(3 Jun 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Houston, Texas – 27 January 2023
1. Close of Seal of US House of Representatives, then tilt up to US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
2. Wide of press conference
3. Wide of Sami-ullah Safi, brother of Abdul Wasi Safi who was an Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and granted asylum
4. Wide of press conference
5. Mid of press conference
6. Close of certificate of congressional recognition
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Houston – 03 December 2023
7. STILL, Houston mayoral candidates state Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speak at a mayoral forum
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Houston – 09 December 2023
8. Wide of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee getting onto the stage
9. SOUNDBITE (English) U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee:
"I want to congratulate the next mayor of the city of Houston John Whitmire, and commit to working with him, because as I saw the city and listen to all of you, I know that our ideas can put this city in the future as I have said. You work real hard. You come from all over the city and you have hearts of gold. And I am very happy to be able to say we worked as hard and are grateful for every vote."
POOL
ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 15 December 2022
10. Wide of hearing
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairwoman:
"Democrats in Congress have spent more than two decades trying to do something, anything to stop the violence and end the bloodshed. We hope the Republicans will join us, but they oppose us at every turn."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE: Washington – 27 July 2023
12. House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration
POOL
ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 15 December 2022
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairwoman:
"Without an assault weapons ban, more people will die. And if we’re not going to ban them, then law enforcement must be trained to confront these weapons of war. Yes, we must train law enforcement like warriors. In a battle on the combat field."
STORYLINE:
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment.
The 74-year-old Texas Democrat, who is seeking a 16th term, said in a statement late Sunday that as a member of Congress, she has been honored to be a leader in the fight for justice and equality and will approach this more personal fight with faith and courage.
“I am confident that my doctors have developed the best possible plan to target my specific disease,” Jackson Lee said. “The road ahead will not be easy, but I stand in faith that God will strengthen me.”
Jackson Lee said that it’s likely that she will be absent from Congress occasionally as she pursues treatment, but that her office will continue to serve constituents. She said she is committed to working with congressional leadership to be present for votes.
Jackson Lee first took office in 1995 and won the Democratic nomination in March, just months after losing a bid to become Houston’s mayor. She had sought to be the first Black female mayor of the nation’s fourth-largest city. Jackson Lee’s district includes downtown Houston and some of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods.
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