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Sheila Jackson Lee

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Sheila Jackson Lee is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for civil rights, social justice, and healthcare reform throughout her tenure. Jackson Lee has served on various committees, including the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, and has been involved in significant legislative efforts addressing issues such as immigration, education, and public safety.

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Oct 25, 2020

The nation, as Joe Biden has said, is not living with COVID-19. They are dying with COVID-19.

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Oct 25, 2020

Desperate people do desperate things in desperate times. Unfortunately, the American people are facing desperate times with COVID-19. But this President is in desperate times.

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Oct 2, 2020

We awoke this morning to daunting news in this Nation, and I know that the Nation prays. I want to thank the gentlewoman from Washington for her distinguished service, and our fellow coleaders and cosponsors, Congresswomen Kuster, Garcia…

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Oct 2, 2020

As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1154, a resolution condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes. QAnon is a movement promoting a…

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Oct 2, 2020

Thank you to the gentlewoman who is managing this resolution, and thank you very much to Mr. Malinowski for bringing us together. I think I started out earlier this morning by saying the Nation is better than this. It is not because people…

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Oct 2, 2020

You have no way to protect these women in this crowded scenario. There is a men's site. By the way, this is a for-profit center, so they take U.S. Marshals individuals. They take county individuals. It is just a potpourri of persons. They…

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Oct 1, 2020

Let me thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania and thank my colleagues for this vigorous discussion and the unanimous consent. I want to give them comfort. Tomorrow, we will be able to vote on the Heroes bill that we ask each and every one…

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Oct 1, 2020

The American people cannot wait. Help is on the way, and the only thing I can ask from my Republican friends is to take a walk in neighborhoods in their districts around the Nation where mothers and fathers are waiting on a disbursement…

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Oct 1, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bass) for yielding me the time. I hope my time has not started running. We are trying to be COVID-19 safe. Mr. Speaker, let me thank the sponsor of this bill, Mr. Deutch, and his bipartisan…

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Oct 1, 2020

This is not a condemnation of ICE. Read the language. It just says that they should engage in more vigorous oversight, and they are doing that with an inspector general's investigation. Look at this. This is from one of the women: Liberty…

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Oct 1, 2020

As a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5139, the ``Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act,'' which establishes formal sexual assault and harassment policies for the…

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