“This is not an American issue in Iraq. We gave them that opportunity. We gave 4,000 in treasure. This is really an international issue that calls upon the United Nations and the nations surrounding Iraq and Maliki to be able to have a coalition government. It is the same in Nigeria with Boko Haram that is beheading persons, kidnapping girls. We need a coalition that faces down these terrible, horrific, tragic terrorists–these are thugs–and it cannot be on the shoulders of Americans. We have given our treasure”, said Rep. Jackson Lee.
On June 18, 2014 Rep. Jackson Lee of Texas asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives to express outrage over terrorism across the world!
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a mother, as a senior member in the Homeland Security Committee which was created in the backdrop of the horrific tragedy of 9/11.
Today, the President and America confronts a heinous group in Iraq, ISIS, that is beheading persons and proclaiming one religion over another. And again, an op-ed appears in The Wall Street Journal from the former Vice President, who wants to blame everything on President Obama whose administration has just brought into justice one of those who perpetrated the violence and killed our Americans at Benghazi.
This is not an American issue in Iraq. We gave them that opportunity. We gave 4,000 in treasure. This is really an international issue that calls upon the United Nations and the nations surrounding Iraq and Maliki to be able to have a coalition government.
It is the same in Nigeria with Boko Haram that is beheading persons, kidnapping girls. We need a coalition that faces down these terrible, horrific, tragic terrorists–these are thugs–and it cannot be on the shoulders of Americans. We have given our treasure.
We can protect our Embassy and we should. Thank you, Mr. President. We can give resources, but there needs to be a strong coalition. Those who come back from the ghost of yesteryear and blame this administration should be silenced. America should stand united together, and others need to work together to stop this tragedy”, said Jackson Lee.
Source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov/
Rep. Jackson Lee is one of the hardest working members of Congress, certainly the most dedicated to the cause of freedom and democracy. She serves on the following committees and subcommittees in Congress:
The Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
The Committee on Homeland Security
Ranking Member: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime Security
Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Congresswoman Jackson Lee serves in a number of additional leadership roles:
SENIOR WHIP: Democratic Caucus
VICE CHAIR: Congressional Progressive Caucus
FORMER WHIP: Congressional Black Caucus
CHAIR: Texas Democratic Delegation
CO-CHAIR: Congressional Children’s Caucus
CO-CHAIR: Congressional Pakistan Caucus
CO-CHAIR: Congressional Afghanistan Caucus
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a member of over 45 Congressional Member organizations, including:
Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease
Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
Congressaional United Services Organization (USO) Caucus
Congressional Afghan Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional African Partnership for Economic Growth Caucus
Congressional Algerian Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus, Energy and Environment Task Force, Co-Chair
Congressional Black Caucus, Judicial and Civil Rights Task Force, Co-Chair
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Task Force on Women of Color, Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on Brazil
Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy
Congressional Caucus on Ethiopia and Ethiopian-Americans
Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorders
Congressional Caucus on Global Road Saftey
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Congressional Caucus on Nigeria
Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch
Congressional Caucus on Turkey
Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Congressional Children’s Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional China Caucus
Congressional Coastal Caucus
Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Fraternal Caucus
Congressional French Caucus
Congressional Friends of Canada
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Congressional High Technology Caucus
Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
Congressional Internet Caucus
Congressional Iraqi Women’s Caucus
Congressional JOBS NOW! Caucus
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Pakistan Caucus, Co-Chair
Congressional Port Security Caucus
Congressional Portuguese Caucus
Congressional Pregressive Caucus, Vice Chair Liaison to the Black Caucus
Congressional Pro-Sports Caucus
Congressional Qatari-American Caucus
Congressional Refugee Caucus
Congressional Singapore Caucus
Congressional Small Business Caucus
Congressional Soccer Caucus
Congressional Texas Caucus on Shale Oil & Gas
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus
Congressional Vision Caucus
Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Congressional Wireless Caucus
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Region 6 Representative
Diversity and Innovation Cauvus
Friends of Finland Caucus
Friends of Job Corp Congressional Caucus
Friends of Norway Caucus
Green Schools Caucus
Home Health Caucus
Home Hunger Caucus
House Afterschool Caucus
House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Competitiveness
House Manufacturing Caucus
House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus
Kenya Caucus
Latino-Jewish Congress
Law Enforcement Caucus
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality Caucus
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
Out of Afghanistan Caucus
Out of Iraq Caucus
Out of Poverty Caucus
The Congressional Award Foundation
U.S.-China Working Group