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Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 18

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03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
02/18/2022 Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (Tx-29) Asks School Districts to Remove Lead Pipes in School Facilities Using Funds From the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
02/17/2022 Letter Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Urging TRICARE to cover COVID-19 Tests for Active-Duty Personnel and Military Families
02/16/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - MARKEY JOINS BOOKER, BUSH AND CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES IN URGING PRESIDENT BIDEN TO REVERSE INHUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPACTING BLACK MIGRANTS
02/10/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Commending Commitment to Appoint the First Black Woman to the Supreme Court
02/10/2022 Letter to Hon. Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army - Cardin Joins Van Hollen and Trone in Call to Award Maryland Veteran with Medal of Honor
02/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rush, Bilirakis Lead 61 Members in Calling for Relief for Specialty Providers from Medicare Cuts
02/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
02/03/2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General and Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - House Judiciary & Congressional Black Caucus Leaders Request DOJ, FBI Briefing on Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
02/01/2022 Letter to Patty Murray, Chairwoman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee, Richard Burr, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee - Napolitano & Katko Lead 37 Colleagues in Urging Senate HELP Committee to Immediately Consider House-Passed Mental Health Bills
02/01/2022 Cicilline, Upton Introduce Bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act
01/26/2022 Letter to Doug Phelps, President and Executive Director of The Public Interest Network - Rep. Gomez Urges The Public Interest Network to Engage in Good Faith During Unionization Process
01/26/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Schumer, Warren, Jayapal, Pressley, Omar, Porter Urge President Biden To Deliver On Promise To Cancel Student Debt
01/21/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS URGES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN
01/21/2022 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair House Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton, Underwood, Fitzpatrick, Panetta Lead Bipartisan Effort to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis and Fund School-Based Mental Health Services
01/21/2022 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services - Ruiz Calls on Medicare to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests for Seniors
01/21/2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Congresswomen Watson Coleman and Bush Call on Federal Bureau of Prisons to Not Require Individuals in Home Confinement to Return to Prison
01/20/2022 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, Murphy and Other Members of Congress Send Letter to President Biden Urging the Release of Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People
01/20/2022 Letter to the United States Conference of Mayors - Feinstein, Thompson, 39 Members of Congress Call on Conference of Mayors to Ban Ghost Guns
01/20/2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families
01/19/2022 Letter to Doug Phelps, President and Executive Director of The Public Interest Network- Levin Presses The Public Interest Network for Good-Faith Engagement in Unionization Process
01/18/2022 Letter to Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Blumenauer Leads Charge to Protect Terminally Ill Patients' Freedom to Choose Therapeutic Treatment Involving Psilocybin
01/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United Staes - Rep. Correa Fights for Health Care Workers Safety During Covid-19 Pandemic
01/13/2022 Letter to Hon. Colonel Daniel Heape, Inspector General of Texas Military Department: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Calling for an Investigation Into Operation Lone Star
12/21/2021 Letter to Xavier Becerra, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Murphy and Other Tri-Caucus Members Send Letter to HHS Regarding Disparities in Cancer Care

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