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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE CELEBRATES NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, CALLING FOR ACTION ON A BUDGET THAT SPURS NEW BUSINESSES AND CREATES AMERICAN JOBS
Jun 17, 2013 - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX18) honored local small businesses as part of the 50th Annual National Small Business Week. “Today, we celebrate American small businesses, particularly those here in Houston, which are the engine that drive our economy. That is why House Democrats have p... More

CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE RESPONDS TO SHOOTING INCIDENT SANTA MONICA COLLEGE CAMPUS
Jun 7, 2013 - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in response to the shooting at Santa Monica College campus: “Today is yet another sad day in our country because of a senseless shooting at Santa Monica College. I am deeply s... More

CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE STATEMENT ON MAY JOBS REPORT
Jun 7, 2013 - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after the Department of Labor released its jobs report for May: “It is clear from this morning’s employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that Congress must act to end the uncertainty caused by a lack of a clear direc... More

Congresswoman Jackson Lee Says New Study Concludes A Key Provision in Affordable Care Act Saved Consumers $2.1 Billion in 2012
Jun 7, 2013 - Today, Rep. Jackson Lee announced that a new study from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation concludes that the Affordable Care Act’s Medical Loss Ratio provision saved consumers in the individual insurance market an estimated $2.1 billion in 2012, the bulk of it in lower premium costs. “This ne... More

Rep. Jackson Lee Says New Study Concludes Affordable Care Act May Spur A New Generation of Entrepreneurs
Jun 6, 2013 - Today, Rep. Jackson Lee announced that a new nonpartisan study, which was prepared by independent health care experts, has concluded that the Affordable Care Act will spur entrepreneurship. The study estimates that about 1.5 million Americans will choose to become entrepreneurs and start their own b... More

LEAN ON ME - CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE JOINS THE FAMILIES, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE MAYOR OF HOUSTON AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF HOUSTON IN MOURNING THE LOSS OF OUR HEROES
Jun 5, 2013 - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after attending today’s Memorial Service for Captain EMT Matthew Renaud, Firefighter EMT Robert Garner, Engineer Operator EMT Robert Bebee and Probationary Firefighter ... More

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Remembers a WWII Veteran and an Amazing Public Servant, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey
Jun 3, 2013 - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released today upon learning of the death of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey: “I was very privileged to have served in Congress with Senator Lautenberg for nearly two decades, he in the Senate and me in the House. Even though we served in different chambe... More

AS WE MARK EQUAL PAY DAY, REP. JACKSON LEE CALLS FOR ENACTMENT
Apr 9, 2013 - As we mark Equal Pay Day on April 9, Rep. Jackson Lee said that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including enactment of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally ... More

CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF U.S. DIPLOMAT ANNE SMEDINGHOFF
Apr 8, 2013 - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding Anne Smedinghoff, the young American diplomat who was killed over the weekend while delivering textbooks to children in Afghanistan: “Anne Smedinghoff’s adventures e... More

HOUSTON NEEDS TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD FOR A WORLD CLASS LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
Apr 8, 2013 - METRO Rail has recorded 100 million boarding’s since service began in January of 2004. Eighteen light-rail vehicles (LRVs) have traveled more than four million miles and achieved this record four years ahead of schedule. METRO’s rail fleet is getting a boost with the introduction of 19 Siemens rail ... More

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