Jackson Lee said : “And I can assure you the law is effective,” “There will be many persons who think before they act, but more importantly, there'll be many persons who won't be in the police, because their deeds or their actions will follow them and they won't be able to go from one police department to the next — laws do make a difference”

wsoctv Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It's a strong bill. But to be a good legislator, you've got to be open to many suggestions. And that's what we'll be doing,”

wsoctv Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “For the last couple of months, Sami could not live his life because all he was doing was trying to be free or get his brother to be free, and for him to be free from the fear of what would happen to his brother,”

click2houston Monday, January 30, 2023 8:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Abdul Wasi ) : “This is to present to Abdul Wasi Safi the Military and Humanitarian Service Award,”

click2houston Monday, January 30, 2023 8:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,”

kxxv Monday, January 30, 2023 6:37:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,"

arkansasonline Sunday, January 29, 2023 3:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,"

voanews Sunday, January 29, 2023 5:43:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “American made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,”

TorontoStar Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “America made a promise, and America kept her promise,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I thought it was going to be easy to work out,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is the best of America and it takes the right spirit to make it happen,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is a mistake that needs to be corrected immediately,”

theepochtimes Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:48:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee responded : “If you desire to defend the acts of white supremacy or maybe even be one if your heart desires, that is your choice to make; it’s protected by the first amendment; and I fully support the protections of the first amendment for every American,”

theepochtimes Friday, January 20, 2023 1:16:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m the last person that wants to jeopardize the national security of this nation, or to jeopardize any security for the American people, but I think it is important to try to be fair across the board,”

chron Sunday, January 15, 2023 4:40:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m the last person that wants to jeopardize the national security of this nation, or to jeopardize any security for the American people, but I think it is important to try to be fair across the board,”

click2houston Saturday, January 14, 2023 2:53:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Jim Crow ) : “This is a nation that has gone through slavery, Reconstruction, lynching, Jim Crowism,”

ajc Monday, January 2, 2023 1:49:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We’re hidden in the corners of this nation, of those of African-American heritage, the descendants of enslaved Africans who have felt the sting of disparities. They continue to feel that sting,”

ajc Monday, January 2, 2023 1:49:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Examining Uvalde: The Search for Bipartisan Solutions to Gun Violence". "There was no notice. There was no information given. There were no signals and no instructions, emails or anything else that might have saved our children. It was gunfire,” “So today the subcommittee turns once again to the subject of gun violence, examining this ongoing crisis by focusing on one of the most terrible tragedies in our nation's history”

statesman Friday, December 16, 2022 3:29:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “The sound we just heard was the rapid fire on that day,”

news-yahoo Friday, December 16, 2022 5:47:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m angry. Legislators are not supposed to be enraged. We are simply supposed to stand with stoic faces and let witnesses put their souls on the table,” “None of you should have to tell your stories”

click2houston Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:36:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "While I respect your military service and sacrifice to our nation, you do not have a pass to mislead the public," "As a re-elected member of Congress, you know that office moves are solely handled by the Architect of the Capitol. You know I had nothing to do with this"

houstonchronicle Sunday, December 11, 2022 1:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “They all want to see her and might even want to see her back here at home, but I know that was a happy phone reunion to hear his daughter’s voice,”

eastidahonews Sunday, December 11, 2022 12:53:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "They all want to see her and might even want to see her back here at home, but I know that was a happy phone reunion to hear his daughter's voice,"

Koat Saturday, December 10, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : "It showed her stamina, determination and love for this country," "She was truly wrongfully detained. We had the ability to do this swap months ago. But I want to applaud the Biden Administration who said to us directly that he was not going to forget Brittney Griner"

khou Friday, December 9, 2022 12:42:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There may be a lot of information that could help this family have closure and comfort during this difficult time,” “We want to ask people to continue [to] help us find out what happened to Delano Burkes”

thegrio Tuesday, November 29, 2022 8:51:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “As a member that represents a sizable part of Houston, we wanted to make sure that as people came that we’d be able to provide them with water,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee stated : “It is a pleasure to join Representatives Ted Lieu, Yvette Clarke, and Jimmy Gomez in introducing this vital legislation to protect civil liberties and prohibit inappropriate use of this technology,” “Facial recognition technology must not be used as an invasive, intrusive surveillance tool because, if unrestrained, this powerful technology can be misused for racial profiling, infringing on personal privacy, and vilifying people who exercise their Constitutionally protected rights, such as the right to participate in peaceful protests. Our legislation establishes appropriate guardrails against surveilling people and misusing their personal characteristics – including one’s face, head, hair, and body – to identify people who should not be subjected to such targeting and intrusive actions”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 29, 2022 9:31:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “As far as the eye could see, I saw water,” “We saw people still racing to helicopters to be rescued as well as met and listened to the men, women and children who experienced the raging deadly waters”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, September 6, 2022 6:01:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Why are all these guns on the street? That’s my message,”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We don’t want anything that makes anything worse,”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I would expect your preparation and for us to be able to get that information as quickly as possible in a setting that would be appropriate, but this is a dangerous set of circumstances that has now been publicly announced, and we need to know how many…were dismissed,”

news-yahoo Thursday, July 28, 2022 8:10:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I demand relief, and I’m not worried about the other body. They need to do what is right on behalf of this country,”

eagletribune Thursday, July 21, 2022 9:37:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I understand manpower is limited but these are people’s lives and we need to make sure they live in an environment that is healthy and safe,”

houstonchronicle Friday, July 8, 2022 8:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This was just an innocent man traveling on a road near his church where he worked all the time,” “He loves ministry. He was just doing the work of a pastor”

click2houston Monday, July 4, 2022 12:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee added : “He was always eager to be doing more,”

click2houston Monday, July 4, 2022 12:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 4:25:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 6:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I am viewing this as a cause for my office. Number one - to address this question with the U.S. Department of Housing because it deals particularly with housing in urban and challenged neighborhoods,” ”One of our highest priorities is to protect our children and families, and yes, our senior citizens”

click2houston Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:57:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There is sizable evidence that the communities (that) are Hispanic and African American ... have suffered at the hands of a design that did not present any input of these communities,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “That is what you would say for a dilapidated building. The building is without residents, that is absolutely true, but that is a response you would have for an old, deteriorated...building. This building is well secured right now,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There is sizable evidence that the communities (that) are Hispanic and African American that have suffered at the hands of a design that did not present any input of these communities,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “That is what you would say for a dilapidated building. The building is without residents, that is absolutely true, but that is a response you would have for an old, deteriorated...building. This building is well secured right now,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “An executive order that takes the language of the bill … means that it will be a law that can begin to be implemented [and] begin to tackle the ugly head of racism,”

thegrio Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : "What we want is Brittney Griner home because we know that justice is only rendered when the truth comes out and that we know that she's a hostage that needs to be released right now,"

chron Tuesday, June 7, 2022 8:19:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "It is obscene, one mass shooting after another,"

wesh Friday, June 3, 2022 6:29:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "I hope to God that is not loaded"

skynews Friday, June 3, 2022 6:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "We will look comprehensively at Uvalde and the incident that occurred last Tuesday,"

upi Wednesday, June 1, 2022 5:44:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "We will look comprehensively at Uvalde and the incident that occurred last Tuesday,"

upi Tuesday, May 31, 2022 6:19:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We did this because babies are growing and developing at a most rapid pace and I can’t suffer one moment — nor can their parents — when they’re not being nourished,” “The idea of rushing to give formula to carry them for a couple days is to... bridge in finding a store or finding a supply in the next couple days”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 15, 2022 4:49:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee asked : “I’m holding the tool that women were forced in America in some back alley, in some back alley - my sister, your sister, a grandmother, a cousin - [were] forced to take this as her tool to her body to try and save her life. Many of you may have heard the story that some did not make it… Are we going back?”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 3:40:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “It is important that we recognize in the energy capital to build young people who understand this thing called climate change and to give them the incentives and the encouragement to do something that travels and tracks the legacy of Booker T. Washington,”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I believe that history should be lived,” “It should be remembered. It should be honored. Not yesterday, but today. I believe that those of you who are students here, as you walk these halls, I want you to be reminded of your history”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “It is important that we recognize in the energy capital to build young people who understand this thing called climate change and to give them the incentives and the encouragement to do something that travels and tracks the legacy of Booker T. Washington,”

houstonchronicle Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I believe that history should be lived,” “It should be remembered. It should be honored. Not yesterday, but today. I believe that those of you who are students here, as you walk these halls, I want you to be reminded of your history”

houstonchronicle Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Joseph Biden ) : "I defend the long record that the Biden Administration has established in really keeping this country afloat and alive,"

foxnews Thursday, May 5, 2022 12:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We need the energy of the nation,”

aljazeera-en Tuesday, April 26, 2022 10:17:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It is to assign proportional punishment,”

click2houston Friday, March 25, 2022 6:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I do think there is an attempt to fishnet her in, and she has been powerful in not allowing herself to be fishnet in,” “She is standing on her own credentials in this hearing, and I am sad that that is the journey they chose to do”

click2houston Friday, March 25, 2022 6:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Those who wish to derail it, shame on you, because Black women around America are rising. Peacefully they are rising up and they may stop you in the streets in your state to ask you why you could not vote for a competent, qualified black woman who was in slavery by her history and had the beast of burden,”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 24, 2022 3:58:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It is to assign proportional punishment,”

click2houston Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I do think there is an attempt to fishnet her in, and she has been powerful in not allowing herself to be fishnet in,” “She is standing on her own credentials in this hearing, and I am sad that that is the journey they chose to do”

click2houston Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Judge Brown Jackson believes in equal justice in America. She is a patriot who loves this country. Stop this racial attack – enough is enough. The GOP is starting up their meritless smears,” “To try and malign, disparage and denigrate this historic moment, this historic figure is shame on the other person, the shame of the people who provoked this and shame on the RNC”

thegrio Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:15:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “I think it’s more important to indicate that [they] could not criticize the diversity of her background and that she probably stands as the most qualified judge ever sitting in that chair out of 115 nominees to the United States Supreme Court,”

thegrio Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:15:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We will see how they are poised in the hearing. I don’t even call them charges, they are points that he wanted to make. But we’ll see how they poison hearings in terms of the questions to her,”

ohio Monday, March 21, 2022 11:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "I support all of the dollars that were given to our local jurisdictions. I don’t have a quarrel with any of that. What I have a quarrel with is that Houston got zero," "That’s a glaring, glaring, glaring act of malfeasance on the part of the General Land Office. The housing and urban development, through their decision that came out today, indicated that there are problems with how the GLO handled this"

houstonchronicle Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : “Brittney Griner is a United States citizen. She was a guest in Russia,”

houstonchronicle Saturday, March 19, 2022 2:04:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is a bill that eliminates discrimination by way of hairstyle, by way of culture, by way of race and simply by living in communities that you may be different in,”

thegrio Saturday, March 19, 2022 2:02:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "Just imagine the beauty of these hairstyles, Mr. Jordan, the beauty of these hairstyles," "This is what we're talking about. People who are severely discriminated against, young boys, young girls . . . Mr. Jordan, we have engaged in a lot, but I will not stand down on the CROWN Act. We must pass the Crown Act to give dignity and reaffirm the rights of all people wear the hair as they desire"

bostonglobe Friday, March 18, 2022 10:28:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Just imagine the beauty of these hairstyles, Mr. Jordan, the beauty of these hairstyles,” “This is what we’re talking about. People who are severely discriminated against, young boys, young girls … Mr. Jordan, we have engaged in a lot, but I will not stand down on the CROWN Act. We must pass the Crown Act to give dignity and reaffirm the rights of all people wear the hair as they desire”

WashingtonPost Friday, March 18, 2022 6:31:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:03:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser," "And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes"

caldwells Tuesday, March 15, 2022 11:37:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 15, 2022 1:30:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "My belief is that whenever an American is in trouble overseas, the United States has to be a strong arm that they can rely upon," "My briefings have been such that I am confident in the work that is now being done"

wacotrib Saturday, March 12, 2022 12:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "This was an action that did not need to occur, and it's an action that I hope can be diplomatically or legally negotiated for her to return home to her family,"

wacotrib Saturday, March 12, 2022 12:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Brittney Griner ) : “Let me be very clear, Brittney Griner is a United States citizen. She was a guest in Russia … I will be demanding her release,”

eurweb Friday, March 11, 2022 6:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m just plain angry. I’m just darn angry how all of a sudden she becomes someone whose items need to be specifically selected out. And with that in mind, I think it is crucial that this gets elevated,”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee cited : “I understand that many of you have grown to love BG over the years and have concerns and want details. Please honor our privacy as we continue to work on getting my wife home safely. Thank you!”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : “We’re not going to let him think that he has the upper hand as relates to the Americans he is holding…[Griner] cannot all of a sudden be a threat to Russia…she’s been there playing and providing enjoyment for almost a decade. That’s the point that we are making, and we will just not tolerate it,”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee dijo : “Como un creativo visionario, mi papá nos enseñó a Satchel y a mí la importancia del entretenimiento como un catalizador cultural de cambio”

orlandosentinel Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:19:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee dijo : “Como un creativo visionario, mi papá nos enseñó a Satchel y a mí la importancia del entretenimiento como un catalizador cultural de cambio”

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, January 12, 2021 10:25:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “And I can assure you the law is effective,” “There will be many persons who think before they act, but more importantly, there'll be many persons who won't be in the police, because their deeds or their actions will follow them and they won't be able to go from one police department to the next — laws do make a difference”

wsoctv Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It's a strong bill. But to be a good legislator, you've got to be open to many suggestions. And that's what we'll be doing,”

wsoctv Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “For the last couple of months, Sami could not live his life because all he was doing was trying to be free or get his brother to be free, and for him to be free from the fear of what would happen to his brother,”

click2houston Monday, January 30, 2023 8:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Abdul Wasi ) : “This is to present to Abdul Wasi Safi the Military and Humanitarian Service Award,”

click2houston Monday, January 30, 2023 8:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,”

kxxv Monday, January 30, 2023 6:37:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,"

arkansasonline Sunday, January 29, 2023 3:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "America made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,"

voanews Sunday, January 29, 2023 5:43:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “American made a promise. Today we emphasize America kept her promise,”

TorontoStar Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “America made a promise, and America kept her promise,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I thought it was going to be easy to work out,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is the best of America and it takes the right spirit to make it happen,”

click2houston Saturday, January 28, 2023 5:33:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is a mistake that needs to be corrected immediately,”

theepochtimes Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:48:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee responded : “If you desire to defend the acts of white supremacy or maybe even be one if your heart desires, that is your choice to make; it’s protected by the first amendment; and I fully support the protections of the first amendment for every American,”

theepochtimes Friday, January 20, 2023 1:16:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m the last person that wants to jeopardize the national security of this nation, or to jeopardize any security for the American people, but I think it is important to try to be fair across the board,”

chron Sunday, January 15, 2023 4:40:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m the last person that wants to jeopardize the national security of this nation, or to jeopardize any security for the American people, but I think it is important to try to be fair across the board,”

click2houston Saturday, January 14, 2023 2:53:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Jim Crow ) : “This is a nation that has gone through slavery, Reconstruction, lynching, Jim Crowism,”

ajc Monday, January 2, 2023 1:49:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We’re hidden in the corners of this nation, of those of African-American heritage, the descendants of enslaved Africans who have felt the sting of disparities. They continue to feel that sting,”

ajc Monday, January 2, 2023 1:49:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Examining Uvalde: The Search for Bipartisan Solutions to Gun Violence". "There was no notice. There was no information given. There were no signals and no instructions, emails or anything else that might have saved our children. It was gunfire,” “So today the subcommittee turns once again to the subject of gun violence, examining this ongoing crisis by focusing on one of the most terrible tragedies in our nation's history”

statesman Friday, December 16, 2022 3:29:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “The sound we just heard was the rapid fire on that day,”

news-yahoo Friday, December 16, 2022 5:47:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m angry. Legislators are not supposed to be enraged. We are simply supposed to stand with stoic faces and let witnesses put their souls on the table,” “None of you should have to tell your stories”

click2houston Thursday, December 15, 2022 10:36:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "While I respect your military service and sacrifice to our nation, you do not have a pass to mislead the public," "As a re-elected member of Congress, you know that office moves are solely handled by the Architect of the Capitol. You know I had nothing to do with this"

houstonchronicle Sunday, December 11, 2022 1:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “They all want to see her and might even want to see her back here at home, but I know that was a happy phone reunion to hear his daughter’s voice,”

eastidahonews Sunday, December 11, 2022 12:53:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "They all want to see her and might even want to see her back here at home, but I know that was a happy phone reunion to hear his daughter's voice,"

Koat Saturday, December 10, 2022 9:33:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : "It showed her stamina, determination and love for this country," "She was truly wrongfully detained. We had the ability to do this swap months ago. But I want to applaud the Biden Administration who said to us directly that he was not going to forget Brittney Griner"

khou Friday, December 9, 2022 12:42:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There may be a lot of information that could help this family have closure and comfort during this difficult time,” “We want to ask people to continue [to] help us find out what happened to Delano Burkes”

thegrio Tuesday, November 29, 2022 8:51:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “As a member that represents a sizable part of Houston, we wanted to make sure that as people came that we’d be able to provide them with water,”

click2houston Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee stated : “It is a pleasure to join Representatives Ted Lieu, Yvette Clarke, and Jimmy Gomez in introducing this vital legislation to protect civil liberties and prohibit inappropriate use of this technology,” “Facial recognition technology must not be used as an invasive, intrusive surveillance tool because, if unrestrained, this powerful technology can be misused for racial profiling, infringing on personal privacy, and vilifying people who exercise their Constitutionally protected rights, such as the right to participate in peaceful protests. Our legislation establishes appropriate guardrails against surveilling people and misusing their personal characteristics – including one’s face, head, hair, and body – to identify people who should not be subjected to such targeting and intrusive actions”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 29, 2022 9:31:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “As far as the eye could see, I saw water,” “We saw people still racing to helicopters to be rescued as well as met and listened to the men, women and children who experienced the raging deadly waters”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, September 6, 2022 6:01:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Why are all these guns on the street? That’s my message,”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We don’t want anything that makes anything worse,”

houstonchronicle Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I would expect your preparation and for us to be able to get that information as quickly as possible in a setting that would be appropriate, but this is a dangerous set of circumstances that has now been publicly announced, and we need to know how many…were dismissed,”

news-yahoo Thursday, July 28, 2022 8:10:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I demand relief, and I’m not worried about the other body. They need to do what is right on behalf of this country,”

eagletribune Thursday, July 21, 2022 9:37:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I understand manpower is limited but these are people’s lives and we need to make sure they live in an environment that is healthy and safe,”

houstonchronicle Friday, July 8, 2022 8:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This was just an innocent man traveling on a road near his church where he worked all the time,” “He loves ministry. He was just doing the work of a pastor”

click2houston Monday, July 4, 2022 12:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee added : “He was always eager to be doing more,”

click2houston Monday, July 4, 2022 12:50:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 4:25:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 6:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I want the community to know the magnitude of our loss. It is unspeakable, it cannot be defined. It cannot be crafted, it cannot be described and it cannot fit inside this room,” “You killed a pastor, a person whose every (instinct) is to come to you in your time of need,”

houstonchronicle Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I am viewing this as a cause for my office. Number one - to address this question with the U.S. Department of Housing because it deals particularly with housing in urban and challenged neighborhoods,” ”One of our highest priorities is to protect our children and families, and yes, our senior citizens”

click2houston Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:57:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There is sizable evidence that the communities (that) are Hispanic and African American ... have suffered at the hands of a design that did not present any input of these communities,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “That is what you would say for a dilapidated building. The building is without residents, that is absolutely true, but that is a response you would have for an old, deteriorated...building. This building is well secured right now,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “There is sizable evidence that the communities (that) are Hispanic and African American that have suffered at the hands of a design that did not present any input of these communities,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “That is what you would say for a dilapidated building. The building is without residents, that is absolutely true, but that is a response you would have for an old, deteriorated...building. This building is well secured right now,”

houstonchronicle Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:52:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “An executive order that takes the language of the bill … means that it will be a law that can begin to be implemented [and] begin to tackle the ugly head of racism,”

thegrio Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : "What we want is Brittney Griner home because we know that justice is only rendered when the truth comes out and that we know that she's a hostage that needs to be released right now,"

chron Tuesday, June 7, 2022 8:19:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "It is obscene, one mass shooting after another,"

wesh Friday, June 3, 2022 6:29:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "I hope to God that is not loaded"

skynews Friday, June 3, 2022 6:24:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "We will look comprehensively at Uvalde and the incident that occurred last Tuesday,"

upi Wednesday, June 1, 2022 5:44:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "We will look comprehensively at Uvalde and the incident that occurred last Tuesday,"

upi Tuesday, May 31, 2022 6:19:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We did this because babies are growing and developing at a most rapid pace and I can’t suffer one moment — nor can their parents — when they’re not being nourished,” “The idea of rushing to give formula to carry them for a couple days is to... bridge in finding a store or finding a supply in the next couple days”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 15, 2022 4:49:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee asked : “I’m holding the tool that women were forced in America in some back alley, in some back alley - my sister, your sister, a grandmother, a cousin - [were] forced to take this as her tool to her body to try and save her life. Many of you may have heard the story that some did not make it… Are we going back?”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 3:40:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “It is important that we recognize in the energy capital to build young people who understand this thing called climate change and to give them the incentives and the encouragement to do something that travels and tracks the legacy of Booker T. Washington,”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I believe that history should be lived,” “It should be remembered. It should be honored. Not yesterday, but today. I believe that those of you who are students here, as you walk these halls, I want you to be reminded of your history”

houstonchronicle Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:38:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “It is important that we recognize in the energy capital to build young people who understand this thing called climate change and to give them the incentives and the encouragement to do something that travels and tracks the legacy of Booker T. Washington,”

houstonchronicle Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I believe that history should be lived,” “It should be remembered. It should be honored. Not yesterday, but today. I believe that those of you who are students here, as you walk these halls, I want you to be reminded of your history”

houstonchronicle Saturday, May 7, 2022 3:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Joseph Biden ) : "I defend the long record that the Biden Administration has established in really keeping this country afloat and alive,"

foxnews Thursday, May 5, 2022 12:28:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We need the energy of the nation,”

aljazeera-en Tuesday, April 26, 2022 10:17:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It is to assign proportional punishment,”

click2houston Friday, March 25, 2022 6:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I do think there is an attempt to fishnet her in, and she has been powerful in not allowing herself to be fishnet in,” “She is standing on her own credentials in this hearing, and I am sad that that is the journey they chose to do”

click2houston Friday, March 25, 2022 6:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Those who wish to derail it, shame on you, because Black women around America are rising. Peacefully they are rising up and they may stop you in the streets in your state to ask you why you could not vote for a competent, qualified black woman who was in slavery by her history and had the beast of burden,”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 24, 2022 3:58:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “It is to assign proportional punishment,”

click2houston Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I do think there is an attempt to fishnet her in, and she has been powerful in not allowing herself to be fishnet in,” “She is standing on her own credentials in this hearing, and I am sad that that is the journey they chose to do”

click2houston Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:17:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Judge Brown Jackson believes in equal justice in America. She is a patriot who loves this country. Stop this racial attack – enough is enough. The GOP is starting up their meritless smears,” “To try and malign, disparage and denigrate this historic moment, this historic figure is shame on the other person, the shame of the people who provoked this and shame on the RNC”

thegrio Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:15:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told : “I think it’s more important to indicate that [they] could not criticize the diversity of her background and that she probably stands as the most qualified judge ever sitting in that chair out of 115 nominees to the United States Supreme Court,”

thegrio Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:15:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “We will see how they are poised in the hearing. I don’t even call them charges, they are points that he wanted to make. But we’ll see how they poison hearings in terms of the questions to her,”

ohio Monday, March 21, 2022 11:01:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "I support all of the dollars that were given to our local jurisdictions. I don’t have a quarrel with any of that. What I have a quarrel with is that Houston got zero," "That’s a glaring, glaring, glaring act of malfeasance on the part of the General Land Office. The housing and urban development, through their decision that came out today, indicated that there are problems with how the GLO handled this"

houstonchronicle Saturday, March 19, 2022 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : “Brittney Griner is a United States citizen. She was a guest in Russia,”

houstonchronicle Saturday, March 19, 2022 2:04:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “This is a bill that eliminates discrimination by way of hairstyle, by way of culture, by way of race and simply by living in communities that you may be different in,”

thegrio Saturday, March 19, 2022 2:02:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "Just imagine the beauty of these hairstyles, Mr. Jordan, the beauty of these hairstyles," "This is what we're talking about. People who are severely discriminated against, young boys, young girls . . . Mr. Jordan, we have engaged in a lot, but I will not stand down on the CROWN Act. We must pass the Crown Act to give dignity and reaffirm the rights of all people wear the hair as they desire"

bostonglobe Friday, March 18, 2022 10:28:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “Just imagine the beauty of these hairstyles, Mr. Jordan, the beauty of these hairstyles,” “This is what we’re talking about. People who are severely discriminated against, young boys, young girls … Mr. Jordan, we have engaged in a lot, but I will not stand down on the CROWN Act. We must pass the Crown Act to give dignity and reaffirm the rights of all people wear the hair as they desire”

WashingtonPost Friday, March 18, 2022 6:31:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Wednesday, March 16, 2022 5:03:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:11:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser," "And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes"

caldwells Tuesday, March 15, 2022 11:37:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 15, 2022 1:30:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “One of the ways to help women is to get the gun out of the hands of the abuser,” “And this is not an NRA question. This is a human question. This is saving women and children. This is stepping into their shoes”

news-yahoo Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:29:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "My belief is that whenever an American is in trouble overseas, the United States has to be a strong arm that they can rely upon," "My briefings have been such that I am confident in the work that is now being done"

wacotrib Saturday, March 12, 2022 12:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : "This was an action that did not need to occur, and it's an action that I hope can be diplomatically or legally negotiated for her to return home to her family,"

wacotrib Saturday, March 12, 2022 12:05:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee told ( about Brittney Griner ) : “Let me be very clear, Brittney Griner is a United States citizen. She was a guest in Russia … I will be demanding her release,”

eurweb Friday, March 11, 2022 6:21:00 PM EAT

Jackson Lee said : “I’m just plain angry. I’m just darn angry how all of a sudden she becomes someone whose items need to be specifically selected out. And with that in mind, I think it is crucial that this gets elevated,”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee cited : “I understand that many of you have grown to love BG over the years and have concerns and want details. Please honor our privacy as we continue to work on getting my wife home safely. Thank you!”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee said ( about Brittney Griner ) : “We’re not going to let him think that he has the upper hand as relates to the Americans he is holding…[Griner] cannot all of a sudden be a threat to Russia…she’s been there playing and providing enjoyment for almost a decade. That’s the point that we are making, and we will just not tolerate it,”

thegrio Friday, March 11, 2022 3:23:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee dijo : “Como un creativo visionario, mi papá nos enseñó a Satchel y a mí la importancia del entretenimiento como un catalizador cultural de cambio”

orlandosentinel Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:19:00 AM EAT

Jackson Lee dijo : “Como un creativo visionario, mi papá nos enseñó a Satchel y a mí la importancia del entretenimiento como un catalizador cultural de cambio”

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, January 12, 2021 10:25:00 PM EAT