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SAVE THE DATE! - 16th Annual Toys for Kids Holiday Celebration When: December 18, 2010 Where: George R. Brown Convention Center Time: 10am-2pm For more information please call (713)655-0050 CBC Scholarship Awardees - Congresswoman Jackson Lee with students from the 18th Congressional District of Texas who were awarded. 2010 CBC Scholarship Awardees - Congresswoman Jackson Lee with students from the 18th Congressional District of Texas who were awarded. DOJ.jpg - Pastor Ron & Sis. Jeanna Macey, Aaron Shield and the Pentecostals of Royalwood Sanctuary Choir - Congresswoman Jackson Lee makes special Congressional Presentation to the Pentecostals of Royalwood Sanctuary Choir for winning the How Sweet the Sound Choir Competition. Sept. 12, 2010 at Royalwood Pentecostal PC280027.JPG - P2280117.JPG - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Launch of Workforce Training Initiative with Houston METRO - “I am proud to announce the launching of WorkReady Houston, a comprehensive program I have worked hard to establish with Houston METRO since the referendum to expand the light rail system passed in 2003. This initiative will provide much needed job training and placement assistance for Houston’s workers who are seeking to acquire new construction-related jobs and expand on their existing skills. Today’s announcement will be followed by an opportunity for Houstonians to register for this program. I am committed to ensuring that this new training program plants the seeds of economic and professional mobility to Houston’s workforce.” Press Conference - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announces long awaited Economic Relief Bill Providing Jobs for Houston's Teacher,Firefighters,Police Officers, and Healthcare Workers csjl - SJL - CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE JOINS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR THE BILL SIGNING OF, “THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT (S.1789).” - CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE JOINS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR THE BILL SIGNING OF, “THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT (S.1789).” - - - As part of the Obama Administration’s “Recovery Summer” initiative, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan traveled to Houston, TX on Monday, August 2 to tour Kennedy Park Place, a new affordable housing redevelopment that is currently under construction using $7.8 million in HUD Recovery Act funds. CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE JOINS PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR THE BILL SIGNING OF, “THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT (S.1789).” - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement applauding the President for his signing of, “The Fair Sentencing Act.” Congresswoman Jackson Lee was an original cosponsor of the house version of “The Fair Sentencing Act.” “Congress has finally reduced the highly unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses that is long overdue.,” commented Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. I have long been a drum major for equity in our criminal justice system for over a decade. In the 109th Congress, I hosted a town hall conference on addressing the class and racial disparities of incarceration in Harris County and the nation with Chairman John Conyers. I’m proud that today commemorates the fruition of that clarion call for action. The Fair Sentencing Act will reduce the 100-to-1 federal sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, substances that are chemically indistinguishable, to 18-to-1. The bill also eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine and comes at a time when the United States Sentencing Commission is reconsidering the legitimacy and effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentencing. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement applauding the President for his signing of, “The Fair Sentencing Act.” Congresswoman Jackson Lee was an original cosponsor of the house version of “The Fair Sentencing Act.” “Congress has finally reduced the highly unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses that is long overdue.,” commented Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. I have long been a drum major for equity in our criminal justice system for over a decade. In the 109th Congress, I hosted a town hall conference on addressing the class and racial disparities of incarceration in Harris County and the nation with Chairman John Conyers. I’m proud that today commemorates the fruition of that clarion call for action. The Fair Sentencing Act will reduce the 100-to-1 federal sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, substances that are chemically indistinguishable, to 18-to-1. The bill also eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine and comes at a time when the United States Sentencing Commission is reconsidering the legitimacy and effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentencing - - - - - - Congresswoman Jackson Lee with Raul Tello, Chairman - Congresswoman Jackson Lee celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the American Disability Act - Congresswoman Jackson Lee visiting Afghanistan - Congresswoman Jackson Lee discusses with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai about Afghanistan taking over the war. Congresswoman Jackson Lee with Mr. Ernest Gibson, President of Riverside General Hospital - Congresswoman Jackson Lee announces the award of a $1,000,000 grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Riverside General Hospital here in Houston, TX. The funding is to provide facilities and services to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorders for National Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans discharged and/or on leave. - Congresswoman Jackson Lee announces the award of a $1,000,000 grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Riverside General Hospital here in Houston, TX. The funding is to provide facilities and services to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorders for National Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans discharged and/or on leave. Congresswoman Jackson Lee alongside with Riverside General Hospital President Ernest Gibson - Congresswoman Jackson Lee announces the award of a $1,000,000 grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Riverside General Hospital here in Houston, TX. The funding is to provide facilities and services to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorders for National Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans discharged and/or on leave. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee walking down the halls of the Capitol with her Congressional Black Caucus Colleagues on her way to the Summer Jobs Press Conference - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at the 18th Annual US-Pakistan Friendship Day on Capitol Hill - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at the Congressional Ceremony of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee making remarks with the CBC members and Reverend Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus. Congresswoman has been tirelessly fighting for summer jobs for our youth. - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at a Press Conference with Speaker Pelosi regarding the Summer Jobs Bill Press Conference - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee vowed today to work tirelessly to keep Continental Airlines based in Houston (April 26, 2010) Continental Airlines Press Conference - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee vowed today to work tirelessly to keep Continental Airlines based in Houston (April 27, 2010) Continental World Headquarters Press Conference - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee vowed today to work tirelessly to keep Continental Airlines based in Houston (April 26,2010) - - - - - - - CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE MEETS WITH HAITIAN AMBASSADOR - CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE MEETS WITH HAITIAN AMBASSADOR RAYMOND JOSEPH IN HOUSTON Congresswoman Jackson Lee with the American Federation of Government Employees - Congresswoman Jackson Lee meets with the American Federation of Government Employees ( Houston Chapter) Martin Luther King, Jr Parade- Houston - Congresswoman Jackson Lee along with community youth in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr Parade Congresswoman Jackson Lee with students in attendance at the Continental Airlines Black History Month Program - Press conference to announce that Continental Airlines have named a plane after Marlon Green, the first African American pilot that flew for Continental Airlines abc - abc interview Homeland Security Committee hearing - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee questions Secret Service about White House Security Breach MSNBC - Interview Congresswoman Jackson Lee host ceremony in honor of Vietnam Veteran - At a surprise ceremony Saturday at the Houston Public Library downtown, Mayor Bill White proclaimed “C.B. Black Day,” and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, pinned a Purple Heart on Black's blazer and presented him with his six other medals, including the Bronze Star. Congresswoman Jackson Lee pins Purple Heart on Vietnam Veteran, C.B.Black - At a surprise ceremony Saturday at the Houston Public Library downtown, Mayor Bill White proclaimed “C.B. Black Day,” and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, pinned a Purple Heart on Black's blazer and presented him with his six other medals, including the Bronze Star. - - Congresswoman Jackson Lee pins Purple Heart on Vietnam Veteran - Fort Hood Memorial Service - Congresswoman Jackson Lee paying her respect to the 13 slain soldiers at Fort Hood. Congresswoman Jackson Lee welcomes home Astronauts - Congresswoman Jackson Lee welcomes home Astronauts of STS-123 Congresswoman Jackson Lee celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP with Houston Chapter at the Annual Freedom Fund Banquet - Congresswoman Jackson Lee introduces the Adjutant General of the Texas Air National Guard, Gen. John F. Nichols, to the President of the NAACP, Benjamin Jealous Congresswoman Jackson and NAACP National President, Benjamin Jealous - Congresswoman Jackson Lee speaking with the National President of the NAACP, Benjamin Jealous, at the Houston Branch NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Gala. Congresswoman Jackson Lee gives relief post Hurricane IKE - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee giving out ice and water during Hurricane Ike relief. Congresswoman Jackson Lee working with FEMA during Hurricane Ike - Congresswoman Jackson Lee planning directly with FEMA to assure the 18th Congressional District will be handled with care post IKE. Congresswoman Jackson Lee checks on seniors post Hurrican IKE - Congresswoman Jackson Lee visits seniors in the nursing home in the Heights the day after Hurricane Ike CSPAN SC 22 - Texas Southern University's 62nd Annual Homecoming Parade - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee shakes the hand of a student from the Young Scholars Academy during the Homecoming Parade. Congresswoman Jackson Lee facilitates meeting with the National Port Authority of Liberia and the Port Authority of Houston - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee looks on as Matilda Parker resigns the Friendship and Trade Cooperation Agreement. CSPAN SC 21 - Congresswoman Jackson Lee and Department of Justice Secretary Eric Holder - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee senior member of the Judiciary Committee meets with Department of Justice Secretary Eric Holder to discuss Harris County Jail conditions. 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Help a Hero Gala 7 - Doctor's Hospital 7 - Doctor's Hospital 5 - Doctor's Hospital 6 - Doctor's Hospital 4 - Doctor's Hospital 2 - Doctor's Hospital 3 - Doctor's Hospital 1 - Knapp Chevrolet 5 - Congresswoman Jackson Lee and the Knapp Chevrolet family. Knapp Chevrolet 4 - Knapp Chevrolet 3 - Knapp Chevrolet 2 - Congresswoman at Knapp Chevrolet 1 - Congresswoman Jackson Lee announces an extension to the deadline for filing paperwork on Cash for Clunkers sales at Knapp Chevy.