Tag: Sheila Jackson-Lee

Over Christmas weekend a story broke of a woman who claimed to have had her first class airline seat taken from her only to see it given to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. By the day after Christmas, the pressure must

In a live appearance Monday on MSNBC, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) sat through an entire interview with what appears to be blood running from her nose. When MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing cut to Jackson Lee’s camera feed, the member of the Congressional

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that it’s “Baffling” that the president has tweeted more about the NFL than Puerto Rico and the president has more to do to deal with human

Monday night on the House floor, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) knelt down in protest to President Donald Trump’s comments about NFL players kneeling or the national anthem. Jackson Lee said, “There is no basis in the First Amendment that

During a video released to her Twitter account on Thursday, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reacted to President Trump’s tweets about MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski by stating that Trump should resign and we can’t wait the length of

On Monday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that Russian meddling is “a cancerous sore, that has plagued the election and really plagued this administration, since the Inauguration.” Jackson Lee said, “This is an open hearing

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) argued that President Obama’s administration was “scandal-free…in terms of the president,” on Friday’s “MSNBC Live.” “Remember eight years under President Obama? What a vigorous, investigatory spirit the Republicans had. There wasn’t one iota of the

Thursday on MSNBC, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said the spike in gun violence was “attributable” to the inability of Republicans to pass “sensible gun safety laws.” Partial transcript as follows: JACKSON LEE: It is a question of how their

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said American’s should not own automatic weapons.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday called Donald Trump a “disgusting fraud” and demanded that he apologize to President Barack Obama for repeatedly challenging the first African-American president’s U.S. citizenship before retreating from the claim on Friday.

Friday on MSNBC, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said, “This race is very close. I think we’re going to make history in Texas, and frankly, I think we’re going to be in the column for Hillary Rodham Clinton.” Jackson Lee said,

Friday on MSNBC, while defending Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton from her email controversy, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) attacked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying his immigration speech Wednesday was “the most abusive and circus-like speech one could have

Forty members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have signed a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the conduct of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and officials at the Waller County jail in connection with the Sandra Bland case.

NBC Terrorism Analyst Evan Kohlmann compared the Mohammed Art Exhibit and Contest and Pamela Geller’s actions to hate crimes, “lighting the Reichstag on fire and then complaining that your fingers got singed,” and accused her of infringing on other people’s

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) argued that race and gender were “a factor” in the battle over Loretta Lynch’s confirmation on Thursday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. After hearing Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) say “I have voted against African-American women nominees in the

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said that House Republicans “are forbidding Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson from having an organized approach to fighting terrorism” on Monday’s broadcast of “The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart,” despite her earlier praise of Senate Democrats for

On Tuesday’s “Washington Journal” on C-SPAN, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) declared that Senate Democrats “held up and blocked” DHS funding, two days after DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Democrats were “not blocking debate” on DHS funding. “Last night, the

Forget income inequality for one night. Top Democrat lawmakers are happy to walk the red carpet at the Grammy Awards.

Thursday on MSNBC, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)  was asked about “the necessity of the NSA and some of the surveillance” and she said the Paris terror attacks should not be an excuse for “torture that we oppose.” Host Tamron

Wednesday on MSNBC, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) discussed the controversy over  recently elected House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaking at a gathering of a white supremacist organization over a decade ago and said Scalise should have known “any organization that was affiliated

U.S. Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, while testifying before a House panel today, indicated that the government’s ability to detect terrorists inside the homeland is hindered by sanctuary cities that shelter illegals.  Johnson added that America must

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on MSNBC’s “Ed Show”…

During the August recess, a DREAM Act advocacy group intends to target Republican Representatives at town hall events to pressure them into supporting immigration reform legislation that will most likely be pending before them when they return to Washington in