Sheila Jackson Lee

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, we need to make sure that the harbor maintenance trust fund ensures that revenues are collected from shippers that are used to maintain U.S. coastal and Great Lakes harbors. Right now, the State of…

Let me thank the gentleman, the ranking member from the great State of Oregon, and the chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I would hope that as we look at these issues we really look at the name of this bill, the Water Resources…

I want to congratulate the gentleman for his legislation. It is very, very astute and a very important initiative, the Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act. Again, I thank the chairman of the subcommittee as well for his…

Let me thank the gentleman from Louisiana for his leadership. Let me thank my good friend from New York for his leadership, and the author of the legislation as well. Again, let me compliment the Committee on Homeland Security along with…

In closing, let me again congratulate Congresswoman Speier and Congressman Woodall. I am equally grateful when we have the opportunity to work together. I see this as an opportunity on many, many issues. For example, this legislation…

I am pleased to support H.R. 4712, a narrow and commonsense measure that requires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide an option for green cards and employment authorization documents to be delivered via U.S. mail with a…

Again, let me thank my good friend, Mr. Pearce, and his cosponsors, Ms. McCollum and Mr. Cole, for their leadership. In closing, tribal cultural objects play a crucial role in ensuring that Native Americans and generations to come retain…

Today, on the steps of the House, we sang ``God Bless America.'' Standing on those steps some 15 years ago, the searing memory comes back again--the horrific bloodshed, the dividing of families, the loss of lives, the pain, and the…

You have heard the cries of our colleagues. You have heard the cries of the American people. Redundancy is not a question here. It is telling the truth. In fact, our health professionals have indicated that the Zika virus presents an…

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. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I think the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary just answered, this is a political bill. If an independent entity in the settlement wants to retain an entity to help train, to help provide information, to speak Spanish, why is that…

Again, as I have indicated, there are victims that are not in the purview or even in the eyesight of this legislation that will be harmed by this legislation. The Jackson Lee amendment No. 4 would address the problematic concern with H.R…

I have amendment No. 4 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…

Quite the contrary to my dear friend, this bill is unclear. It is not clear. So victims are impacted positively by environmental restoration projects, including activities to protect local ecosystems, facility assessments and audits…

I want to, again, reiterate that words do matter. The naming of this bill, unfortunately, skews and distorts a legitimate right that agencies in litigation have. In particular, I want to take note of the fact, again--I think it is always…

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 thank the distinguished ranking member of the subcommittee. I acknowledge the chairman of the full committee and, as well, the ranking member of the full committee. I am going to announce some breaking news. The Judiciary Committee gets…

I want to celebrate the return of the Chibok schoolgirls. Many of you know that 200-plus girls were taken back in 2014, in Nigeria, snatched out of their beds, snatched out of a boarding school, abused, and taken by Boko Haram. Boko Haram…

And then on the question of our duties, why would there be any discussion to impeach or to suggest the impeachment of a public servant like the IRS commissioner, who I know has done nothing wrong, including the words of the inspector…

There was such expectation, as Members returned from their work recess in August. Many times, the American people are quizzical, inquisitive about the structure of our work. We are constitutionally mandated; and, in fact, we have major…

Over the August work recess, I met with many constituents, but I also met with my regional Zika task force that included health professionals from the public and private sector who recognize the devastation of the Zika virus. In the…

Tomorrow there will be a bright and shiny Sun, but in this Chamber it will be nothing but darkness--nothing but darkness, with no sound, no response from my friends on the other side of the aisle. From 2005 to 2015, 300,000 people have…

I thank the gentlewoman from Maine, the ranking member, and the chairman of the subcommittee for their kindness and their support of the Jackson Lee amendments. Let me indicate that in the sum total of my amendments, amendments Nos. 124…

Am I able to request a unanimous consent to make that the amendment from Jackson Lee? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair would not entertain that request in the Committee of the Whole. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Meeks The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas will state her parliamentary inquiry.