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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.
Yesterday was the Federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, and I accepted the challenge of the Martin Luther King family, under the name of Martin Luther King III, his oldest child: No celebration without legislation. So I rise in…
Sometimes it is extremely difficult, Madam Speaker, to really convey in this form both the pain and the emotion of one's journey in life. I worked for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the conference that Dr. Martin Luther King…
I am grateful for the distinguished leader of this debate, Mr. Butterfield, and his service to this Nation. Madam Speaker, this is a somber, sacred moment in our lives on this floor. I stand here in the name of the blood shed by those foot…
Today is my birthday, and I could not think of a better gift for the American people. In the last 24 hours, we found that five States--Republicans--decided to put in false certifications to determine that Trump actually won the November…
The issue is very clear. In his wrongheaded dispatching of our guard to the border--of course, this is a Federal responsibility, the southern border--we now have documented crises, guards committing suicide, guards not getting their…
Spoken like my good friend from Colorado, Mr. Perlmutter--who I really insist that he remain in this body for his astuteness and his way of analyzing--might I just take a quick moment to say that the schools of America are open. But today…
``We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and…
Brian Kilmeade, ``Please get him on TV. Destroying everything you have accomplished.'' Sean Hannity, ``Can he make a statement?'' And Donald Trump Jr., in profanity, said, Please help us. But I want to just say, the United States v. Bryan…
This legislation is crucial and important. The reason is because it speaks to who we are as Members of the most powerful lawmaking body in the world. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to sit on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission with Chairman…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5665, Combating International Islamophobia Act. I have listened to my friends on the other side of the aisle, and they are my friends. I hope that we will…
As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary, on Homeland Security, and on the Budget, I rise in support of S.J. Res. 33--Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit, a measure raising the national debt limit by $2.5…
I thank the distinguished gentleman of the January 6 Select Committee for yielding. I serve as the chair of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, which, collectively with the Judiciary Committee, may ultimately be…
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