Don’t blame me. I copied this from the Internet (we all know that the Internet never lies) about Shelia Jackson Lee. Actually I could have copied a lot more about her but, by the time you read all of what I did copy, you are going to be tired of Lee & Me…
2010…
Sheila Jackson Lee won the general election with 70 percent of the vote, the lowest winning percent of her career.
Staff turnover…
In 2011 she was reported to have one of the highest staff turnovers in Congress and to be one of the worst bosses.
Ø The Huffington Post and The Houston Chronicle reported that she had gone through 11 chiefs of staff in 11 years.
Ø In 2011 she was named as one of the "worst bosses in Washington" by The Daily Caller.
Ø The Huffington Post stated that "Jackson Lee regularly appears on Washingtonian Magazine's list of the “Best and Worst of Congress” as the “meanest” member of House of Representatives."
Ø In 2012 Washingtonian again listed her as the meanest member of the House.
Ø A report in 2013 concluded that "the veteran Texas Democrat had the highest turnover rate for all of Congress over the past decade".
Foreign Policy…
Sheila Jackson Lee has urged better relations between the U.S. and Venezuela…
Ø She describes Venezuela as a friendly nation.
Ø She said the U.S. should reconsider its ban on selling F-16 fighter jets and spare parts to Venezuela.
The U.S. State Department bans such sales due to "lack of support" for counter-terrorist operations and Venezuela's relations with Iran and Cuba.
Homicides…
Ø Sheila Jackson Lee [D-Houston] held an informal press conference announcing that her administration, through great efforts and much expense had completed a decade-old study that focused on the cause of murders in the United States.
Ø Sheila Jackson Lee was reported as saying that the results were predominantly leaning towards “homicide” as being the primary cause for the murders.
The congresswoman was quoted as saying,
“Datas (sic) (*See below) uncover (sic) today give us a clearer portrait of a couple of possible cause (sic) for murder, but let’s be clear.. Changes in the atmospheres (sic) and combustibles (sic) also play a roles (sic) in how peoples (sic) are behave (sic). By continuing homicide (sic) and climate changes (sic) we are ascend (sic) ourselves to vulnables (sic), and we cannot deny that, Nor shall we, Nor shall I, Nor shall we all, So say we all (sic). End homicide and end climate change, and we end murder. THIS, we know.”
*Sic (adverb) … Thus or So, used within brackets to indicate that what precedes it is written intentionally or is copied verbatim from the original, even if it appears to be a mistake.
Hurricane Names…
In July 2003, she criticized the weather establishment for its selection of names with which to christen hurricanes, stating that “All racial groups should be represented.” She went on to express the hope that in the future such lists “would try to be inclusive of African American names” as well.
Hurricane Harvey…
Sheila Jackson Lee said, “Many people don’t know that Houston is 50′ below sea level and still flooding”.
(For the record, downtown Houston is somewhere between 43-53 feet ABOVE sea level.)
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If this Lee has a statue, maybe the voters of her district ought to strongly consider taking it down. I would not count on this happening. Do you remember the top of this Blog Posting?
2010…
Sheila Jackson Lee won the general election with 70 percent of the vote, the lowest winning percent of her career.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
