I thank the gentleman. My friend from Illinois, have I got an amendment for you. I'm answering your concern. My amendment says it requires, before finalizing emission regulations on greenhouse gas producers, the EPA must provide the…
Sheila Jackson Lee
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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 yield 15 seconds to the ranking member, the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman).
I am going to take a slightly different perspective and ask my colleagues to support this amendment. Again, I am hoping, I know there are a lot of letters that my good friend from Michigan says that he has, and any time you put forward…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike sections 2 and 3, redesignate section 4 as section 3, and insert after section 1 the following: SEC…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike sections 2 and 3 of the bill, redesignate section 4 of the bill as section 3, and insert after section 1 of…
Madam Speaker, our soldiers on the front lines all over this world understand what a fight is about. If you have ever visited them in Iraq and Afghanistan, they have values. They know about their grandmothers and grandfathers, and they…
Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas…
I thank the distinguished gentleman for all of his work. I come as a peacemaker, Madam Chair. Houston, by the American Lung Association, is the seventh most ozone-polluted city in the Nation. The Supreme Court clearly said under the Clean…
May I ask the remaining time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.
I want to thank the ranking member of the full committee for reading a very important letter into the Record that the EPA has no intention to manipulate or to utilize cap-and-trade as part of their responsibilities. This is not a…
I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.





