Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Jackson Lee was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1994. In the 109th Congress, she served on the Homeland Security Committee, the Science Committee, and the Judiciary Committee, where she was the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. The following is excerpted from the December 9, 2006, House floor debate on passage of the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act conference report. Itis with great respect for my good friends I consider this conference report theright start in the face of challenge of nuclear nonproliferation. It…
