Representative Sheila Jackson Lee

Representing the 18th District of TEXAS

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Feb 27, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee and former Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement today regarding the severity of the actions taken against Venezuelan demonstrators:

Feb 27, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today condemning the recent terrorist attack responsible for ending the lives of innocent students at the college of Buni Yadi, a secondary school in Yobe state.

Feb 26, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is taking action to force an up-or-down vote on key legislation that would give at least 25 million Americans a pay raise. Congresswoman Jackson Lee joined her colleagues in signing a discharge petition, led by Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY), to bring up the Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R.

Feb 26, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Arizona LGBT discrimination law:

Feb 24, 2014 Press Release

Saturday, February 22, 2014

 

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding the current situation of war torn Syria after her visit to the city of Kuneitra where she witness mortar firing:

Feb 18, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after receiving a report stating that since millions of Americans have lost their unemployment benefits it is possible that the U.S. economy could lose $3 billion in January and February alone:

Feb 11, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announces a new report provided by the Department of Health and Human Services that finds that nearly 8 in 10 uninsured Latinos may qualify for critical health services through the Marketplace.

Feb 11, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after House Republican leadership announced a plan to bring a clean bill to lift the debt ceiling up for a vote:

Feb 6, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who today joined Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and faith leaders from around the country for the National Day of Prayer to End Poverty and Income Inequality, released the following statement: