Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Jackson Lee, of the Eighteenth District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. She served on the Houston City Council from 1990 to 1994. She sits on the Judiciary Committee, where she is the ranking minority member on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims; the Science Committee; and the Homeland Security Committee. The following is from the November 3, 2005, House floor debate on H.R. 4128, the Private Property Rights Protection Act.I am very pleased to join my colleagues who are aware of the need to fix an issue that is…