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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies
Texas Tribune via MSN ^
| 20 July 2024
| Matthew Choi and Sejal Govindarao
Posted on 07/20/2024 8:21:31 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
WASHINGTON — Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat who was one of the longest serving members of Texas’ Congressional delegation and a longtime advocate for progressive causes, died on Friday amid her battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 74.
Jackson Lee began her congressional career as an underdog, defeating four-term U.S. Rep. Craig Washingtonin the 1994 Democratic primary, before establishing herself as a fixture in Congress and Houston with ties to the highest reaches of the Democratic Party.
Jackson Lee was a progressive fixture on Capitol Hill for decades. She was an early opponent of the Iraq War and advocate for gay rights. In 2021, Jackson Lee was arrested for engaging in civil disobedience over a federal voting rights bill. By the time of her death, she was a senior member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget committees. She never shied from speaking on the House floor or before the cameras on causes she cared about.
She was also a household name in the 18th Congressional District, which includes Downtown Houston. She was known for her frequent visibility at constituent graduations, funerals and baby showers.
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RIP
To: Erik Latranyi
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:23:10 AM PDT
by
Indy Pendance
(Jesus can't get here soon enough!)
To: Erik Latranyi
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:23:26 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: rktman
Does anyone know if Sheila Jackson Lee has died?
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:23:30 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
To: Erik Latranyi
Pancreatic cancer is nasty stuff. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:23:36 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Feels like April 19th, 1775...)
To: kiryandil
You’d think there’d be a thread on it if she were.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:25:54 AM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(First I was called a big fat lair and then showed a certain Lake of Respect.)
To: BipolarBob
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:26:45 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
To: Erik Latranyi
Mom told me to shut up if I cannot say anything nice about a dead person.
So this is my response:
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:27:17 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(If you are upset the bullet missed, contact me immediately. I'll make sure your bullet doesn't.)
To: Erik Latranyi
Again?
Come on man, only one to a customer.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:28:46 AM PDT
by
normbal
(normbal. somewhere in socialist occupied America ‘tween MD and TN)
To: Erik Latranyi
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:28:54 AM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: gundog
I expect she’ll die several more times today.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:30:09 AM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(First I was called a big fat lair and then showed a certain Lake of Respect.)
To: Erik Latranyi
She never found the Apollo flag that was planted on Mars.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:30:11 AM PDT
by
citizen
(Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TV)
To: kiryandil
Does anyone know if Sheila Jackson Lee has died?
Nah, I need at least 72 hours and 16 threads to know for sure
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:30:30 AM PDT
by
verum ago
(I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: normbal; gundog
Her death was apparently forgettable...
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:31:02 AM PDT
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kiryandil
(FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
To: All
Hope she found the Lord before she died.
That said, I will not speak ill of the dead.
To: Erik Latranyi
MARS flags now at half mast. RIP.
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:33:52 AM PDT
by
C210N
(Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
To: Erik Latranyi
Awwwww!!! Too bad, so sad.../s
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:34:54 AM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(The biden crime family: Cheap fake for the last 53 1/2 years...)
To: C210N
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:35:56 AM PDT
by
OldHarbor
(strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
To: C210N
I’ll aways miss her pushing everyone aside so she could reach the aisle to kiss Sotero as he entered during the state of the union.
To: Erik Latranyi
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posted on
07/20/2024 8:41:35 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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