Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Jackson Lee has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1994. She sits on the House Judiciary, HomelandSecurity, and Science Committees. She is the ranking Democratic member on theJudiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Thefollowing is excerpted from the September 14, 2006, House floor debate on H.R.6061, the Secure Fence Act of 2006. I do not intend to play hide and seek with the Americanpeople this morning. Unabashedly, I believe in comprehensive immigrationreform, and, frankly, so does most of America. My disappointment with my good friends is, one,that they are politicizing this very important debate….
