Sheila Jackson Lee

I think it is appropriate to correct a number of statements that have been made on the floor. First of all, this is not the end. Director Mueller made this the beginning. When he concluded the report, he left a very large direction to the…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his courtesy. Mr. Speaker, there is a document that I hold in my hand that covers the epidemic apparently that is taking siege over America. It contains the Declaration of Independence and the…

I thank the gentlewoman for her courtesy. He came from Lufkin, Texas. He loved Texas football and country music. He had fundraisers for any manner of needs in his area. When he saw the devastation and the people in water in Harris County…

I was saddened to stand alongside Congresswoman McBath to ask for a moment of silence for yet another innocent group of Americans who died. We must gather in this House and demand the Senate to pass our legislation on gun safety, but we…

I thank the gentleman for his courtesies. Madam Speaker, I rise to support this bill, H.R. 2045, because, as I have said, whether it is a homeless vet, whether it is a vet who has been a veteran for a long period of time or those in the…

I thank the sponsor of this legislation for really tapping into something that every single Member must face with their veterans, and certainly those who have been out of the military for a period of time, and then all of our new veterans…

As a long-time advocate for veterans' well-being and resources, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2333, the ``Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act.'' I support H.R. 2333 because this legislation will provide much needed assistance to…

What an amazing day: 100 years ago, the Congress voted out a resolution to empower women with the right to vote. What is interesting, the last day, the last State, Tennessee, when the vote was taken, or when it was about to be taken, the…

I thank the gentleman very much for the time. It will allow, with this Constitution alongside of the Equality Act, the idea that the Civil Rights Act stands for those in the LGBTQ community, the Civil Rights Act in title VI and title II…

I thank the gentleman very much, and I thank Mr. Cicilline. Let me refute the suggestion that this is a bill that was rushed to the floor. This is a work that has been germinating for 5 years plus, and many of us have watched and been…

I am pleased to rise and support, enthusiastically, H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act. This omnibus bill combines three key bills to lower drug costs by promoting generic competition--long…

Let me, too, add my appreciation and congratulations to Head Start, a very viable program, not only in my district, as I watched little children become empowered with education, but also around the Nation. I congratulate all of those who…

I have had the privilege of serving in this august body, and serving the American people and the people of the 18th Congressional District. Just a few minutes ago, I was at Arlington Cemetery participating in the wreath-laying ceremony for…

Woman, allow me to thank my very important sponsor of this amendment and, as well, our Republican colleagues for their leadership. We are underwater in Houston. We are concerned about Puerto Rico and support the underlying bill. If this…

First of all, let me thank Congresswoman Alma Adams for gathering us a couple of weeks ago to stand and be counted as members of the Black Maternal Mortality Caucus; and to continue her recognition that if we don't become problem solvers…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I want to join both Congresswoman Jayapal and Congresswoman Lee on just reinforcing the devastation and the dastardliness of child separation from their parents. I would just like to very briefly say…

I thank the chairman very much for yielding. Just a second on memory lane, for those of us who were here for the Affordable Care Act, dozens of our committees, including the Judiciary Committee, heard the pain of people whose family…

I happen to live and be in the area of the Texas Children's Hospital. I have obviously supported the legislation of Danny Davis. The point is that people with preexisting conditions, including sickle cell, will not have access to…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for yielding, and I thank her for her leadership. Madam Speaker, the American people will insist that this legislation passes. My Republican friends, since my time in helping to pass the Affordable Care…

This week the Nation has seen this Congress deal with the questions of the rule of law and the Constitution. But this Congress believes that our work is for the people and, at the same time, our oversight on issues of national security are…

As the Judiciary Committee sits at this time to uphold the rule of law, I want to make sure that the American people understand the role of the United States Congress, that is, to represent the people, to engage in oversight and truth. As…

As we enter the month of May, many of us will be gathering at the end of the month to honor and recognize those who have fallen. In mid-month, we will celebrate the mothers of this Nation, many of whom are veterans and who have died in…

I offer this amendment on behalf of myself, Congressman Moulton of Massachusetts and Congresswoman Hayes of Connecticut, and express my appreciation to them for their assistance and support. The Jackson Lee/Moulton/Hayes Amendment improves…

We have gone through some very difficult times, and I want to call the roll: Tree of Life, Robert Gregory Bowers; Mother Emanuel Church, Dylann Roof; Christchurch, Brenton Harrison Tarrant; just recently, in San Diego, John Earnest; and…

I am reminded of the creation of the Homeland Security Committee and the Department of Homeland Security. It was in the aftermath of the heinous acts of 9/11, of which I was a Member of the United States Congress, and the description and…