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May 5, 2014

Who: The Black Heritage Society, Ovide Duncantell, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, City of Houston and Community Leaders

When: Saturday, May 24, 2014

Time: 9:00 A.M. - Parade and Victory March

11:00 A.M. - Official Unveiling of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue and Memorial Plaza

May 5, 2014

Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement after participating in today's District Google GABO (Getting American Business Online) Event:

May 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today commemorating Cinco de Mayo, which is today:

April 30, 2014

Washington, D.C. – In the face of today's vote in the Senate, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee vowed to continue the fight for an increase in the national minimum wage, which would give at least 25 million Americans a pay raise.

April 29, 2014

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee released the following statement today regarding the racist comments alleged to have been made by Donald Sterling, the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers franchise:

April 29, 2014

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement regarding the recent devastating tornadoes in Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi and other parts of the South:

April 29, 2014

April 28, 2014

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee released the following statement today regarding the racist comments alleged to have been made by Donald Sterling, the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers franchise:

April 23, 2014

Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Governor of Georgia signed legislation (Georgia House Bill 60) which allows Georgians to carry firearms in a wide range of new places, including schools, bars, churches and government buildings:

April 23, 2014

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Schuette v.