Sheila Jackson Lee

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 77, after line 21, insert the following: SEC. 334. ASSESSMENT OF OUTREACH FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS…

I would like to thank the gentleman. I know a lot of hard work has gone into the preparation of the underlying bill. We are approaching Memorial Day and then celebrating Veterans Day, as we acknowledge our soldiers on the front line. I…

I have had more than a momentous time to be in this body. I was moved by the conviction of my friend and colleague and the Speaker, Mr. Franks and Mr. Boehner, because I know that they speak from their hearts. But faith cannot be…

I will close with a prayer that those who are already lost will know that we pray for their eternal rest, and for those who live, that we pray for their continued service to this Nation. Mr. Speaker, as a senior Member of the House…

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen), another distinguished gentleman who has worked on these issues and is now the ranking member of the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee of the House…

I thank Congressman Reichert for his belief in this bill and for his statement of the preciousness of life of our law enforcement officers and our families who depend upon them. This bill, of course, in particular, would work with States…

Let me thank Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers of the Judiciary Committee for this timely presentation and the offering of this legislation on the floor this week, which is a time to commemorate and mourn and to uphold the…

Let me thank again the chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking member for their courtesy and, as well, for the work that they have done on this legislation. This amendment was in this bill in the 113th in the FY 2013 Energy and Water…

Let me thank the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia for her outstanding service and leadership on behalf of the District of Columbia and the people of the District of Columbia. As well, let me acknowledge the chairman of the…

Let me begin by thanking Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur for the work that they have done, a very challenging and popular appropriations when it comes to energy and water and also the issues of the environment. I have a very…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 27, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

I thank my colleague from California, Congressman Barbara Lee, for her courtesy. I join today in standing with my chair, Congressman Butterfield of the Congressional Black Caucus. I, as well, am overwhelmed with the pain that we have seen…

None of the funds made available by this Act for the Department of Veteran Affairs--Benefits for Homeless Veterans and Training and Outreach Programs may be used in contravention of the title 38, Part II, Chapter 20, Subchapter II and III…

Reclaiming my time, let me thank the chairman. With that, I thank my colleagues and ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment to end homelessness for our veterans here in America. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee again for the work, and I raise again a picture of three ladies who look attractive in this picture. Mr. Chairman, and colleagues, these are homeless vets. These are vets who…

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 Act…

Before I begin, let me express my appreciation and thanks to my good friends, Chairman Dent and Ranking Member Bishop, for their hard and constructive work in shepherding this legislation to the floor. Chairman Dent and I worked together…

My first task is to thank the ranking member, Mr. Bishop, and the chairman of the subcommittee, Mr. Dent, both of whom I have worked with, and I consider them champions of veterans and champions of the legislation that we have before us in…

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. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act…

We all watched with great concern and horror the tragic funeral of Freddie Gray and then the enormous outpouring of violence and young people taking to the streets in Baltimore. We commend our colleague Congressman Cummings and the many…

Let me thank Mr. Thompson and Mr. McCaul for their leadership and Mr. Ratcliffe and Mr. Richmond for their leadership and for the importance of this legislation on the floor today and--this is something that I have often said--for the…

Let me express my appreciation to the chairman and ranking member of the full committee. Again, they have shown the kind of leadership that the Nation needs on dealing with homeland security. My particular appreciation to the chairman and…

This morning, we will be addressing the issue of cybersecurity, one of the responsibilities of the Homeland Security Department and of the Homeland Security Committee. In a briefing, many of us had the opportunity to hear a number of…

I ask my colleagues to support the Jackson Lee amendment. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff), the distinguished ranking member.

I thank the manager and the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee for their service and leadership. I offer this amendment that I believe will answer a question that has been raised by many Members but really has…