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 Homeland Security Committee and the Judiciary Committee. The following is from the January 11, 2017, House floor debate on H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Just a few days ago, we read the Constitution, and some might make the argument that H.R. 5 fits very comfortably into the Bill of Rights, Amendment V, and Amendment XIV. Both frame themselves around the question of…
