Friday, during an appearance on CNN’s “Newsroom,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reacted to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) remarks during the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress earlier week.
During Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said efforts such as in her state and Georgia to shore up election integrity were “about race.”
President Biden is “committed” to the concept of setting up a commission to examine issuing reparations to black Americans for slavery, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said this week.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would create a commission to study reparations for black Americans for slavery. The vote was along party lines, 25 Democrats voting yes and 17 Republicans voting against.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reacted to Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MN) call for “no more policing” by saying that Congress “is a big tent” and Tlaib “has a right to her opinion.” Jackson Lee
During this week’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) acknowledged the Biden border plan, which has led to what some are describing as a crisis, much to be desired.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Wednesday declared Texans who do not wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic face “a destiny of death.”
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Tonight” that the Republican Party was engaged in “a war on black people as it relates to voting.”
President Joe Biden struggles to read his speech on Friday as he botched the names of Democrat members of Congress and asked, “What am I doing here?”
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) attempted to use the Charlottesville “fine people hoax” to attack former President Donald Trump in a hearing on Wednesday — and was fact-checked on the spot by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ).
President Joe Biden is reportedly weighing executive action on firearm storage requirements and expanded background checks to cover “ghost guns.”
Members of a House subcommittee debated legislation on Wednesday that would establish a federal commission to explore reparations for black Americans.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) erroneously claims civilians have not managed to stop a single mass shooting during the past 33 years.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) is pushing legislation that will require a 7-day waiting period for semiautomatic handgun and rifle sales.
Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team showed video clips of congressional Democrats objecting to the counting of electoral college votes in 2017.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) is pushing a gun registry, licensing and psychological evaluations for gun owners.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told NBC’s Peter Alexander on Thursday that President Joe Biden “would love to see action” on gun control.
Friday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said that President Donald Trump had “death and blood at his feet” in the wake of the deadly Capital Hill riots last week.
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Live” that President Donald Trump is ” twiddling” his thumbs in response to the alleged Russian espionage hack.
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Stop FGM Act to give federal law enforcement more authority to prosecute those who perpetrate the act.
Thursday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reacted to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron determining no police officers would be charged directly for the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March.
Thursday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) touted Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) support of presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden after the two unveiled policy recommendations of their “Unity Task Force” the day before.
“Black people are being murdered and brutalized by police with near impunity,” claims the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on its website as part of a banner message soliciting donations.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Friday the United States should celebrate Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., by enacting Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) legislation forming a commission to study proposals for issuing reparations.
The funeral for George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American man killed in police custody on Memorial Day, was held at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, featuring gospel music and heartfelt tributes.
Friday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) weighed in on the violence that erupted Thursday in Minneapolis over the death of forgery suspect George Lloyd while in police custody.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden did “the right thing” by owning up to the fact that his comments about black voters “might not have been as funny” as he thought they were. Jackson Lee also stated that Biden knows he can’t take any group of voters for granted, is sensitive to the needs of the African American community, and that his record will beat President Trump’s every single time.
Prominent Texas Democrat Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee are facing young, progressive challengers this election cycle.
During a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) argued President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget proposal harkened back to racist beliefs that “poor people, particularly African Americans, and now immigrants and others, are lazy.”
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) slammed far-left “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for giggling during a press conference during her colleague’s discussion on U.S. casualties in the Iraq War and claiming that she is “stricken with PTSD” due to the current “conversations around war.”
My generation knows that leaving a single mother defenseless to protect herself and her children isn’t the solution. We know that banning standard capacity magazines won’t stop criminals from getting them. We know that banning firearms suppressors won’t stop the next crazy gunman. Heck, not a single one of Gov. Northam’s gun control schemes would have stopped the Virginia Beach gunman from doing what he did last summer. We know that gun control doesn’t work.
A majority of Virginians oppose creating a commission to study the feasibility of reparations, according to a poll released Friday.
During an appearance on CNN on Saturday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) dismissed the notion that impeachment was still pending given House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had yet to transfer the two articles of impeachment last to the Senate.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that “there is no room” for censuring President Trump at the moment. Jackson Lee said, “These are constitutional crimes. I think it’s important for the American people to
Sunday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) called on Republicans to choose to put the country over their politics when it comes to impeaching President Donald Trump. “CNN Newsroom” host Ana Cabrera asked Jackson Lee if any of her House GOP
While explaining her efforts to urge the Senate to pass gun control, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) described AR-15s as “heavy” rifles that shoot “.50 caliber” bullets.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Judiciary Committee member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that “there are several instances” where former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski “can be held in contempt.” Jackson Lee said, “[W]e believe that there
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski mocked Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) line of questioning during his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, assessing that she offered “just a rant.”
House Judiciary Committee member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Sunday’s “Kasie DC” on MSNBC commented on the growing calls to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after a new report claimed he pulled his pants down and thrust his penis
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Judiciary Committee member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that the Judiciary Committee is “investigating so that we can educate the public, but as well, find all the facts that may be relevant