Sheila Jackson Lee

I think, when we come to the floor, we are obligated to as much educate our colleagues who may be back in their offices or in meetings as it is to educate the general public. {time} 1630 The name of this bill is distorted and incorrect. I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 11, insert after ``settlement agreement'' the following: ``(other than an excepted settlement…

I would only offer to say that there is not one Judiciary Committee Democrat on this so-called bipartisan bill. That is where you first start the bipartisanship: you work with members who may, in fact, believe that some of the issues that…

I thank the manager, Mr. Veasey, for his leadership, his sensitivities, his sensibilities, and his empathy, knowing his distinguished wife and the leadership she gives to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. I am sure that there are…

Reclaiming my time, barbecue is good everywhere in Texas. Where there is a will, there is a way. The Astros have the will and the way. Go Astros. ____________________

Go Astros. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, so many impacted, our boys of summer brought it home this weekend. In the words of David Barron: ``With their season on the line, the Astros drew comfort from the familiar ground on which…

We are now a few days after the most violent and largest massacre in modern American history in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many that you encounter has a story, amazingly, about who was there during that week. They obviously were not at that site…

Let me first of all say what the world is coming to and how much our friends, our neighbors in America have had to go through: the most recent tragedy and massacre in Las Vegas, and now the horrendous, unspeakable tragedy by fires in…

I join with my colleague from Illinois and demand that the Children's Health Insurance Program that will help millions of children have healthcare be reauthorized now, and certainly it should be done before we leave for the work recess. I…

Many of us will be going home to our districts, facing constituents who will be asking the question: Why? It really is painful when fellow Americans lose their lives. It is painful as we watch our soldiers go off into battle, and many of…

I want to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his astute analysis on what the American people really want. I thank the manager, the chairwoman of this bill, and I acknowledge the position that they take. But what America really wants is…

As a member of the Budget Committee, I find the CBC budget to be a principled and thoughtful budget. It ends the threat of sequestration, it will accelerate our economic recovery, it will help eradicate poverty in America, and it will…

Let me thank the gentleman for his leadership. It has been more than a pleasure to serve as the vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the number of years that we have had to put forward the people's budget. I simply want…

I have individuals who our wonderful first responders had to drag out of the raging waters in Hurricane Harvey. I have homes that were underwater that need disaster relief. I have individuals who are walking along highways like oceans, and…

I thank my good friend, my fellow alum, for his leadership. I recognize and thank the chairwoman of the committee. To my good friend that was on the floor, I think he wants limited government when disaster is not in his district. So I…

Just a few floors from here, I am in the Homeland Security Committee, and we are addressing issues dealing with the security of this Nation. And in my remarks on the legislation that we are dealing with, I expressed the pain of having this…

In 1997, with a very, very bipartisan budget reconciliation deal, we passed a magnificent statement about this Nation's commitment to children, and that was the Children's Health Insurance Program that all of us were so very proud of. It…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Conyers and I can remember the same type of hearings and the same type of legislation many years ago, again denying women their constitutional rights. I can see as clear as I can see you, Madam…

I join my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus in drawing attention to this year's catastrophic hurricane season that has severely impacted the Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this Hurricane Season. The…

With the humblest of hearts, I cannot imagine the fear and the horror of those who heard those violent sounds late last night in Las Vegas, nor the horror of family members who had to wonder where their loved ones were or are now calling…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Illinois for yielding and the gentlewoman from South Dakota for managing this bill. The crux of this bill, however, is, again, to support and fund the multitrillion-dollar tax cuts that have just…

The bill would increase the size of a loan an individual can take from their employee retirement fund under the retirement plan loans. It would also provide a credit for businesses that were rendered inoperable by the hurricanes but that…

Let me thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his leadership. He has been particularly helpful in thinking through how we can work together on the multiple crises that Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are…

Let me thank the gentleman from New York for a very thoughtful and, really, a crucial element to justice. Allow me to acknowledge Mr. Jeffries for his leadership, Mr. Conyers and Mr. Goodlatte for working in a bipartisan manner, and the…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from New York for her leadership. I thank my fellow Texan on this effort. I am not on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, but I do believe the FAA should have this extension. I do believe I…