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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 16, 2019

Well, we haven't been through an impeachment process now for almost two decades. I was here for the impeachment of President Clinton, which we know was brought by the Republicans, and the people remember, they were operating under the…

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Sep 16, 2019

Our mission today was to follow the obstruction of justice that was promulgated, promoted, enhanced, and encouraged by this administration.

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Sep 16, 2019

This is to educate the American public, to show someone who is actually engaged in the actual receiving of a message, an interaction with the president, go do this. Go interfere with the Mueller investigation.

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Sep 11, 2019

How familiar this day is. As a Member of the United States Congress who was in this building on 9/11, it was a bright and shiny day in New York and Washington, D.C. as we fled this building, saw the billowing smoke in the Pentagon, and…

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Sep 9, 2019

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Barbara Lee for anchoring this Special Order recognizing the 400th anniversary of the first slave arriving in America. Four hundred years ago the first slave arrived in America, ships set sail from the…

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Jul 25, 2019

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack) for his hand of conciliation, his reconciliation, and to acknowledge the work that he and the chairman of the Budget Committee have done and the tone in which the Budget Committee has…

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Jul 25, 2019

I am grateful to the gentleman for yielding. I want to bring to the attention of the American people what we will be able to do: public health and disease control, highways, waterway maintenance, hazardous waste. I came from a community…

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Jul 25, 2019

First, I would like to congratulate the gentleman from Illinois, Congressman Garcia, not only for his legacy and leadership here in the United States Congress, but really for the work of reconciliation and friendship in the great city of…

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Jul 24, 2019

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman, and I want to personally thank her for her constant and needed fight for women's rights and, particularly, protecting these women against sexual assault and sexual abuse. I cannot tell you how many…

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Jul 24, 2019

As a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3409, the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019.'' H.R. 3409 is bipartisan legislation that reauthorizes…

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Jul 24, 2019

As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, I rise in support of the H.R. 3239, a the ``Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act.'' I support H.R. 3239, because it would require CBP to perform…

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Jul 24, 2019

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership and the leadership of Chairman Grijalva, for the full committee, and, certainly, the ranking member for his courtesies. I thank the manager tonight, a friend…

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