Press Releases
STATEMENT OF CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE IN RESPONSE TO VERDICT IN TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER TRIAL
Washington, July 13, 2013
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement today:
CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE APPLAUDS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANTING $124,395 FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
Washington, July 11, 2013
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement regarding the grants awarded to community health centers in Houston, Texas:
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “Chevron is committed to Houston and will create more than 1,700 jobs for the area.”
Washington, Jul 9, 2013
Congresswoman Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “Chevron is committed to Houston and will create more than 1,700 jobs for the area.”
Washington, Jul 2 -
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today on the passing of former Philadelphia Congressman and House Majority Whip William Gray:
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member on the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the introduction of the “Coretta Scott King Mid-decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2013:
Supreme Court case has remanded the Fisher case to the lower courts but requires strict scrutiny on affirmative action cases
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin:
CONGRESSWOMAN JACKSON LEE HOPEFUL THAT “ANCHOR” OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE WILL BE UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
Congresswoman Jackson Lee, who holds the seat once held by Voting Rights Act Champion Barbara Jordan, optimistic that Supreme Court will uphold constitutionality of Section 5 preclearance provision
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement today:
This terrible bill not only takes food off the table but the knives, forks and spoons, says Rep. Jackson Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today regarding her decision to participate in the SNAP Challenge in protest over the more than $20 billion in cuts proposed to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the 2014 Farm Bill:
Rep. Jackson Lee, along with 38 original cosponsors, introduces a resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement in observance of Juneteenth:
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after the Frederick Douglass Statue dedication ceremony: