Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]

Pool Report From Clinton-Obama Event at the Mayflower

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Sheila Jackson-Lee and Stephanie Tubbs Jones, two of her most prominent and devoted African American supporters. Someone pointed out that Rep. ...

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Goodyear widower urges Congress to beef up plant safety

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

McInnis told a House Homeland Security subcommittee, led by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, that "worker safety is taking a back seat" at plants such as ...

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House panel solicits suggestions on increasing diversity in ...

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said it was time for the federal government to take a more aggressive approach to diversity and affirmative action. ...

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Goodyear widower urges Congress to beef up plant safety

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

The committee hearing, led by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, pivoted off the plant explosion as a way to delve into an assessment of the Bush ...

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Obama Tells Hillary Supporters to 'Get Over It'

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

According to an ABC report, the fray began when Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, expressed the desire that Obama, D-Ill., and his campaign reach out to the ...

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'Special Report' Panel on Scott McClellan's Congressional ...

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

REP. SHEILA JACKSON LEE, (D) TEXAS: Not only am I proud of you as an American, but I am certainly proud of you as a fellow Texan.

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Groundbreaking vote City Council clears the way for next steps to ...

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z

Residents and elected representatives, including US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, asked Metro officials to reconsider the plan, fearing its effect on traffic ...

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McClellan stays on message

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

â€œIn terms of the buildup to the Iraq war,â€ asked Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas),â€ would you describe it as telling an untruth? ...

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ITTY BITTY BITS: D'Angelo's album; Lawre...

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

Senators Blanche L. Lincoln, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Mary Bono Mack have teamed with the Gospel Music ...

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Have things changed 10 years after Texas lynching?

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

... journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tony Freemantle, Rice University sociologist Stephen Klineberg and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).

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Channel 39's Hemberger gladly moving to weekends

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

... Robert Muhammad, a Nation of Islam minister; Carol Mims Galloway, president of the Houston chapter of the NAACP; US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston; ...

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Metro gets the green light on 5 rail lines

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, asked Metro to rethink the route, saying Wheeler "has great history and is part of the fabric of the community. ...

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Critical Homeland Security Measures Pass House

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

Sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), this resolution expresses that TSA should enhance security to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines. ...

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Soldier Son of Woman Killed in Plant Blast Returns Home

2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

Joe McInnis arrived in Houston shortly after noon Saturday thanks to the help of US Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee and US Rep. Gene Green, who helped faciliate the ...

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Dialing for Diplomacy

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas (left) and former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr (center), now a Libertarian presidential candidate, call Iranians from ...

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Barrâ€™s Bedfellows

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Lee of California, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Marcy Kaptur of Ohio. There was even an appearance by a contingent of activists ...

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'Hotline to Iran' Aims to Head Off War

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Ron Paul and Sheila Jackson Lee in a "Time to Talk to Iran" event on Capitol Hill, organized by the Campaign for a New American Policy on Iran (CNAPI), ...

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Hillary Said The Magic Words. What Now?

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Whether you are talking about Obama supporters such as Oprah Winfrey, or Clinton supporters such as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex. ...

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Clinton stands tall in defeat, refusing to surrender, seeking respect

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Tex., national co-chair of Clinton's campaign, said she was willing to be a chaperone. Lee was a rhetorical bomb thrower for ...

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Wind power testing site gets green light

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Lone Star Wind Alliance proposal also received support in the House from US Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee and US Representative Gene Greene. ...

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