Sheila Jackson Lee

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1646, the ``Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act.'' I support this bipartisan legislation because it addresses the potential terrorist…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1633, the ``DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015.'' This bill makes needed improvements relating to the tracking and reporting of…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1640, the ``Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015.'' I support this bipartisan legislation which…

This hour, this minute, this second is actually a gift to the American people. I thank the proponents of this resolution because it recognizes, first and above all, that this little document, the Constitution, albeit small, creates…

I thank the gentleman. The funding is not in the stream of funding that other appropriators have to utilize. That is wrong. Then I might conclude on the shenanigans of the trade fix, if you will. I am for TAA, the Trade Adjustment…

As we rally around the obvious in the need for criminal justice reform and, in essence, the rehabilitation of our criminal justice laws as we deal with the interaction of law enforcement and civilians, having a pathway for respect for…

Before leaving my district, I had the great excitement of presiding over or introducing a new medical center to the Acres Homes community and to the community of Houston, the UMC Center, organized by committed and dedicated doctors. This…

Over the last couple of hours, we had the opportunity to discuss some important issues that, as they were framed, many Americans might not understand. They are called trade issues or trade legislation to discuss the interactions between…

I am very pleased this morning to speak about a topic that I really believe there is a strong pathway forward. I have said often, as the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, that as…

The responsibilities of the President and the responsibilities of the Defense Department continue in this new climate to grow. This has been a long journey in the Defense Appropriations process and amendments on the floor, and I would like…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this…

I would like to thank the staff, first, for working with Members and getting Members in order to be able to present their amendments; and then I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their understanding of this amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 31, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 36, line 1, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 13, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 36, line 1, after the dollar amount…

I would like to take this moment to thank the chairman and the ranking member and their staff for working with me on this matter. I am hoping to be able to revise or to resubmit this. At this time, if the chairman would allow me, I ask…

I wish to be heard. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized.

The purpose of this amendment is to encourage the Secretary of Defense to allocate resources needed to provide technical assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence as a weapon of war…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 9, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 31, line 7, insert after…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

This is not dealing with a vast group of protesters, which, ultimately, did occur in the last 24 hours in that area. This is dealing with youngsters. Many of us raise children and send them to pools and various camps, and we hope they will…

As I am the final speaker. First of all, I thank the gentleman from Texas for his very eloquent explanation of this legislation. Let me add my appreciation as well to Chairman Goodlatte, to Ranking Member Conyers, and to Chairman…

It is my pleasure at this time to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green), the author of this legislation.

Let me thank Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Cohen for their great work on this instructive legislation. My appreciation for the Judiciary Committee is how we clarify the law, and in this instance the subcommittee has brought two…

I am delighted to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen), who is the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee's Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee.

It gives me great pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo), the longstanding author of this legislation.