Sheila Jackson Lee

At about 2 a.m. this morning, our HPD, Houston Police Department, faced a tragic incident of one of our officers who was participating in a stop along with other officers on I-59 South. Unfortunately, a driver who paid no attention to the…

Last evening, I took to kneeling on this floor in recognition, first of all, of the glory of this Nation, the pride that I have in representing the Nation in faraway places as a Member of Congress, and visiting heads of states, and…

I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for guiding us and providing us an opportunity to really speak from the heart. I, likewise, want to acknowledge the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus for his leadership as well…

This is a final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. While this amendment will not kill the bill, it will save lives…

Opposing this, in particular, I would like to add this letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and a letter from the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights…

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership. Mr. Speaker, this bill is as much a criminal injustice bill as it is immigration. Serving as the ranking member on the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, I am…

Today I rise to mourn Sergeant Steve Perez of the Houston Police Department who died on August 29, 2017, in the midst of Hurricane Harvey as he was in the line of duty. He served in the United States Army, and he joined the Houston Police…

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. Vacating Demand for Recorded Vote on Amendment No. 149 Offered by…

Last time I was on the floor, I mentioned that I was disappointed, and my friend on the other side made a remark that we all come here disappointed. I am saddened by the comment that he made earlier, and I am saddened by his response now…

There is no dedicated person in the IRS to deal with these broken and grieving families, so they simply become victims. By the time they find out, someone has bought a house, someone has taken their luxury vacation, got many credit cards…

I thank the managers of this legislation. Mr. Chairman, any Member of Congress or any elected official has had the sad duty of going to a child's funeral. Most of us in the Christian faith have heard maybe the same words said often in the…

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 360, line 14, insert ``(increased by $500,000)'' before ``shall''. Page 361, line 17, insert…

My amendment is a very simple proposition of adding $500,000 to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which supports locally based community organizations working to expand economic development, affordable housing…

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 356, line 21 , after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $500,000)''. Page 361, line 17, after…

Thank you for this opportunity to discuss Amendment 108 to the ``CJS Appropriation Act of 2017''. This amendment will save thousands of lives within our youth population by decreasing our federal prison funding of $7,070,248,000, available…

As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I rise in support of H.R. 2470, Homeland Threat Assessment Act. This bipartisan bill the Homeland Security Department (DHS) would conduct annual terrorist threat assessments…

As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I rise in support of H.R. 2427, Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At the Local Level Act. This bipartisan bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, to direct…

As a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I rise in support of H.R. 3284, ``Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act of 2017.'' This bipartisan bill would formally authorize the Federal Emergency…

Thank you for this opportunity to speak in support of my amendment to Division A of H.R. 3354, the ``Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018.'' Let me also thank Chairman Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum for…

I thank the gentlewoman from California, and I thank the manager of this bill, Judge Carter from Texas, for including my amendment in the en bloc amendment. Let me explain it very simply. My amendment would help facilitate the Secretary of…

I just want to conclude by making this point to Mr. Diaz-Balart, and it is that local entities should have the right to direct funds where they believe they are most important, particularly for transportation projects. As they do so with…

I am reading a headline that says that experts say it could take Houston years to fully recover from Hurricane Harvey. This is not because my local leaders, mayors, county judges, and Governors are not working as hard as they can, but it…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division H (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Some of the colleges that I am speaking of will be major contributors in the concept of expanded food access for many of our communities. Mr. Chair, I want to thank the gentleman for extending the time to me. The amendment is a good…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his leadership, and the manager of this appropriations process. I cannot start a discussion of my particular amendment, very briefly--and I thank my colleagues for the amendment being included in the…