Sheila Jackson Lee Quotes

• I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a queen.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Queens, Demand, Sheila

  "The Diddly Awards: Honoring Our Do-Nothing Congress" by Jack Hitt, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2000.

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• Don't condemn the gangbangers, they've got guns that are trafficked, that are not enforced, that are straw purchased and they come into places even that have strong gun laws. Why? Because we don't have sensible gun legislation.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Strong, Stupid, Gun

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• Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Rights, Two, Looks

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• Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity to have a deliberative constitutional discussion that reinforces the sanctity of this nation and how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years operating under a constitution that clearly defines what is constitutional and what is not.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Opportunity, Years, Giving

  "Dems still don't have an ObamaCare answer for midterms" by Chris Stirewalt, www.foxnews.com. March 13, 2014.

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• Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, north and south.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Two, Vietnam, Today

  "Sheila Jackson Lee says there are two Vietnams: North and South" by Ciara O'Rourke, www.politifact.com. July 21, 2010.

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• I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Citizens, Houston, Enron

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• Entitlements is not sic the issue. And if so, cool heads can sit down and engage the American people and tell us how many seniors in nursing homes do we want to throw out in the street? ... And then who wants to make a fuss about Medicare when it's solvent until 2024? ... Who wants to make a fuss about Social Security when it's solvent - and it's about, 'You earned it'?

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Senior, Home, Nursing

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• I disagree that our border is in devastating condition.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Borders, Conditions, Disagree

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• As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Office, Gains, Should

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• Maybe the word welfare should be changed to something of, 'a transitional living fund.' For that is what it is - for people to be able to live.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  People, Able, Welfare

  "Sheila Jackson Lee: The Word Welfare Should Be Changed To 'Transitional Living Fund'". www.realclearpolitics.com. January 08, 2014.

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• What am I a prostitute? Am I your prostitute? You can't prostitute me.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  "Sheila Jackson Lee, Worst Boss In Congress? Goes Through 11 Chiefs Of Staff In 11 Years", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2011.

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• The minority must have involvement in society. You can have different cultural practices that you accept. But if you are going to adopt democracy in government, then the government itself must allow the minority to be heard.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Government, Practice, Democracy

  Interview with Rami Eljundi, World Internet News, April 26, 2006.

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• Love is like a roller coaster. It can take you to the highest, most spectacular heights or drop you to bottom in seconds. However, even with the risks, love is undoubtedly worth it in the end.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Love, Laughing, Risk

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• The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Greatness, Mosaics, Diverse

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• Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Moon, Support, Vision

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• People have been turned away from hospitals simply because they have no insurance. People have been put out of hospitals because they have reached the lifetime caps.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  People, Lifetime, Caps

  "Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Repealing Health Care Law Is 'Killing Americans'". Interview with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. January 19, 2011.

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• Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Rights, Empowering, Support

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• I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Thinking, America, People

  Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 19, 2012.

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• It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Amendments, Agree, Balanced

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• I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Texas, America, People

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• By virtually any measure, the record of the Republican Majority is an appalling failure.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Majority, Records, Republican

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• I took and received campaign donations under the existing laws.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Law, Campaigns, Donation

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• My town hall meetings are with friends and neighbors, fellow Americans. We engage.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Towns, Neighbor, Halls

  "Let Me Apologize to You". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.foxnews.com. August 14, 2009.

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• America, I am not ignoring you.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  America, Ignoring You

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• We have not won the battle against drug trafficking.

  Sheila Jackson Lee

  Drug, Battle, Trafficking

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