sheila jackson lee joining us live from her district in houston. your time. >> it's very nice to be with you. >> department of justice says 81 of texas' 254 counties do not have place where people can get a driver's license. there's not an operational driver's license. to me that seems to be the tip of the problem here. if you're going to require people to have this i.d., you should have the access available. what are your concerns here? >> well, the justice department decision was thoughtful, well reviewed decision after seeking to determine whether the voting rights law in texas or the voter i.d. law was correct. frankly, this is a reflection of the law, the voting rights act which says one person, one vote and as texas sought to implement or put in place a voter i.d., picture i.d. they didn't think it through. there seem to be under pinnings of trying to dumb down or depress the minority vote. 81 counties without a d.p.s. asking the home bound or those that are seniors who are also impacted in a devastating manner to find other ways to get a vot

&paccording to the office of congresswoman sheila jackson lee...rayvon martin's parents will be in washington today for a meeting of the house judiciary committee. bad boy bobby brown is in trouble with the laa.. again. the singer was arrested in california on drunk driving charges.he was originalll pulled over for talking on a ccll phone while driving.. and then failed a field sobriety run-in with the law.he has a pasttdu-i conviction on his georgia in 1996.brown is the ex- husband of deceased superstar whitney houston. broadcasting businesses the mic is always hot. but the president's mic was wwde open...when an exchange between him and the president of russia... was cauggt on tape. tape.the exchange was captured on camera as reporters entered the room where the presidents hhd been meetinghere's the exchange. 3&this is my last election. after my election i haveemmre i transmit this information to vladimir, and i stand wiih you. he was basically asking for time on the issue of the missileedefense syssem in eurooe.critics pounced on the president's

representative sheila jackson lee believes that the federal government does have jurisdiction in the martin case if florida authorities do not act. communities are just outraged by the fact that george zimmerman has not been charged or arrested in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. florida does have very lean intelligent self-defense -- lenient self-defense laws stalled stand your ground. zimmerman has asserted self- defense. a police report said officers responding to the scene found zimmerman bleeding from the hose and also to the back of the head. trayvon martin's parents took issue with those reports. >> even in death, they are still disrespecting my son. and i feel that that is a shame. >> the only comment that i have right now is that they killed my son and now they are trying to kill his reputation. >> it was a partial report released by the sanford police department just deal with the officers' accounts when they first arrived on the scene. you can find on to myfoxdc.com. can you go over to hot topics. you click on the trayvon martin opinion which has complete

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>> we spoke by phone tonight with texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee. she's in florida. she said house democrats on the judiciary committee are holding a briefing tomorrow afternoon to take a good hard look at racial profiling and hate crimes. trayvon's parents are expected nobody d.c. for that briefing. -- expected to be in d.c. for that briefing. >>> more trouble for dominique strauss-kahn being investigated for ties tie french prostitution ring. laura evans everywhere -- to a french prostitution ring. laura evans everywhere at 11:00. >> women traveled as far as d.c. to have sex with the imf chief. these are french authorities saying they need more time to investigate the former head of the imf quit after a former new york hotel maid accused him of raping her and then dropped the charges. >>> pope benedict arriving in cuba tonight greeted by raul castro. benedict criticized the u.s. economic embargo on cuba and defended the socialist ideal of providing for those less fortunate. it's a historic trip, only the second ever papal stop in the island country. >>> police have

they will be meeting with representative sheila jackson lee of texas and will sit in on her hearing into hate crimes and race relations. one of the things they want to do is see if perhaps the federal government has any role here in reaching in and prosecuting this case if florida does not. >> all right. we'll have to wait and see. thank you so. >>> police hope some new information will help them catch a suspect in a recent assault of a teenaged girl as she was walking home from school. a week after the attack in fairfax county, police are now releasing this composite sketch of the suspect t shows an abnormality just above his forehead you can see there and police hope someone will recognize him. just after the tax, a neighborhood surveillance camera also captured the suspect getting into his car which looks like an early 2000 model honda accord or civic. >>> the woman known as the blonde bandit will likely pleadguilty in court next week. the northern virginia crime spree finally ended when she was arrested after a chase on the capital beltway back in november. >>> d.c. police have charg

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texas, who often joins congresswoman fudge and myself on these special orders, congresswoman sheila jackson leems. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady for her kindness. as a member of the congressional black caucus and the co-chair and founder of the congressional children's caucus and a member of the health care task force, it is now time to commemorate, even to celebrate two years of the affordable care act and particularly coming from an area that embraces the texas medical center, where so much research has benefited from the passage of the affordable care act and the added commitment to research for any number of diseases that we are still confronted with. so i am baffled by the opposition to this bill and the usage that it has seemingly come up -- come upon during the republican presidential debates. for in actuality if they would read the bill and look at its basic premises, they would take up the cause of saying that it is an important, a very important element on making americans more healthy. and i thank the gentlelady for -- from the virgin islands for her leadership on health care i

addressed the media, trayvon's parents testified in front of a group of lawmakers, including sheila jackson lee, representative john conyers. representative wilson who represented the district and kai rine brown, who represents the area where the sanford police department is. >> we have got to make sure that what has happened in sanford with the police department and how they handled this situation never happens again in the united states of america. >> they talked about several issues, including the stand your ground law. racial profiling, neighborhood watch programs, and why the sanford police department has not arrested the shooter, george zimmerman. >> there is no doubt that there was a failed investigation. >> it was february 26 when the 17-year-old was fatally shot by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman. he claims he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. >> i believe he was racially profiled. >> i want to say it like i see it. trayvon was hunted down like a rabid dog. he was shot in the street. he was racially profiled. >> the shooting sparked national interest

>> speaker after speaker from congresswoman sheila jackson lee to corrinne brown to al sharpton and jesse jackson all pleaded to hold the police department responsible and accountable for any missteps and the arrest of george zimmerman be it the state police or the federal investigators. they want an arrest and soon. >> what do you make of the timing of the release of this information via a website when there's been so much media pressure over the last few weeks? is this standard operating procedure? >> no. i don't think it is. the information should have been revealed much earlier in this whole process. the fact that they are just leasing bits and piecings of the investigation is rather suspicious in itself. we do realize that by florida statue and as well as some other states the release of ongoing investigations is prohibited and once they complete the investigation then they will be able to release the entire investigative reports. there are been some issues with the initial investigation report and how the officers responded to the scene. >> what's the number one thing that jumps out

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parents will meet with the congressional black caucus and then attend that hearing, guest of sheila jackson lee of texas on that briefing for democratic members to of the house judiciary committee, communities as we have seen all over the country are growing in their outrage george zimmerman has not yet been arrested or charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin florida has very lenient self-defense laws called stand your ground and zimmerman claimed self-defense community leaders members of congress believe much more needs to be done to bring justice in this case. >> in essence, the state now can act if they do not act, then the federal government now has the responsibility but also the law under the hate crimes act which we will discuss, laws will be discussing the department of justice, resources, in helping to suspend any conflict in the community we don't want conflict we want resolution. >> you can hear she is concerned there could be some community conflict perhaps up risings as we have seen before in these racially charged cases, sanford police yesterday did release a partial polic

i'm going to go to you, sheila jackson-lee, but first, i'm going to call on the executive director -- you listened briefly to as the mother sabrina fulton, trayvon's father, tracy martin, ben crump is the attorney here. what this is, it looks looic a packed house here. this was called -- this was a round table, so it was called upon by one of the congressmen. it involves profiling and hate krieps as well. as we continue to watch this, if i still have martin savidge standing by, still all kinds of questions here. we now know the fbi, martin has these 911 tapes. the department of justice investigating. an attorney now assigned by the governor from the state of florida rick scott look into this. we followed that. i want to go back to the original stanford police report. what more are we gleaning from that night? >> not much, other than the report that was leaked to the newspaper yesterday where we understand that there was an altercation. and according to that report, which has been verified from the sanford police, in other words, that the information is accurate, it portrays trayvon ma

two congresswomen sheila jackson lee and jan both condemned rush limbaugh but then when confronted onue of bill maher and comment about sarah palin utter silence. joining me now co-host of five deal with bob beckel five days a week. they deserve badges of honor. dana perino and kimberly guilfoyle. this tape is funny on one hand and sad on the other. selected outrage hypocrisy. >> also typical. what did we expect? i think when everybody was in the throws of late last week and into the weekend, it was like and then you get -- don't feel good about yourself. on monday, wait a second. why is that? why is it okay to call sarah palin and other conservative women like michelle malkin up bleeivel things that michelle malkin has been called. i admire how they just stand and take it and they keep speaking their mind while others how would think would speak up for them decided duck. >> we are not talking about, you know, a slip, an apology i'm sorry, this is repeated including the use of the c word. >> it's pervasive. >> and the president took a million dollars and this week he lectured us repea

house judiciary committee democrats including texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee are holding a briefingrow on racial profiling and hate crimes. we talked by phone with jackson tonight after the florida town meeting about what the lawmakers hope to accomplish. m >> we hope to make a national statement that not only is this an issue in the state of florida, but it is a national issue. >> congresswoman lee says watch groups are supposed to be the eyes and ears and should call police, not engage in a criminal act. back to the police report, it says that george zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and back of the head and was overheard telling paramedics that he was yelling for help but that no one would help him. if you want to read the entire report, it's on our website. just go to www.myfoxdc.com. brian, back to you. >>> the controversy surrounding the shooting death of teenager trayvon martin taking a new turn tonight. the orlando sentinel is reporting neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman told police martin decked him with a single punch, then repeatedly slammed his head into th

joining us, sheila jackson lee of texas. good afternoon, ma'am. >> good to talk with you, martin. >> i am well. did you hear yourself anything offensive in the president's public comments on trayvon martin because a number of people are appaplectic over it not newt gingrich who referred to him as the food stamps pregs, was it offensive so simply mention the fact if he had a son it would be likely he would look like trayvon martin? >> martin, quite the contrary. as i stand here, again, i offer my sympathy, deepest sympathy as a parent to trayvon's parents. that's how the president spoke as a chief parent in residence to all parents, to all americans, and it is baffling how the interpretation for those running for the presidency of the united states really even have time to dabble in such hi proc increase. when we had the hearing yesterday spooeker boehner had a quote that i thanked him that said it was a tragedy and he knows that the state and the federal government are investigating, a simple statement. we have to heal this nation. this was a tragedy and this was all based on botc

congressional black caucus here on capitol hill later this afternoon they will be the guests of sheila jackson lee democrat from texas at this briefing she organized again as you said it is to look at racial profiling and hate crime issues, jackson lee along with other members of congress believe the federal government does have jury diction, can step -- jurisdiction can step into the trayvon martin case if florida authorities do not act as we have seen outrage growing across the country, george zimmerman has not been arrested and charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin. zimmerman claimed self-defense in the incident partial police report released monday by the stanford police department shows officers on the scene did find zimmerman bleeding from the nose and back of his head they said his back appeared wet from being on the ground, and that when he was in custody in the police cruisers he told police he was yelling out for help, but no one came, martin's family says the release of these reports amounts to characters assassination. >> one of those situations that zimmerman is a liar and c

megyn: sheila jackson-lee took a cell phone call in the middle and kept everybody who showed up to talkher waiting. that became controversial. did you get politically active at times? was it because of the healthcare bill? >> i would say the healthcare bill made it personal for me like the has for many americans. when the government comes for your healthcare and wants to make decisions that impact your lives and the lives of your family, that's personal. and so it did awake and lot of people that were before this on the political sidelines. megyn: do you feel like the healthcare law spurred the tea party movement in part? >> the tea party movement started before the healthcare legislation about it added fuel to the fire. people in america do not want the government to control our lives and they don't want it to control our healthcare, and this law is a complete and total overreach of the federal government. megyn: the latest polls -- this an abc "washington post" policy americans oppose this law by 52% to 41%. 67% believe the high court should ditch this law. 67% believe that should hap

. >> texas democrat and the democratic caucus senior whip sheila jackson lee was one of the organizersbe my congresswoman. i used to live in texas so good to see you. >> oh, my, good to be with you this morning. >> you're a voice of reason so often and i really want to talk at heart about what's going on here. yesterday it was a critical issue, hate crimes and racial profiling a serious problem in this country and clearly at issue in the trayvon martin shooting. what do you feel you accomplished in the forum yesterday? >> ashleigh, as i indicated in my opening remarks yesterday, this was a significant moment for the members of congress. over 21 members of congress participated in this hearing, some nine members of the judiciary committee, to really indicate that the federal government did have a role and responsibility to the american people, certainly to the family of trayvon, but the family of trayvon, as trayvon's mother has said and the father has said really symbolize families across america and if they cannot get relief in their own local jurisdictions even though we had just not

sheila jackson lee, as much time as she may consume. ms. jackson lee: i want to thank the gentleman from detroit and with his own august history in the civil rights movement. as they say he is no short man when it comes to the work that he has done more than one that we have known him for and thank him for in the hiring of rosa parks and the friendship of dr. martin luther king, john conyers has proceeded with his legislative history from the time of his embracing of the 1965 voting rights act as an ongoing where we have joined on that committee dealing with issues of police brutality, dealing with issues of voter protection, dealing with the re-authorization of the voting rights act, dealing with the maintaining of the constitution through proceedings for john conyers. we know from which they have spoken and beyond a whole litany i could give in terms of giving rights to people, his dear friend, harry belafonte, is about to approach a wonderful birthday. since i count him both hero and friend, i wanted to join briefly for a moment in some o

around 3:00 o'clock, they will be the guests of representative sheila jackson lee, democrat from texasl profiling for the democratic members of the house judiciary committee. jackson lee and other members of congress do believe the federal government has jurisdiction, may be able to step into the trayvon martin case if florida authorities do not act. trayvon martin's parents will not be speaking at that briefing, but their attorney will testify, along with members of the aclu, the department of justice, and the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. they really want to take a look also at what resources the justice department might have if and when this trayvon martin case comes to a close, if there is any more community outrage, they want to be prepared for that. also on the senate side, we understand that senator charles schumer of new york has sent a letter to attorney general eric holder, the justice department. he's asking for an investigation into these stand your ground laws that are in florida and 22 other states. he says these laws in some cases may actually perpetuate violen

sheila jackson lee, for as much time as she may consume. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the ranking member and also the chairman of the judiciary committee and the leadership for giving us the opportunity to celebrate as we debate h.r. 5, celebrate the affordable care act. two years in the making. clearly it speaks to where we are today. so in celebration of the affordable care act, let me first of all wish it a happy anniversary. and before i start on affordable care act, let me indicate to my friend from georgia and the physicians caucus that many of us do not take a backseat to our support for physicians. how can i help myself, coming from a community where the texas medical center is? fighting for a permanent doctor fix, which we have not been able to secure from this congress, and as well-being a champion of physician-owned hospitals because i do believe that physicians have a high level, an accuseness of their concern for their patient. and maybe it is also be

i listened to what sheila jackson lee said before about how he was humorous in telling jokes and new jersey politics and how he was so well respected and had the ability to basically tell other members or indicate to other members what they should do. and i also listened to clark when he said dop was a gentleman. don was a gentleman and people respected him as such in newark and throughout his district. there was an occasion after the redistricting when i gained an area -- i won't mention the area in my new district that was mostly african american and dop payne was very well known there and i wasn't known there. i actually lived at the jersey shore and people down at the jersey shore, the people from north jersey refer to us with names like clam digger indicating that the people aren't as sophisticated. i was at a meeting with african-american ministers and the purpose of don being there was to tell them it was ok, in other words, it was ok that this guy from the shore, the clam digger, so to speak, was now going to represent you, because he was ok. as you know, don couldn't take an

honda: i'd like to have the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, speak for one minute and 20 seconds. . the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute and 20 seconds. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman for his leadership. i rise to support the congressional progressive caucus budget and the republican budget, according to the economic policy institute is a job killer, 1.3 million jobs will be lost in 2013. and 4.1 million jobs will be lost in 2014. it will also, will eliminate access to health care for women, dealing with reproductive health and coverage of family planning services and cut $1.7 trillion from medicaid. but the budget for all will provide a direct opportunity for school proifment corps and student job corps creating jobs and save tricare and personnel and the c.b.c. budget doesn't impact wages for our soldiers but ends the war in afghanistan and iraq and extends the earned income tax credit and independent child care credit, responsibly and ends all of our military presence, but more importantly, it creates an atmosphere for economic improvement by providin

speaker, i'm very happy to say, by a good friend of mine from the great state of texas, sheila jackson lee, whenever she's ready to stand, she can stand up and hold forth but i'm looking forward to sharing some of my time with her because her insights are always very important. congresswoman lee should just take her time until she's ready, but when she is stand on up and i'll recognize her immediately, mr. speaker. moving forward on this issue of protecting american families, the budget for all invests in programs to stave off further foreclosures to keep americans in their homes. this is very important. a lot of the economists who look at the problems with our economy have concluded that until we get our hands around this foreclosure crisis, we are going to continue, mr. speaker, to have very slow growth. well, the budget for all addresses this problem. we go deal with investing in programs to stave off further foreclosures. we also invest in children's education by increasing in education training and social services. so the budget for all is a good budget. it's a budget that makes sense