Homeland Security
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is committed to the protection of our homeland. As a senior Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Congresswoman Jackson Lee has worked hard to oversee and improve the Department of Homeland Security and to make America safe from terrorism. She has supported legislation to improve the ability of the Immigration and Naturalization Services to keep out dangerous individuals, while continuing to facilitate access for those individuals desiring legalization.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee ia a member of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, which covers immigration and port security policies. Congresswoman Jackson Lee has been a leader, setting policy for the security of America’s airports, chemical plants, refineries, hospitals and other critical infrastructures. She is also the author of H.R. 4990, “Justice for Children Act,” legislation increasing the number of immigration judges.
Congress is focusing on finding security gaps, and is holding the Administration accountable, demanding serious solutions. Congresswoman Jackson Lee is working hard to ensure that Americans get the security that they have been promised and that they deserve. Twenty years have passed since the catastrophic events of 9/11, and Congresswoman Jackson Lee and her colleagues are committed to honoring the over 3,000 innocent Americans who died that day by ensuring that such a tragedy is never allowed to occur again.
More on Homeland Security
Media Advisory
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Officially Announces the Opening of a Third Coronavirus Testing Site
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March 26, 2020
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Media Advisory
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March 25, 2020
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Press Statement
Democrats Helped Push Needed Resources Into the Economic Stimulus Package to Keep Families First
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March 25, 2020
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PRESS STATEMENT
CORONAVIRUS TESTING CONTINUES AT THE UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER DESPITE TESTING SHORTAGES AS REPORTED ACROSS THE NATION
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March 25, 2020
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Press Statement
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Expresses Outrage at the Uptick in Violence against Chinese Americans and Pleads for the President to Cease and Desist from Calling the Coronavirus the Chinese Virus
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March 23, 2020
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Media Advisory
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Pleads for Access to More Testing for the Community, for Active Utilization of the Defense Production Act and will provide an Update on the Fight for the Right Kind of Stimulus Package.
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March 23, 2020
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202-225-3816
Press Statement
Media Advisory
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March 19, 2020
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Media Advisory
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to Provide Update on No Charge Drive Thru Testing at United Memorial Medical Center
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March 11, 2020 202-225-3816
PRESS STATEMENT
CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE FIGHTS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC