Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the gentleman from Mississippi, the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, my second amendment deals with the multiyear acquisition strategy, keeps pace with changes in technology. This amendment makes sure that the agency's purchases are…

I thank the chairman and ranking member of the committee for doing a historic reauthorization of this historic Department that came in the backdrop of the most heinous and singular terrorist act in terms of the beginning part of the 21st…

Many of us are engaged in the budget process today. A budget for Americans should be the playbook for improving the quality of lives for all Americans. Yet this draconian budget, which is worse than the Trump budget, cuts $250 billion-plus…

I always applaud when the United States steps in and takes a leadership role to prevent war. I have traveled to the Mideast for many years as a Member of the United States Congress representing my constituents. I want to express my…

Let me conclude by holding up this map, which indicates the colors of the individual States that are only slightly adhering to this Commission. The orange and the blue are individual States, some that are not adhering and some that are…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey), the coleader of this hour, along with Delegate Plaskett, for not only their astute leadership of the hour, but certainly of their astute leadership of the issue. I am delighted…

We are not Republicans and we are not Democrats. We are Americans, and we draw together around the protecting of America's security. With that in mind, you can imagine my shock as a member of the Judiciary Committee to find out that a KGB…

I thank the gentleman from Washington and the gentleman from Texas for their leadership, making their way through a very important action on behalf of the American people, and that is the defense authorization. I thank them for the…

Let me thank the authors of the legislation, Mr. Smith and Ms. Bass, for their leadership, and thank Chairman Royce for again reemphasizing the importance of this in terms of all committees, including the number of committees that have…

Let me thank the sponsor of this bill for her leadership. I am delighted to work with her as a cosponsor. And the speakers on the outside who are cosponsors, I thank them for their important contribution. I simply want to take this time to…

Second, we must provide our law enforcement with the necessary tools to fight the epidemic. I would like to thank Agent Roskey, our fervent Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, and chiefs before him for their entire effort and collaboration…

The son of Mr. Trump knew full well that he was accepting an invitation from a chain of individuals affiliated with the Kremlin: first, the liaison guy, the publicist, an operative of the Kremlin; the entertainer, the operative of the…

As a member of the Committee on Natural Resources, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1719, the ``John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act,'' authorizing the Department of the Interior to acquire an additional 44 acres of land to…

As we go home to commemorate the birth of this Nation, to wish all well, we would hope we would be able to go home by feeling comfortable that the administration was taking care of the American people. We have come to find out that the EPA…

I venture to say that none one of us who comes to this floor doubts that any local law enforcement, our neighbors, do any second-guessing to arrest drunk drivers, murderers, and others, and that they are held to the high calling of…

I thank the gentleman very much. I think the question to the gentleman from Michigan, and the gentleman's comments from Iowa, is the question of good medicine, and additional tests may, frankly, just be good medicine. Maybe, Mr. Chair, Mr…

What do you want families to face--no relief? Or do you want these constant errors to go unrecognized and reconciled? This bill will do that by denying the ability. It provides immunity for healthcare providers who dispense defective or…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I would say to my colleagues that this is about bad medicine, not good medicine, and it is about undermining good healthcare, as we have seen in the TrumpCare saga, causing some 49 million…

Today a number of us were able to go to the children's hospital here in Washington, D.C., and met two miraculous families, children with complex, chronic diseases. With the love of their parents, one could not tell they were different from…

I thank the manager of this legislation, the cosponsors, Mr. Clyburn, and so many others who have been part of this historic legislation for their leadership on it. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a member of the bipartisan Congressional HBCU…

I want to speak about a young man by the name of Will, who is 34 years old and tells us a story that, if he was a Canadian, there would be a good chance that he could live 17 more years. He has cystic fibrosis, and I imagine there are many…

This is what we are confronting. These are not numbers that anyone would print just to create hysteria. These are truthful numbers. Now, let me answer the question. The critics keep saying that we are crumbling. I said to you the President…

I thank the gentlewoman who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands for her constant leadership and consistently allowing us to come to the floor to speak to our colleagues and, hopefully, the American people on important topics. I can't think…

As many families were making their way home or picking up children from either school or some daycare that they had to be in, the CBO report came out on the unfortunate representation of healthcare from the United States Senate. I think…

Healthcare should not be partisan. I have on my jacket a sign that says ``Restore the Vote'' to give opportunities to Americans to vote because Republicans have decided that TrumpCare and healthcare is partisan. We need to be able to…