Press Releases
Jackson Lee: ““I invite the Task Force to consider H.R. 5858, “Build TRUST Act,” which builds trust and mutual respect between local law enforcement agencies and the communities they protect by discouraging practices that undermine the strong public support law enforcement agencies need to fulfill their mission to serve and protect.”
December 18, 2014
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior Member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security released the following statement today applauding the establishment of a White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing:
December 22, 2014
Washington, DC – The threats against America’s police forces should be taken seriously. We should be condemn any threats of violence and bring law enforcement, government officials and community leaders together to chart of a path forward.
Jackson Lee: “The abuses documented by the Houston Chronicle indicate that the Shiloh Treatment Center in Manvel should be closed because it is unsafe for any children”
December 22, 2014
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees and Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Children’s Caucus released the following statement today:
Jackson Lee: “I call upon Pakistan community leaders to convene in Washington, DC to support the people of Pakistan in the effort to defeat the Taliban and end the violence in their land”
December 19, 2014
Jackson Lee: “Cybercrime is an international epidemic requiring a concerted response from a united international community.”
December 18, 2014
Jackson Lee: “I invite the Task Force to consider my “Build TRUST Act” (H.R. 5858), which builds trust and mutual respect between local law enforcement agencies and communities by discouraging practices that undermine the strong public support law enforcement agencies need to fulfill their mission to serve and protect.”
December 18, 2014
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior Member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security released the following statement today applauding the establishment of a White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing:
November 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security, released the following statement today regarding the Department of Veteran Affairs Blueprint for Excellence:
November 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day:
November 6, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC– Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Border and Maritime Security, and a senior member and former Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, released the following statement today regarding the kidnapping of 43 college students in the city of Iguala, in the southern Mexican state