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Obama unveils Capitol statue of rights icon Rosa Parks
Feb 27, 2013 13:57 EST
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, so it was fitting that her statue unveiled Wednesday by President Barack Obama in the US Capitol depicts her in the position from which she launched a civil rights revolution.
US lawmakers head home, severe challenges loom
Aug 04, 2012 07:29 EDT
US lawmakers began their summer vacations Saturday after months of election-year gridlock, with a mountain of unfinished business awaiting their return, including action on taxes, spending cuts and cybersecurity.
US lawmakers head home, severe challenges loom
Aug 03, 2012 15:05 EDT
US lawmakers fled Washington for home Friday after months of election-year gridlock, with a mountain of unfinished business awaiting their return, including action on taxes, spending cuts and cybersecurity.
US attorney general to face contempt vote: House speaker
Jun 27, 2012 13:13 EDT
US lawmakers braced for a divisive and unprecedented vote Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress after the failure of 11th-hour talks to resolve the crisis.
US attorney general to face contempt vote: Speaker
Jun 27, 2012 11:31 EDT
The US House of Representatives will vote Thursday on whether to hold US Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, House Speaker John Boehner said, setting up a climactic election-year showdown.
US Secret Service issues new guidelines
Apr 28, 2012 06:46 EDT
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the US Secret Service has released new conduct guidelines that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
Secret Service issues new guidelines
Apr 28, 2012 05:28 EDT
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the US Secret Service has released new conduct guidelines that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
Secret Service issues new guidelines
Apr 27, 2012 19:17 EDT
Embarrassed over a Colombia sex scandal, the US Secret Service released new conduct guidelines Friday that forbid agents from visiting "non-reputable establishments" or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
US Secret Service sex scandal widens to El Salvador
Apr 26, 2012 23:40 EDT
The Secret Service said it is investigating explosive new allegations of misconduct in El Salvador, broadening a sex scandal that a US lawmaker said may lead to changes in how agents do their work abroad.
Air marshals to be reorganized amid internal problems
Feb 16, 2012 19:33 EST
The Federal Air Marshal Service is being reorganized to avoid the kinds of personnel problems described in a recent government report, witnesses at a congressional hearing said Thursday.
U.S. House passes curbs on lawmaker insider trading
Feb 09, 2012 11:04 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to curb insider trading by lawmakers and other government officials on Thursday, despite objections from Democrats and some Republicans that it lacked some tough measures to fight corruption.
House passes curbs on lawmaker insider trading
Feb 09, 2012 11:04 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to curb insider trading by lawmakers and other government officials on Thursday, despite objections from Democrats and some Republicans that it lacked some tough measures to fight corruption.
Emotions high at US Muslim radicalization hearing
Mar 10, 2011 23:21 EST
Emotional US lawmakers squared off at a drama-filled hearing on the homegrown Muslim terror threat, showcasing sharp discord over the extent of radicalization and how Islam fits into the American tapestry.
Emotions run high at hearing on US Muslims
Mar 10, 2011 16:23 EST
The first Muslim member of Congress wept Thursday as he addressed a controversial US hearing on homegrown Islamic terrorism, amid tense accusations that the probe smacks of bigotry and McCarthyism.
Houston residents outraged over videos of police brutality
Feb 15, 2011 23:37 EST
HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 outraged Houston residents came to a town hall meeting on Tuesday to demand an end to police brutality following the release of two videos showing police violence against African American men.
Tax law won't help people who used up jobless aid
Dec 17, 2010 18:39 EST
Tax-cut law's renewal of unemployment benefits won't help people who used up extended aid. Unemployment benefits will be restored for millions of Americans under the tax-cut measure President Barack Obama signed into law Friday. Sylvia Kittrell of Orlando, Fla., isn't among them.
Sending a Message to Obama
Dec 09, 2010 19:00 EST
The president has a problem -- with his own party. Will liberals test him?. The president has a problem -- with his own party. Will liberals test him?
Pilots get reprieve from new U.S. screening checks
Nov 19, 2010 19:01 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airline pilots will be allowed to bypass new heightened security screening at U.S. airports, the Transportation Security Administration said on Friday, relenting after a lawsuit and outcry that pilots already undergo rigorous background checks.
House passes state aid bill
Aug 11, 2010 09:50 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into law, an election-year bill providing $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies and cutting food aid to the poor.
House passes state aid bill
Aug 11, 2010 09:50 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into law, an election-year bill providing $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies and cutting food aid to the poor.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Sheila Jackson-Lee | |
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| Assumed office January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Washington |
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Member of the Houston City Council from the At-large #4 District
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| In office January 2, 1990 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Hall |
| Succeeded by | John Peavy |
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| Born | January 12, 1950 Queens, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Elwyn C. Lee |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Virginia Law School |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Seventh Day Adventist |
| Website | jacksonlee.house.gov |
