Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the chairman very much, and I want to join the stellar Members from so many different backgrounds to add another 2 minutes to that 30 minutes and emphasize that it is now 32 more minutes than we have had an opportunity to discuss…

I thank both the gentleman from Illinois and the gentlewoman from Florida for their consistent and determined presence to bring to the American people truth and, of course, inspiration. I thank them both for their great leadership. I also…

Families care about their children, and it stuns me that the gentleman on the other side has indicated that he wants to take health decisions out of the hands of parents who are serving in the United States military, committed to laying…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. I am on the floor again holding up the Constitution, which should not be eliminated for the fighting force of Americans who have been declared by nations around the world as the strongest, most…

This amendment that is in adds a report to be submitted within 220 days following enactment on capacity to provide disaster survivors with emergency short-term housing. This bill should be a bill that builds the mighty fighting force. It…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Having had some tenure on this floor, my recollection is that, in many instances, the NDAA has been a welcomed bipartisan initiative. We have worked together and formulated ways to improve the lives of…

In this week to stop gun violence, it is important to remind all of you that 4.6 million minors live with guns in the home, many of those unstored. Every year, almost 20,000 children are shot and killed or wounded by firearms. In fact…

This morning I rise to share with my colleagues both pain and a sense of remorse, sense of fear that many Americans will face, and attempt to have a dialogue and an understanding as will be reflected in the Congressional Record. I am a…

As we move toward the Fourth of July, after celebrating and commemorating Juneteenth, I want to talk a bit about freedom. I ask my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring my legislation, the STOP Fentanyl Now Act, to prevent the rise in the…

I have seen children wanting their parents. I have seen the Trump era of snatching children away. This is wrongheaded. This is not dangerous to the children in the schools, and our local jurisdictions should be allowed to make determined…

I thank the gentleman and, of course, the chairwoman, as well, for their leadership. Madam Speaker, just a few minutes ago, we were on the floor discussing an impeachment of the President of the United States for protecting and doing his…

These student loans were well invested because they are now, many of them, in the workforce. I want to add another component. Sometimes in life there are hills and valleys. Many of these individuals may have had some difficulty, may have…

I am appreciative of the courtesies of the chairwoman and the courtesies of the ranking member because I am a recipient of student loans. As we proceed, the minimal amount that each person would get, in many instances, will be…

June 2023 marks National Reunification Month, honoring those who work tirelessly to keep families together across the nation. Here we are, recognizing the individuals and continuing initiatives that support keeping families together. The…

Just a few minutes ago, a Member stood on this floor to charge the President of the United States with high crimes and misdemeanors and that he failed to faithfully execute his duties. As a member of the Judiciary Committee having…

I was absent for roll call vote 273, again, with an event with my local law enforcement. It is H.R. 3672, to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the Private First Class Justin T. Paton…

I wish my colleagues a happy Juneteenth. I hope they will celebrate Juneteenth as we leave for this Juneteenth commemoration. H. Res. 1001, my resolution to recognize Juneteenth, June 19, was introduced on June 15, 2020. The resolution…

I am excited this week to introduce H. Res. 505, a bill to again commemorate and honor Juneteenth. Juneteenth should be a holiday that brings all Americans together because it is about freedom, freedom of a people. It was when General…

Under this regulation, they will still be allowed to do so. Let me be very clear. It is for veterans, and under the regulation of ATF, who is full of combat veterans themselves doing their duty to this Nation, who looked at this and said…

I thank the distinguished ranking member and certainly the distinguished Member who is managing, my friend from Texas. Let me be very clear. I support a stabilizing brace for disabled Americans and veterans. Could anybody stand here and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. This really is about saving lives. Eight children a day die from gun violence. In addition, 40,000 Americans die from gun violence throughout the year. I thank Congressman Thompson of California for…

I thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania for her kindness. All that will do is end separation of powers and basically say that the courts--not because a petitioner or plaintiff has gone in but because the Congress intercedes and wants the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania and my good friend from Kentucky for their leadership. Mr. Speaker, I think it is extremely important to assure the American people--and particularly my husband, Dr. Lee--and to proclaim, which we…

Today, I rise to acknowledge June 6, 1944, D-Day, the day the largest land, sea, and air attack came to Normandy to fight Hitler. It was an unbelievable surge of power for freedom. Just a few years ago, I had the privilege of commemorating…

The underlying bill could stand some work from all of us, and I ask us to save our children. Let's save our children and stop this deadly drug from coming into the United States, and let's find a way to reach our children.