Sheila Jackson Lee

To close. First of all, let me indicate the important work that all law enforcement do and, as well, those who serve in the probation departments of our State and Federal Government. In particular, we are talking about Federal probation…

Let me thank the gentleman and indicate that there is no doubt we want our officers to be safe. I do want to bring to the attention of my colleagues that we don't want probation officers to be threatened or assaulted while performing their…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Maryland and the distinguished gentlewoman from Washington. Just by coincidence, Mr. Speaker, all three of us are members of the Judiciary Committee and had a very vigorous constitutional discussion…

Let me thank the gentleman from Michigan for his yielding and for his leadership and for the pleasure that I have in working on the Judiciary Committee. Let me thank the chairman and Members as well, particularly working on the Crime…

I will continue to join my colleagues in honoring our law enforcement officers across America, particularly in my home State, and look forward to providing that tribute in days to come. I thank my colleague, the sheriff, for his work. I…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in support of H.R. 2169. the ``Improving Fusion Centers Access to Information Act of 2017,'' which would enhance information sharing in the Department of Homeland Security…

I too rise to honor this week of celebrating our police officers and hope to be able to speak about their bravery throughout the week. But I am overwhelmed and shocked at the actions of the President of the United States to have yielded…

I want you to look and keep your eyes on who will feel the TrumpCare's mother of all bombs of health care dropped on the American people. God have mercy on your soul. I am a person living with a preexisting disease. I am a breast cancer…

I thank Congresswoman Frankel, our chair, our leader, and all of my colleagues that appeared today. What a powerful force of women who are standing by our Marines. Now, let me be very clear: All of our men and women in the United States…

I have listened to the debate on the floor, and I want to join my fellow colleagues--women and men of the Democratic Caucus--on opposing the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. I just have one anecdotal story that reflects the…

Yesterday evening I began my remarks by saying, ``Say it is not so''; and I rise again this morning, as we begin our journey on ensuring that the government does not shut down and again rebutting TrumpCare that is so devastating, to say…

A few of us were at the United Nations this morning and this afternoon, and what we heard most was the importance of empowering women in developing countries who have experienced violence, sexual violence. Tell me it isn't so that the…

I first want to rise and salute a very special friend of mine, Johnny Mata, on his 80th birthday. Longtime Houston activist and leading founder of the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, Johnny, we love you because you have been a…

As the gentleman from Massachusetts was speaking, I rushed to the floor because he was making such eloquent and important statements, and I wanted to make sure to join him on recognizing that, though we are pushing the can down the road…

I thank the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal) for yielding and for her leadership on this Special Order. I will take just a moment of the gentlewoman's time because I think she has captured the essence of the frustration, not that…

I include in the Record a letter from the Content Creators Coalition, dated April 25, 2017, in support of this legislation. April 25, 2017. Congressional Black Caucus Member: On behalf of the Content Creators Coalition, we write in support…

Let me thank the gentleman from Michigan and all of my colleagues that have spoken on this job-creating legislation and recognition of how great America is with all of the creative talent that we have mustered, the music that you enjoy…

53 percent of Americans disapprove of President Trump's service to this Nation in this first 100 days. I didn't say Members of Congress. I didn't say party. I said 53 percent of Americans disagree, and I understand why: a healthcare…

I thank the distinguished lady for her commitment and this very important resolution, and the opportunities to meet with her and advocate as she convenes the South Sudan and Sudan Caucus and works as the ranking member on the Foreign…

I could not leave this place, the most powerful lawmaking body in the world, in the season of Easter and Passover and sacrifice without bringing to the attention of my colleagues that children are dying. The children in Syria are suffering…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from the great State of Maryland, a well respected theorist and professor who has been such an addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. Let me say something not out of arrogance or even difficult…

I rise as a mother. As I looked at the video of young children trying to survive, trying to live in Syria-- this is one of the most potent pictures--I had to come and cry out for the mothers and children of that vile and heinous act. I am…

Let me finish quickly and let my colleague from the District of Columbia close. Let me indicate an immigration case, and he voted to affirm the district's court granting of summary judgment which blocked a title VII national origin…

I thank the gentlewoman for again articulating the really egregious opinions, judicial approach, and temperament of Judge Gorsuch. I will conclude my remarks with a focus on the issues of women's rights as well as some cases dealing with…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) for his very careful scrutiny of Judge Gorsuch and for participating with us tonight. It gives me great privilege to join with the distinguished Congresswoman from the District of Columbia…