39 Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

Don’t condemn the gangbangers, they’ve got guns that are trafficked, that are not enforced, that are straw purchased and they come into places even that have strong gun laws. Why? Because we don’t have sensible gun legislation.

Maybe the word welfare should be changed to something of, ‘a transitional living fund.’ For that is what it is – for people to be able to live.

It’s all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It’s all right to talk about how we’re going to appropriate.

What am I a prostitute? Am I your prostitute? You can’t prostitute me.

The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic – we are diverse.

America has a right to the Second Amendment, but the people of America have a right to safety and the prevention of gun violence in their community.

The Fifth Amendment speaks specifically to denying someone their life and liberty without due process. That is what H.R. 2 does, and I rise in opposition to it. And I rise in opposition because it is important that we preserve lives and we recognize that 40 million-plus are uninsured.

I was in the Black Power movement. I feel as energized about Black Lives Matter. I don't feel in any way separated from Black Lives Matter. I do believe we are hand and glove. I am the legislative tool.

It is a historical fact that President Bush pushed this nation into a war that had little to do with apprehending terrorists. We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush because, as an executive, he had his authority.