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Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements on Issue: Women

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

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05/10/2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Working to Restore Access to Medicaid Reproductive Health Services
03/21/2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator and Director - Ensuring Medicaid Patients in Texas Can Access Planned Parenthood Health Centers
03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
11/17/2021 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
09/07/2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Rep. Johnson Joins House Judiciary Democrats to Urge AG Garland to Use Full Force of DOJ to Combat Texas Abortion Ban
06/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package
05/14/2021 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
04/15/2021 Paycheck Fairness Act
03/16/2021 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Dream and Promise Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Farm Workforce Modernization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Preventing Paygo Sequestration; Providing for Consideration of H.J. Res. Removing the Deadline for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and for Other Purposes
03/09/2021 Nadler, Jackson Lee, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021
02/02/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Democratic Women's Caucus Leads Letter to President Biden Urging Prioritization of Child Care Relief and Recovery in Reconciliation Packages
11/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor
10/02/2020 House Passes Jayapal Resolution Condemning Forced Medical Procedures Conducted on Immigrant Women
09/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Underwood, Lewis Urge HHS Secretary Azar to Improve Coronavirus Data Collection, Reporting, and Research for Pregnant Women
05/22/2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
03/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Texas Delegation Letter to Oppose Texas' Family Planning Waiver
01/08/2020 Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schakowsky Slams New Trump Rule To Impose Restrictions On Reproductive Health Care
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Women & Families
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Women's Issues
12/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Democratic Women's Caucus and The Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Lead 84 Congresswomen in Demanding Senate Action on Key Legislation Impacting Women and Their Families
07/10/2019 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of FBI - DWC Demands Answers About Discrimination, Harassment at FBI Training Academy
06/06/2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary of State - Brooks, Frankel Urge Pompeo to Include Afghan Women in Peace Talks
05/23/2019 Menendez, Booker, Join House and Senate Dems to Introduce Legislation Guaranteeing Equal Access to Abortion Services Everywhere
03/27/2019 Paycheck Fairness Act

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