Press Releases
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee: I applaud the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard for leading the effort to clean up the expanding chemical leak and to contain its damage
March 10, 2015
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member and the former Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, released the following statement decrying the chemical leak from a tanker blocking the busy Houston Ship Channel and calls for a full investigation of the tanker:
Houston, Texas – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member and the former Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, released the following statement decrying the chemical leak from a tanker blocking the busy Houston Ship Channel and calls for a full investigation.
Jackson Lee: “What was and remains so moving, heroic, and awe-inspiring is that the foot soldiers of Selma faced their heavily armed adversaries fortified only by their love for their country and for each other and their audacious faith in a righteous cause.”
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the U.S.
Jackson Lee: “The fight was worth it because by standing in united opposition to the political games played by House Republicans, Democrats prevented a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department and extracted a commitment to hold a vote on a clean bill fully funding DHS when the House reconvenes next week.”
February 27, 2015
Sadly political commentary has lowered to the level of judging a man or woman’s heart – President Obama the President of this nation is a standard of patriotism for this nation and has shown this through his actions, says Congresswoman Jackson Lee
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, release the following statement regarding the recent comments of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani:
“Recently former Mayor of NY Rudy Giuliani made the following remarks about President Barack Obama:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced today that she has been selected to be a member of the CBCF Board of Directors:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced today that the University of Houston has been awarded a research grant in the amount of $329,581 from the National Cancer Institute to support the University’s outstanding Prostate Cancer research program:
Currently, In Our State of Texas 3,757,440 Workers Have No Paid Sick Leave
CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE APPLAUDS PLANS TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S MIDDLE CLASS BY ENSURING PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE
Currently, In Our State of Texas 3,757,440 Workers Have No Paid Sick Leave
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding House Republicans’ Homeland Security funding bill:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member on the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the House Congressional Children’s Caucus, released the following statement regarding the latest barbaric acts and killings by Boko Haram: