Sheila Jackson Lee

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 36. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or a test drawdown under subsection (g),'' after ``(d),''. Page 2, line…

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. 36 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee

I see that I have my good friend, Mr. Pallone, over on this side, and I thought I would have my good friend from South Carolina, but now I have my good friend from Texas who is here. I am sure they understand that everyone who comes to the…

I ask to present amendment No. 35. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or a drawdown with respect to which the petroleum products drawn down will be…

Let me conclude my remarks by saying I support Iranian women struggling against dictatorship. Let me continue to say that I want this relationship between the U.S. and Iran to continue with the Iranian people who are fighting for…

I thank the ranking member and I thank Ms. Tenney for her leadership on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in the name of Iranian freedom. Freedom now for Iran and the Iranian people. This legislation is brave, as it speaks clearly in a…

I thank the ranking member of the Small Business Committee for astute work on issues dealing with small businesses; Mr. Williams, a colleague from Texas; and the bipartisan sponsors of this legislation. I have always said that small…

Let me, first of all, acknowledge Damar Hamlin for his courage and his fight to survive. Welcome home as he is discharged from a Buffalo hospital so that he can recover. That is the kind of strength that represents America, and though I am…

I thank the gentleman very much for his leadership and recognition that when we speak about this legislation and the question of blocking the utilization of the petroleum reserve during times of crisis, we must raise a question. Obviously…

I would say: Here we go again. For those of us who have served in the United States Congress, this is: Here we go again. This is legislation that is attempting to be wrapped in mercy that is without mercy. First of all, it is without fact…

This is a solemn moment. I join my fellow colleagues, the women of the Democratic Caucus, to stand here because we stand in the name of those who have died: 11 murders, 42 bombings, 196 arsons, 491 assaults, and thousands of incidents of…

What an important topic, limited to 1 minute, but I rise today to acknowledge Human Trafficking Awareness Day, to acknowledge that a Texas woman just filed a lawsuit against one of our universities for sexual abuse and the grooming by her…

I guess the opportunity to serve in the United States Congress with a little over 10,000 Members over the decades, and for the years of service that I have been given this privilege, and at the decision of my constituents allows me to look…

All of us are concerned about the bullying of Communist China. I hope as we move forward, this committee that has been voted on will emphasize the bullying, but it will not emphasize the negativism that occurred during COVID with ``Kung…

The passage of this resolution would also give MAGA Republicans the ability to interfere in ongoing criminal investigations, including those investigating that day that some declared was just a bunch of tourists on January 6, 2021. Mr…

I remember after 9/11 when we all worked together to ensure the protection of the American people through the Patriot Act and dealing with the FISA courts, we worked together because truth is important. I just want to simply be on the…

It has been 38 years, and I rise with enthusiasm on reintroducing H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act. I am pleased to reintroduce this legislation and to acknowledge to my friends…

Let me rename this legislation to the billionaire tax cheats happy days are here again because that is simply what this bill is about. I know my constituents are in one of the difficult districts in the Nation, and I realize that small…

As a senior member of the Committees on the Budget, Judiciary, and Homeland Security, I proudly rise in support of the omnibus appropriations legislation that provides funding to continue the operations of the federal government through…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there are no lameduck Americans. The lights are on, the doors are open, and they expect for us to work. I am excited about this omnibus. I am excited about the $800 billion that…

I rise again to thank Leader Hoyer for his masterful control and work on the floor of the House and thank him for his magic 1 minute. I rise as well, as I hope to continue the debate, to encourage and say that there is no option but to…

We know and see them all the time. Madam Speaker, in addition to the dereliction regarding the audit of Donald Trump, we have heard that if you are a schoolteacher, you are audited. I want to say to the IRS Commissioner: You are derelict…

I thank the chairman for his courtesies. I thank the manager, as well, for rising for this important legislation, which is, of course, S. 1541, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. As the chair of the Subcommittee…

This bill was inspired by the heroic testimony of gymnast and survivor McKayla Maroney, who came before Congress to share a story of the abuse she and more than 100 others faced at the hands of Larry Nassar. McKayla told Congress that when…

I thank the chairman and the manager of this bill. I display this picture for everyone to see because a picture is worth a thousand words. This is McKayla and a constituent of mine, Simone Biles. As indicated, these women have spent years…