Press Releases
“Yank has done tremendous work throughout the world to bring about peace through food security”
February 19, 2014
Minimum Wage Increase Is A Central Plank of the “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds” Agenda
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced the release of a new report that highlights why raising the minimum wage is key for America’s women. The report was prepared by the National Economic Council, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Domestic Policy Council, and the Department of Labor.
Signs House Democrats’ ‘Demand a Vote’ Petition to Force Vote on Bipartisan Reform Legislation
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding signing a discharge petition to demand a vote on H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Founder and Co-Chair of the House Congressional Children’s Caucus and a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, has been named a Champion for Children for the 113th Congress by First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC).
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, A Senior Member of the House Progressive Caucus, released the following statement regarding the released of the ‘Better Off Budget’ from the Progressive Caucus:
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee States, “Now is the Time for Action on Unemployment Insurance”
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is taking action to force an up-or-down vote on key legislation that would extend unemployment insurance for more than 2 million Americans. Congresswoman Jackson Lee joined her colleagues in signing a discharge petition to bring up the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R.
Minority firms provide nearly 6 million Americans with sustainable jobs and build wealth in our communities, says Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement recognizing the 45th Anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA):
Jackson Lee: “As a nation, we should support South Sudan in its efforts to become a freer and more equitable society that respects, supports, and endorses the rights of women”
March 4, 2014
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee’s Border and Maritime Security, and a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today after introducing H.R. 4112, the “Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act:”
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement today following the announcement that the Department of Homeland Security is finalizing the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations:
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: