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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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Sep 26, 2019

With that in mind, this is a real-life example of what can happen if we are not first in front. Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will join me in voting for H.R. 3710, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

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Sep 25, 2019

I thank the gentleman for the additional time. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to focus on this: We know in the past year, under this administration, seven-plus children have died. How many adults have also passed? It is as important to report the…

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Sep 25, 2019

I thank the chairman and certainly the ranking member for his position on this bill, but I rise with great enthusiasm to support H.R. 2203 by the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas, and as well to indicate to her that I had wished that…

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Sep 25, 2019

Today the transcript was released of the conversation between the President of the United States and the President of Ukraine. As a person who believes in the Constitution and the rule of law, it is crucial that we proceed with the work…

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Sep 25, 2019

Because I was held up chairing a hearing on the assault weapons ban, I missed the motion on ordering the previous question to the rule, House Resolution 577, regarding the Homeland Security bill and the whistleblower bill. If I had been…

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Sep 25, 2019

Because I was chairing a Committee on the assault weapons ban, I missed the following vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 542.

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Sep 24, 2019

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Plaskett for anchoring this Special Order on support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. I want to express my significant concerns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to…

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Sep 24, 2019

I was speaking to one of our colleagues who indicated that he held a town hall meeting where he was explaining, as a civics matter, the Constitution of the United States and the role of the United States Congress in holding the executive…

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Sep 20, 2019

As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act or the FAIR Act. I support the FAIR Act because it restores the rights of workers and consumers by making…

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Sep 17, 2019

As a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4285, the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019, which among other things, reauthorizes…

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Sep 16, 2019

Absolutely. First of all, we'll be reviewing the transcript and there's a question of whether or not Mr. Lewandowski will be held in contempt for obviously places on the record where he told an untruth.

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Sep 16, 2019

The president knew what he was doing was wrong, because everyone else had already said 'no'. He called his White House counsel to fire the special counsel. McGahn said no. He called the attorney general to ask him to unrecuse himself from…

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