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.
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
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
Thanks to the Democrats’ cartoonish clown car of presidential candidates, the party of slavery is now the party of reparations for slavery.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said Americans were ready for the “descendants of slavery” to receive reparations because of President Donald Trump’s “attitude.” Lee said, “The commission would study reparation proposals. We would not
During Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) decried President Donald Trump’s call not to allow Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) entry into Israel.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Tuesday declared that “racism” is “a national security threat” and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to invest more federal funds to “get into the lives” and “minds” of young white males who are “drawn to white militia, white supremacy, white nationalism because they have nothing else to do.”
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) said President Donald Trump needed to stop U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids like in what took place in Mississippi a day earlier because they were like the tactics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Congressional Black Caucus, and Rep. Ilhan Omar are in Africa to mark anniversary of U.S. slave trade.
Monday during an appearance on CNN, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) was asked by anchor Dana Bash how “The Squad” was pulling the entire House Democratic caucus into a fight and how it was overshadowing some of the policy endeavors
Sunday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) was asked to weigh in on President Donald Trump and his strategy heading into 2020 amid his feud with the four progressive freshman congresswomen who are also known as “The Squad.” Lee ripped the
Members of the Project 21 black leadership network say reparations for descendants of slaves is a “sham” that will hurt race relations.
Hollywood actor and left-wing activist Danny Glover on Wednesday testified before Congress that instituting a national policy on reparations for descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States is a “moral, democratic, and economic imperative.”
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties holds a hearing about reparations for slave descendants on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more than a decade with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover set to testify before a House panel.
A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold hearings on reparations next Wednesday, marking the first time in more than a decade that the House will discuss potentially compensating the descendants of slaves.
