Anything my staff does in my office is pursuant to congressional rules. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
The Fifth Amendment speaks specifically to denying someone their life and liberty without due process. That is what H.R. 2 does, and I rise in opposition to it. And I rise in opposition because it is important that we preserve lives and we recognize that 40 million-plus are uninsured. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
We cannot elect a president who provides no hope to the laid-off union worker, no hope for the mother of five and no hope for the researcher who might find a cure for cancer. We cannot elect a leader who is willfully ignorant to the outcry of young people who want real criminal justice reform and responsible gun safety legislation now. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
My new mission is, and I’ve said this to the White House, I want the Buy America to be real. I want the Buy America to be by small businesses, African American businesses, Latino and Asian, but in particular our African American businesses who heretofore couldn’t even find the front door of government contracts. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote
I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one. Sheila Jackson Lee Read Quote