/tags/sheila-jackson-lee Sheila Jackson Lee en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:17:10 GMT /politics/2024-06-03/u-s-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-says-shes-being-treated-for-pancreatic-cancer Lee, a Houston Democrat, said she plans to continue serving but could have some occasional absences from Congress. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:17:10 GMT /politics/2024-06-03/u-s-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-says-shes-being-treated-for-pancreatic-cancer Pooja Salhotra /politics/2021-04-14/bill-to-create-commission-on-reparations-nears-historic-house-vote The legislation would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend "appropriate remedies" to Congress. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:38:07 GMT /politics/2021-04-14/bill-to-create-commission-on-reparations-nears-historic-house-vote Juana Summers /politics/2019-06-19/on-juneteenth-sheila-jackson-lee-spearheads-congressional-hearings-on-long-overdue-reparations For the first time in a decade, members of Congress examined the topic of reparations for African Americans over slavery at a hearing on a proposed study� Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:11:06 GMT /politics/2019-06-19/on-juneteenth-sheila-jackson-lee-spearheads-congressional-hearings-on-long-overdue-reparations Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune