Representative Sheila Jackson Lee

This award recognizes my votes during the 113th Congress which contributed to the protection and enhancement of America’s national parks.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee issued this statement today in recognition of the 150th Celebration of Juneteenth, which marks June 19, 1865 when federal officials arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation:

at a roundtable discussion to discuss important issues affecting our community including immigration, civil rights and civil liberties and violent radicalism.