let us do this in a bipartisan way. >> the comments of congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the violence against women act did pass the house of representatives, primarily along father lines. 222-205. four members did not vote. now this goes to conference and you heard sheila jackson lee talking about the senate version which the democrats favor. the republicans favoring the hou version. at the pentagon, the chairman during a briefing discussing other matters also brought up the issue of ranger school for women. women make up about 16% of the u.s. army the army has begun to study the prospect of sending female soldiers to the prestigious ranger school which is another step in the effort to broaden opportunities for the women in the million tear. his announcement came today at the pentagon. a recommendation and a plan sometime this summer and while he has stressed no decisions have been made, the general has suggested that ranger school may be the next logical step for women in the military. >> as many of you know earlier this week, more thachb 200 women began reporting to nin

joining me is congresswoman sheila jackson lee.hey say oefd abortions based on the predicted sex of the fetus, they're limited. they're also inconclusive. so why do you think republicans are bringing this bill up now. >> well, thomas, thing the next act be dragging women out of parent rooms into the streets and screaming over their bodies as they get dragged out of getting access to women's health care. that's what i feel like is occurring today with the legislation that is on the floor. thomas, first of all, there is bipartisan unilateral and unanimous support that we should not have agenda-based abortions for the sake of getting one gender over another. that's a hue maven thing that we shoumtd get involved with. this bill is a direct intrusion into the relationship between patient and physician. we lielz that there is a suggestion that cultures around the world do this, but in order to change those cultures, this legislation will not work. what you really need is an affirmation of the value of women, and today pren da is an evalu

i want to bring in congresswoman sheila jackson lee again into the conversation., how concerned are you that here we have potentially the -- how concerned are you that something like that could potentially endanger future missions? >> at first glance, very concerned. but let me, besides thanking judicial watch for what they do, indicate that president obama campaigned on transparency. just a few weeks ago, he was interviewed in the situation room. that would sound like a complete breach of the classified nature of that room. but that room, when there's no information, is simply a room. but it gave the american people insight into the intensity of what transpired during the demise, capture and then demise of osama bin laden who had been a force of evil for the world and the united states of america. i think before we jump to conclusion, let's have the oversight that congress always engages in. let's not have congress be political because this happens to be a season of campaign frivolity. let's see whether any of the individuals who were made available to these prod

. >> host: why do you devote a chapter to sheila jackson lee? >> guest: because i think congresswoman sheila jackson lee is emblematic first all of the progressive dynamic of the democratic party, so i think more than that, this thing that i pursued throughout the book of how entrepreneurs all try to get their piece of the pie. sheila jackson was very controversial in washington. she isn't even well-liked among her democratic party in part because she insists on speaking on every subject and fifth on amending of rebuilding a republican or democrat which is democrats when they put their own bill out and expect full support and here she is fine-tuning everything. and also, she's pretty tough on her staff, and so she's not well liked and she's a very effective spokesman for the district in houston and his beloved and has won by margins of ranging from say 50 to 70%. so she, to me, is a good case study in how you can be sort of effective at home and thus remain in the house of representatives even as you bring all your own allies. >> host: this morni

i've been on my knees in sheila jackson-lee's office. she's my congresswoman, and she wouldn't do anything on immigration because she thought the unions didn't want it. i've been on my knees in john kor corwin's office and he wouldn't step forward because he didn't feel the president was serious about it. the moment that senator corwin makes a statement to the news media i'm willing to discuss immigration reform, centers for immigration studies all get his desk covered up with faxes that come from my good republican friends who act as the puppets. those organizations i named are the puppeteers. bill, in regard to arizona's right to pass sb1070, i don't argue that right, although i help to support it to make it brief from the greater houston partnership arguing against it. as far as i'm concerned, if the state's rights are a big thing, they ought to be able to do whatever they want to do. i think it was a terrible mistake for arizona. i am so thrilled that we defeated similar bills in texas and just very simply, and i take sb1070 and i ki

we heard obviously from sheila jackson lee. the rhetoric is as hot as the topic and perhaps it should be when you again look at some of the things being said from this congressman who also said that at one point, african-american women were also terminating their babies, based on race. some things that i think people would find outlandish and offensive to say the least there. but nonetheless, this is still going on. right now on the house floor. >> that's the sad part. it is actually happening on the house floor. at the end of the day, if there was a war on women, if we wanted to solve the problem, all the people co-sponsoring this bill voted against the lilly ledbetter act which allowed women to get fair pay for a day of work. they want to repress a woman's uterus. this is exactly what they believe. they're bwilling to vote on thi. we know they won't get a two-thirds majority so this bill will never become law in this country. that's the greatest thing to be thankful for. >> how does race get tied up in this? with one swoop, t

. >> we're going to go to congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> thank you, congresswoman and let me just thank the panel. thank our co-chairs. congressman rangel and congressman cedric richmond and our chair person. let me just hold up and make two points and then spiritually go to my seat. if there are any poster children for shame, and this is a map of shame, i know that pastor freddy haynes would join me and say that texas is certainly fighting for the prize. and florida is right in the mix. the map of shame, somebody wanted to call out another state, of course is the voter i.d. if you will note, more than 75% of america is trying to do voter i.d. i call this the 21st century poll tax. and when you talk to your congregation, even though that sounds like we're talking baby boomer, young people understand that as well. so i want to just say these points. the point is that you just had an irs meeting. having policy discussions about getting rid of this is not lobbying. having it outside of the realm of the church house, having it somewhere where you are leading it is okay. and if there e

to the members of the cbc here, my colleagues, we have just been joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee from texas. give sheila a hand. and we're going to begin this panel even though congressman maxine waters is not here yet and she should be here shortly. we're expecting her to join us and you met our doctor and vice president of the cbc earlier donna christianson from the virgin islands. thank you all. it is my great pleasure to serve as moderator for today's final discussion. i am representative marsha fudge from high representing the 11th congressional district. thank you. i am honored to be here with you for many reasons. i serve as a cbc's for the people voting rights initiative co-chair with my friend and colleague representative john lewis. let's just take a walk down memory lane. the date was march 7, 1965. the place was selma, alabama. young people led the way. their goal was to achieve the uninhibited right to vote. hundreds of brave men, women and children marched, black and white, hand-in-hand. i can hear it now. many of them were probably singing, singing some of those ol

that we've spoken to said they had nothing to do with this case staffers representatives chew sheila jackson lee hank johnson jason chaffetz all on the house judiciary committee and pete stark said that they have not spoken to the bureau of prisons about to christopher and congressman jim matheson and rob bishop who represent to christopher's home state of utah in addition to chavis also said the same that's according to the salt lake tribune staffers for utah senators orrin hatch and mike lee also reported no involvement so obviously there are a whole mess of other congresspeople still out there and we're not sure whether or not any of them were involved if you do get in touch with somebody have some information to share even less at ts producer g.-mail dot com but today there is a new development into christopher's case as lawyers are seeking to overturn his conviction and oral arguments started this morning of the tenth circuit u.s. court of appeals in denver at the heart of the appeals the fact of the judge who sentenced to christopher to prison wouldn't allow him to bring up his intent the

sheila jackson lee spoke to the director of the secret service today about the latest developments.he's outfront tonight. i'll play more of the interview. i thought it was amazing to hear her and hear her tell the story. i know you had a chance to speak to mark sullivan the director of the secret service today. what was his reaction to the interview now that's she's given more of the details about what happened that night? >> well, erin, first of all, good to be with you. obviously, the behavior is hideous and a complete dereliction of duty and unacceptable. but i think it's important to note that the secret service is not ceasing in its investigation and continuing to reach out to ms. suarez and i personally would like to say as i understand there's some comment about her feeling threatened. i would certainly welcome her to washington, d.c. and indicate that i believe no secret service person or anyone affiliated with the secret service or affiliated with the united states government would be threatening this woman. and certainly would welcome her telling us the truth. what we have

earlier on msnbc, house democrat sheila jackson lee said she is furious this bill is coming to a votehe next act will be dragging women out of patient rooms into the streets and screaming over their bodies as they are dragged out of getting access to women's health care. that's what i feel like is during today. >> house speaker john boehner only had a short statement about why this is being brought up now. >> this is an important issue to the american people. this type of sex selection is, most americans find pretty repulsive.

. >> that was texas congress mam sheila jackson lee on the house floor criticizing legislation to banabortions. s.e., we talked about social issues being lightning rods but distractions, too, when the issue everyone cares about is the economic health of the country. and yet, republican congressman trent franks is introducing a bill presumably to end the practice, i don't know where this is practiced, of gender-based abortions. >> i could not believe this was legal to begin with, and even planned parenthood is coming out to say we do not support this despite videos that suggest otherwise. when planned parenthood is saying we do not like this, i think it's weird that you have elements on the left, including the white house which also released a statement today saying they are against this bill, so they do support this, they want this to be completely legal. oh, no, there is no whoa. and for really weird reasons. they say this since enforceable and you can't tell doctors to go around asking people why they are having abortions. i suggest that the white house read the bill which states no

. >> congresswoman sheila jackson lee, thank you for standing up for women across the country and particularly your constituency. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> coming up, a fond farewell here at our broadcast. [ groans ] [ marge ] psst. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. good morning, students. today we're gonna continue... that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easi

i've been on my knees in sheila jackson lee's office.she's my congresswoman, and she wouldn't come she wouldn't do anything on immigration because she thought the unions didn't want it. i've been on my knees and john conyers office, and he wouldn't step for because he felt the president was a series about it, and it would just be a political football. at the moment that senator cornyn makes a statement to the news media, i'm going to discuss immigration reform, fair u.s., numbers u.s.a., centers for immigration studies all get his desk covered up with facts is that come from my good republican friends who act as the puppets, those organizations are named are the puppeteers. anyway, look, bill, in regard to arizona's right to pass s.b. 1070, and i don't argue that right, although i help support an amicus brief from the greater houston partnership argument against it got as far as i am concerned, states' rights are a big thing. they ought to be able to do whatever they want to do but i think it was a terrible mistake for arizona. i am so t

sheila jackson lee is a very controversial lady in washington. she's not even well-liked amongst her own democratic party. in part because she insists upon speaking on every subject, insists upon amending every bill, the republic or democrat. be it republican or democrat. there she is, fine-tuning everything. also, she is pretty tough on her staff. she is not well-liked. and yet, she is a very, very effective spokeswoman for her district in houston. she is beloved and has won by margins ranging from 50 to 70%. sheet, to me, is a good case study in how you can be effective at home and remain in the house of representatives, even as he rang over their own allies remain what about the reporting of speaker boehner's appearance on cnn. speaker boehner's job is more difficult without earmarks to pass out. >> yes. in fact, there are a number of anecdotes in my book. where he says that very thing. something that he says to the oldest congressmen, ralph hall. where chantix comes of the hall and says no, ralph, it's not the same without earmarks. we can't

sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i thank the ranking member. i thank the gentleman from -- i thank the gentleman from the full committee, mr. conyers. this is a debate that is of course necessary but it is not going anywhere. this is in essence to respond to the potential impending sequestration and the dead lock of the committee, but the dead locke of the committee gave us an opportunity to work in a bipartisan manner. and my good friend who spoke on the other side of the aisle talked about abundance and prosperity and welfare. i say we are not talking about welfare. we are talking about investment in people and we are talking about not having a siege upon our children. on april 25, 2012 we were back in the judiciary committee again looking at medical malpractice for the ump teent time and i wondered -- empteenth time and i wondered why they were aske

sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas, m jackson lee, is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i thank the ranking member. i thank the gentleman from -- i thank the gentleman from the full committee, mr. conyers. this is a debate that is of course necessary but it is not going ywhere. this is in essence to respond to the potential impending sequestration and the dead lock of the committee, but the dead locke of the committee gave us an opportunity to work in a birtisan manner. and my good friend who spoke on the other side of the aisle talked about abundance and prosperity and welfare. i say we are not talking about welfare. we are talking about investment in people and we are talking about not having a siege upon our children. on april 25, 2012 we were back in the judiciary committee again looking at medical malpractice for the ump teent time and i wondered -

i'd like now to turn to sheila jackson lee, our colleague from texas, who deeply interested in this and spoke on this before. with your permission, ms. edwards, i'll let you conduct the rest of this meeting. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentleman from california and applaud the gentlelady for her early, early involvement in leadership on this issue. it was advocates like herself that allowed members of the judiciary committee, which i was a very young member, to be able to draw upon that advocacy and write the legislation at that time and did it with bipartisan support. chairman hyde was the chairman of the judiciary committee at that time and i distinctly remember, i was with senate members today, senate women members, who remember us coming down to the swamp on the senate side to support this law and its writing and it couldn't have been done without the many stories and many advocates like yourself. i'm delighted to serve on the judiciary committee on each and every re-authorization as it comes down. the sadness today to all of us is that we are not able to do this in a bipartis

members of the cbc that are here my colleagues we've just been joined by the congresswoman sheila jackson lee from texas we are going to begin this panel even though the congressman maxine waters isn't here yet she should be here shortly so we are expecting her to join us and of course you met our doctor and vice president earlier, donna christiansen from the virgin islands, so again, thank you all. it's my great pleasure to serve as the moderator for today's final discussion. i am the representative marshall fudge from ohio representing the 11th congressional district. thank you. [applause] i am honored to be here with you for many reasons. i serve as a cbc for the people voting rights initiative co-chair with my friend and colleague representative john lewis. let's just take a walk down memory lane. the date is march 7th, 1965 and the place is selma alabama. young people led the way. their goal was to achieve the uninhabited right to vote. hundreds of brave men and women and children march. black and white, hand-in-hand. i can hear it now many of them were probably singing some of those old