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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.
In addition--can you believe it?-- they slash or eliminate the number of loans awarded to financially distressed farmers under the agriculture bill; and then targeting violence and terrorism prevention grants, they take that out. What are…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop) and Mr. Harris for working together. Every time I come to the floor, Mr. Chair, I am going to say that I do not want a government shutdown, having been through them and seen the desperation…
Veterans continue to have many unanswered needs, and I will continue to fight for their rights. The reason why it is important to move quickly on the extension in this bill is because in addition to the ability to assess one's benefits, it…
I just got off the telephone with one of my chief law enforcement officers in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, who just simply begged us not to shut down the government. As everyone knows, I was on the floor just an hour or so ago saying…
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Madam Speaker, let me announce breaking news. I don't want to see the government shut down. Democrats don't want to see the government shut down. The American people don't want to see…
I thank the gentleman from California, particularly for his extended leadership and work on behalf of the Nation's veterans. I thank our manager, who is leading on the majority. This is an important and bipartisan effort to ensure the…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This is a question, Mr. Speaker, of readiness. That is what we believe in. That is what a Defense appropriations bill is. It is grounded in the readiness of the most powerful Armed Forces in the world…
The strength of America is in her workers, and today I rise on the floor of the House to stand with the UAW workers around the Nation and those that are striking now in the Midwest. There are UAW workers in Texas, and I stand with them…
I rise as a strong supporter of H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023, which, among other things, would amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve the requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire…
The beauty and wonderment of this Nation is that every single person born in this country has the privilege of living under the flag of the United States of America. Today, I rise to reinforce our love of country, our love of our soldiers…
Can you imagine the burden on local cities? Our veterans are homeless. Our veterans are suffering, many times from PTSD, and if we do not have the kind of support services for them that this legislation provides, where are we in terms of…
I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his leadership, and the manager of our friends on the other side of the aisle. The United States military, each and every soldier, each and every member of every single branch, take an oath when they…
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