Sheila Jackson Lee

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Politician · Born Jan 12, 1950 · United States Of America · Female

Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician. She is currently the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, serving since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party. 2Early life and education Jackson Lee was born Sheila Jackson in Queens, New York. Her parents were immigrants from Jamaica. She graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens. She earned a B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1972, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. 2Early political career Jackson Lee made three unsuccessful attempts at local judgeships before becoming a municipal judge from 1987 to 199

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From “T”

“I will not back down. The President has lost the trust of the American people and needs to resign.”

Tagged: Trump, resignation, The Resistance, Trump Derangement Syndrome

From “Neil Cavuto Faces Off With Democratic Rep. Calling on Trump to Resign”

“We can’t wait that long. It is time for you to resign. Enough is enough. I love America. I love these people. And we need a Commander-in-Chief.”

Tagged: Trump, The Resistance, resignation, Impeachment, Trump Derangement Syndrome

From “Democrat Thinks the Constitution is 400 Years Old”

“Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity to have a deliberative constitutional discussion that reinforces the sanctity of this nation and how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years,…”

Tagged: Constitution, 400 Years, Slavery, Republicans

From “Sheila Jackson Lee says there are two Vietnams”

“Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side.”

Tagged: Vietnam, North Vietnam, false, south Vietnam

From “Sheila Jackson Lee on the Tea Party and the Klan”

“All those who wore sheets a long time ago have now lifted them off and started wearing uh, clothing, uh, with a name, say, I am part of the Tea Party.”

Tagged: KKK, Tea Party, NAACP, Overstatement

From “The Insider”

“Don’t you know who I am? I’m Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Where is my seafood meal? I know it was ordered!”

Tagged: Don't You Know Who I Am?, Entitled, Arrogance

From “Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee stands by allegations of racism in United Airlines seat incident ”

“I noted that this individual came toward me and took a picture. I heard later that she might have said ‘I know who she is.’ Since this was not any fault of mine, the way the individual continued to act appeared to be, upon reflection, because I was an African American woman, seemingly an easy target…”

Tagged: racism, african american, Diversity

From “Sheila Jackson Lee kneels on House floor in solidarity with NFL players, mothers”

“I simply refuse to accept that as a standard of leadership for the highest office in the world. Even if you never understand it, sir, if you never understand it, if you think you're playing to your base, if you're not a unifier, we will continue to stand in the gap, and racism is going to be under…”

Tagged: Donald Trump, Take a Knee, Police Brutality, Colin Kaepernick

“You tell me which of these children's mothers are a 'son of a b.' That is racism. You cannot deny it, you cannot run from it. I kneel in honor of them....I kneel in front of the flag on the House floor. I kneel in honor of the First Amendment. I kneel because the flag is a symbol for freedom. I…”

Tagged: Donald Trump, Take a Knee, First Amendment, racism

From “No Matter How Many Times Corrected, Jackson Lee Confuses Superstorm Sandy with Sandy Hook on Live TV”

“We thank Governor Crispy.”

Tagged: Chris Christie, Hurricane Sandy

From “WATCH”

“You know that I'm going to first of all denounce the utilization of this intrusion by Wikipedia through the Russian intrusion. This is what it's about. Espionage just like what was said over these last couple of days. We need to be concerned about the intrusion of Russia and Putin in these…”

Tagged: Wikileaks, Wikipedia, Russian Collusion, Vladimir Putin, Misstatements

From “Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Demands that Trump Cease his Relentless and Baseless Attacks on the Rule of Law and Comply with the Special Counsel’s Investigation”

“When he campaigned for this office, the president pledged to put ‘America First.’ The sign outside the White House is not ‘America First,’ but rather ‘For Sale.’ As time passes on, the facts increasingly suggest that the president was and is using the levers of power to enrich himself and his…”

Tagged: Donald Trump, America First, For Sale, Self-Interest

“Every day that goes by is another where we learn more about troubling connections among Trump, his campaign associates, and members of his family, together with the Russian government. What began as a most-concerning network of connections has now evolved into a genuine counterintelligence…”

Tagged: Trump, Donald Trump, Russia, Counterintelligence

“You stupid motherfucker!”

Tagged: Stupid, Motherfucker

“What am I, a prostitute? Am I your prostitute? You can’t prostitute me.”

Tagged: Prostitute, Defensiveness

“The minority must have involvement in society. You can have different cultural practices that you accept. But if you are going to adopt democracy in government, then the government itself must allow the minority to be heard.”

Tagged: minority, Society, Democracy, Minoritarianism

“We view the path of the present administration as corroding the international standards the United States had as a negotiator, a mediator and a compromiser for good. Frankly, we lost our way. We did not allow the UN inspectors to proceed in completing their work and did not allow a vigorous…”

Tagged: USA, UN inspectors, Iraq, Iraq War, Congress

Sheila Jackson Lee

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