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Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements on Issue: Taxes

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 18

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10/07/2022 Letter to Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas - Congresswoman Escobar Leads Letter to Governor Abbott Inquiring About the Lack of Withheld Federal Taxes for OLS Servicemembers
08/26/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget; Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget; Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means; and Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance - Urging House and Senate Leadership to Make Historic Health Care Affordability Expansion Permanent in Budget Reconciliation Package
06/14/2021 Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
02/10/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, and Jim Clyburn, Majority Whip - Strickland Leads 48 Members in Urging Additional COVID Relief for Struggling Cities, States, Local & Tribal Governments
12/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic
12/09/2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader; and Hon. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Congressman Tim Ryan Presses Congressional Leadership to Ensure Small Businesses with PPP Loans Remain Eligible for Tax Deductions
05/01/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Spanberger, DeFazio Lead More than 50 Lawmakers in Urging Treasury Department to Recognize High-Speed Internet Issues, Distribute Rebate Checks as Soon as Possible to Americans without Reliable Internet Access
04/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Co-Leads Letter Urging IRS to Provide Automatic COVID-19 Relief Payments to Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries
12/06/2019 Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Rep. Porter Leads Bipartisan Effort to Prevent Tax Increases on Families Deducting Medical Expenses
11/06/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Joyce, Brindisi Lead Bipartisan Charge to Lower Health Care Costs
10/30/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies
05/23/2019 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019
01/09/2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time
10/19/2018 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Denounces GOP Plans to Cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security due to the GOP's Tax Scam
04/17/2018 Justice for Victims of Irs Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2018
12/15/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
12/11/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future
06/12/2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means - Fix the Highway Trust Fund
06/10/2016 Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and the Honorable Nita Lowey - House GOP Should Stop Shielding Political Organizations From IRS Scrutiny, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations
04/18/2016 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Houston Area Taxpayers Affected by Severe Weather May Qualify for Relief from Penalties on Late Tax Returns
03/22/2016 Letter to Chairman Ken Calvert and Ranking Member Betty McCollum of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Fully Fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program
10/28/2015 Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act
06/18/2015 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
06/09/2015 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
04/15/2015 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act

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