Press Releases
August 5, 2013
Jackson Lee: FMLA proves that America succeeds when women succeed and time has come to expand protection to expand access to leave with pay
July 30, 2013
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “The National Cancer Institute grant awarded to University of Houston will greatly aid our progress in finding a cure for colon cancer.”
July 19, 2013
Congresswoman Jackson Lee convenes Capitol Hill ‘listening session’ with Justice Department officials and Congressional Black Caucus Members
July 18, 2013
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “The National Eye Institute grant awarded to University of Houston will greatly aid the Vision Research program.”
July 18, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, former whip of the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement on the 95th birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela and the 5th anniversary of Nelson Mandela International Day:
June 17, 2013
Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX18) honored local small businesses as part of the 50th Annual National Small Business Week.
June 26, 2013
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in response to the order issued today by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denying NFISD’s motion for a temporary restraining order against the Texas Education Agency:
June 11, 2013
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding the disclosure of classified information revealing the existence of an NSA program to collect call records data on millions of Verizon customers:
June 5, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after voting against an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 2217), which would prohibit U.S.
June 5, 2013
Jackson Lee to offer bipartisan amendment to Homeland Security Appropriations Act to prevent TSA from changing policy in future to permit knives on planes