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Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements on Issue: Entitlements and the Safety Net

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

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02/22/2021 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clyburn - Congresswoman Ross Urges Additional COVID-19 Relief for Struggling Cities, States, Local & Tribal Governments
02/09/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate minority leader, and Kevin Mccarthy, House Minority Leader - Jayapal & Blunt Rochester Lead Call to Protect Survival Checks for Millions of Americans
01/28/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States; and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Urging Recurring Survival Checks
12/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage
07/23/2020 Veasey, Johnson, Jackson Lee, Allred Demand Senate Extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance Amid Pandemic
05/28/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Calling on Administration to Ensure National Guard Servicemembers on COVID-19 Front Lines Receive Benefits Earned
05/22/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads 72 Members in Calling on House Leadership to Protect Farmworkers
05/19/2020 Reps Speier, Neguse, and Rose Introduce Bill to Compensate Families of Essential Workers Who Have Paid the Ultimate Price
05/14/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis
05/14/2020 Letter to Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health and Human Services - Butterfield and Olson Lead Letter Calling for Additional Funding for Medicaid Providers
05/06/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads Call for Stronger Funding for National Guard to Support Food Banks During COVID-19
04/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Castro, Haaland Urge House Leadership to Establish Family Care for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Family Caregivers During COVID-19
04/29/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - In Bipartisan Letter, Lawmakers Seek Emergency Funding for Behavioral Health Organizations in Next Coronavirus Stimulus Package
04/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Haaland Leads Call for Immediate Relief for State Medicaid Programs to Increase Health Care Access
04/22/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Healthcare
06/14/2019 Van Hollen Cosponsors Reparations Bill
06/03/2019 Extending Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Related Programs
01/14/2019 Tanf Extension Act of 2019
01/10/2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
01/10/2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
01/09/2019 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Reintroduces Legislation that Strengthens our Democracy, Protects our Communities, Children and Seniors
01/08/2019 Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
10/19/2018 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Denounces GOP Plans to Cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security due to the GOP's Tax Scam

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