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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.
Thank you for your courtesies. And I begin with a clarion call. The Speaker wears many hats, and we have been in meetings where we have focused our legislative prowess, legislative questions, on voting rights. So, I think it is appropriate…
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank my friend who is managing on the other side. Madam Speaker, I wanted to come just for a brief minute to clarify what I heard on this floor. There is not a self-serving mindset today. There is…
This bill is so important to the Nation and to Texas that I had to come and rename it: Repair, innovate, restore, inspire. Thank you for the INVEST in America Act that looks at social equity, that realizes we cannot concrete our way to a…
I thank the gentlewoman from Kansas for her leadership, and I want to take a moment to thank Mr. DeFazio for this transformative legislation that is really going to move America, not just in mobility, but in quality of life. Mr. Speaker, I…
This has to do with the freeze that we had in Houston, and I am very grateful for this amendment because there were more than 100 people who died. Mr. Speaker, my second amendment has to do with wastewater. A recent report suggested that…
-Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in proud support of H.R. 2225, the ``National Science foundation for the Future Act,'' which authorizes appropriations for the National Science Foundation for the next five fiscal years. As a former member of…
The greatest wealth enhancer that I have seen in our immediate time in the United States Congress is the child tax credit, which should be made permanent. It will provide an opportunity for life and liberty and, yes, freedom for families…
As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, I rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 13, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to undo an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) final rule issued January 14…
As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and the Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, and as cosponsor, I rise in strong support of the bipartisan H.R. 2062, the ``Protecting Older Americans Against Discrimination Act of…
I am delighted to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), the distinguished gentleman who is the cosponsor of this legislation here in the House. We thank him so much for his leadership.
I thank the manager and the chairman of the full committee, Committee on the Judiciary, and to the manager for our friends on the other side of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 961, the Justice for Juveniles Act…
I thank my dear friend and courageous leader who brought us all together so many years ago and, I believe, built up the Equality Caucus into such an effective spokesperson for all of those who are voiceless in many instances. Madam…
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