, thank the ranking member, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, for her consistent, steady, and unrelenting commitment to world affairs as well as to the peace and harmony of women around the world and humanitarian practices…
I thank the manager and the chairman and ranking member of this committee. State, foreign operations, and related programs are the face of America, the most powerful nation in the world, the nation that the world looks to for guidance and…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 27, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…
The answer to this, of course, is to give ourselves more time to address the question of serving the American people. I rise, as the leader did, to support the bipartisan Senate continuing resolution, which maintains current funding, takes…
I thank the gentlewoman for her courtesies. However, I am particularly concerned as we move forward. This bill directly impacts the men and women who have unselfishly put on the uniform. I am grateful to the chair and ranking member for…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop) and Mr. Harris for working together. Every time I come to the floor, Mr. Chair, I am going to say that I do not want a government shutdown, having been through them and seen the desperation…
In addition--can you believe it?-- they slash or eliminate the number of loans awarded to financially distressed farmers under the agriculture bill; and then targeting violence and terrorism prevention grants, they take that out. What are…
I just got off the telephone with one of my chief law enforcement officers in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, who just simply begged us not to shut down the government. As everyone knows, I was on the floor just an hour or so ago saying…
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Madam Speaker, let me announce breaking news. I don't want to see the government shut down. Democrats don't want to see the government shut down. The American people don't want to see…
Veterans continue to have many unanswered needs, and I will continue to fight for their rights. The reason why it is important to move quickly on the extension in this bill is because in addition to the ability to assess one's benefits, it…
I thank the gentleman from California, particularly for his extended leadership and work on behalf of the Nation's veterans. I thank our manager, who is leading on the majority. This is an important and bipartisan effort to ensure the…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This is a question, Mr. Speaker, of readiness. That is what we believe in. That is what a Defense appropriations bill is. It is grounded in the readiness of the most powerful Armed Forces in the world…
The strength of America is in her workers, and today I rise on the floor of the House to stand with the UAW workers around the Nation and those that are striking now in the Midwest. There are UAW workers in Texas, and I stand with them…
I rise as a strong supporter of H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023, which, among other things, would amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve the requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire…
The beauty and wonderment of this Nation is that every single person born in this country has the privilege of living under the flag of the United States of America. Today, I rise to reinforce our love of country, our love of our soldiers…
I, too, rise today to salute our friend and patriot, Joyce Hamlett. It is a surprise for some of us who wish that the news was not accurate, but I cannot miss an opportunity to call her a historic figure in this House. Joyce made history…
Can you imagine the burden on local cities? Our veterans are homeless. Our veterans are suffering, many times from PTSD, and if we do not have the kind of support services for them that this legislation provides, where are we in terms of…
I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his leadership, and the manager of our friends on the other side of the aisle. The United States military, each and every soldier, each and every member of every single branch, take an oath when they…
I stand today to reinforce the importance of the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, because it is particularly important to realize that to move this Nation, we must make sure that we protect our passengers…
Let's help our pilots be strong medically and mentally, and let's make this the best aviation system in the world. Mr. Chair, I include in the Record an article from Scientific American. [From Scientific American, Nov. 22, 2022] We Need To…
Let me dwell on an amendment that I offered to get through the backlog of pilots that are now well after they have been off for some medical reason and the backlog of getting them back into the stream of flying is taking long. We need to…
I thank the gentleman very much for yielding time. Let me first say that the administration enthusiastically supports the work of Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for the great work that they have done. This is good for America…
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