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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE VOTES TO PROTECT SENIORS’ ACCESS TO DOCTORS
Nov 19, 2009
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Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee voted to preserve seniors’ access to their doctors by fixing the way Medicare pays physicians. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act will permanently reform the Medicare payment system, repealing a 21% cut in payments to doctors scheduled to take place in ...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE VOTES TO BOOST RESOURCES FOR HOUSTON’S FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Nov 18, 2009
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Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee voted to provide Houston firefighters with the tools and resources they need to prevent and fight fires, and keep our communities safe. At a time when many towns and cities are facing budget shortfalls and cuts to basic services, the Fire Grants Reauthorizati...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE CHAIRS HEARING TO ASSESS AIRLINE SECURITY AND SAFETY
Nov 18, 2009
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a hearing today to assess whether commercial airlines are taking the necessary security precautions to protect the flying public when they send their planes to foreign countries to be repaired.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is chairwoman of the Homeland Security...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE TO HOST MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Nov 16, 2009
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will host a military service Academy Day on November 21, 2009, for high school interested in receiving a nomination to a U.S. military academy.
As a member of Congress, the congresswoman has the honor of nominating a select number of students from Texas’ 18th Congre...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE ATTENDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AT BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT FOR NEW RADAR
Nov 12, 2009
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee attended the groundbreaking Thursday at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport for the new $8.9 million facility for the new radar system, called TRACON that will make it easier to fly in and out of Houston.
"I will continue to be a strong advocate for the Houston...
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H1N1: Are we prepared? Where are we today?
Oct 23, 2009
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Houston, TX - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and Congressman Henry Cueller (TX-28) are convening a Congressional Briefing, to discuss the local, state and federal response to the H1N1 flu virus. The H1N1 briefing, in Houston, will provide an opportunity to talk with public health officials...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE ANNOUNCES THE RE-SIGNING OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND TRADE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY OF LIBERIA AND THE PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY.
Oct 19, 2009
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Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee met this morning with The Honorable Matilda W. Parker, Managing Director for the Port of Monrovia and Port of Houston Authority Chairman James T. Edmonds regarding the current Friendship and Trade Cooperation Agreement with Liberia. The meeting examined...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AND WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO INFORM AND ENGAGE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS IN THE INVESTIGATION TO FIND THE ARSONIST.
Oct 10, 2009
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Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Crime Stoppers of Houston will be holding a press conference to address the concerns of the Heights residents on Saturday, which will be followed immediately by a block walking to inform residents about the Congresswoman’s Heights fire task force. T...
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HOUSTON SUFFERS FROM HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS--WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM NOW!!!
Sep 29, 2009
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Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is issuing a call to action to all local and statewide government authorities to organize around a robust public option. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is engaging with Houstonians and local authorities, and urging them to support a public option. “Th...
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CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE, THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND HOUSTON WORKS HOST A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR JOB FAIR II
Sep 19, 2009
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Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to convene Houston’s second public and private sector job fair to decrease unemployment rates in Houston, Texas. The Houston metropolitan area lost 19,300 nonagricultural jobs in July and Houston area employers trimmed 80,800 jobs from their payrolls be...
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