republican marsha blackburn of tennessee and democrat sheila jackson lee of texas. thanks very much for coming in. so congress woman sheila jackson lee, did the president mislead americans? because as you know, millions of americans now are being told their existing insurance planses are no longer up to par with what obama care requires and they have to apply for new plans. >> it's good to be with you wolf, and absolutely not. you know, republicans are trying to have an early halloween by having monsters in every corner. everything that is regarding the affordableable care act giving millions of americans the opportunity for health care our republican friends will find a monster. what is happening is and what has been noted by insurance leaders is that yes, there are grandfather plans but there are plans not adequate or responsive to the affordable care act new benefits. ones dealing with pre-existing conditions and wellness care and so these plans are being upgraded. no insurance company based on the affordable care act is being forced to eliminate individuals from

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one of those members of congress is the texas democrat sheila jackson lee.from her home district in houston. thanks very much for coming in. >> wolf, it's a pleasure to be with you, and if i might offer my sympathy to the family of tom foley. he was a great american. we thank him for the service he gave to this nation. >> yeah. like you, i knew him and our deepest deepest condolences to his family. he was a wonderful, wonderful man. congressman, talk a little bit about this budget agreement, that house and senate budget conferrees are trying to come up with by mid-december. they haven't done it in for or five years. how likely is it they'll be able to reach a deal, paul ryan, the chairman of the house budget committee, patty murray, the chair of the senate budget committee and all house and senate conferrees. is that doable? >> you know, wolf, the congress just experienced a self-inflicted wound. and as i'm in the district, i intend to not only tell the truth to my constituents but also give them hope. the budget conference committee's report is due december

texas democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee says that is not unfair.joining me right now. congresswoman, if the president says as he has today that changes in the health care law just after we sign a clean, continuing resolution, what's to stop republicans from saying we don't trust you, we don't believe you will do that? what do you sa i? >> first of all, i find that upsetting and disappointing, and if i might use the word "despicable" because all of us have lived in skins where we have had presidents that have not been in our party. if i was to say that about president bush on a number of issues, when we created the homeland security department or did a number of important legislative initiatives that president bush did, the whole leave no child behind, and democrats had to trust but they also had to work together. here is my point, neil. first of all, no matter what subcaucus you may be in on the republican side or the democratic side, we have all had our moments of collaborating with the other party. i certainly co-sponsored, worked on and passed l

really and truly, sheila jackson lee is known for her awkward sort of far reaching statements. called the tea party years part of the complex plan. she said that hurricane names are lily white and should be more african-american like. i mean, she makes these comments the system makes sense. i have to tell you, democrats are feeling exhausted, exasperated. we saw this with senator reid many and an interview with cnn reporter dan-recess, why would i want to take care of it one child cancer patient? so again, i think that it is putting a lot of stress on all of the congressman, but in particular the democrats because of the fact that they are just cross in their arms and refusing to talk with republicans. neil: well, republicans did kind of produces pickle. i can understand. but the one thing that will say, we have to get data this. is this the kind of language that is going to foster that? >> of course not. look, i was on twitter yesterday , just trying to find out what was happening to my friends on the capital. i saw a lot of ridiculous tweets by house republicans. there is rid

really and truly, sheila jackson lee is known for her awkward sort ofching statements. called the tea party years part of the complex plan. she said that hurricane names are lily white and should be more african-american like. i mean, she makes these comments the system makes sense. i have to tell you, democrats are feeling exhausted, exasperated. we saw this with senator reid many and an interview with cnn reporter dan-recess, why would i want to take care of it one child cancer patient? so again, i think that it is putting a lot of stress on all of the congressman, but in particular the democrats because of the fact that they are just cross in their arms and refusing to talk with republicans. neil: well, republicans did kind of produces pickle. i can understand. but the one thing that will say, we have to get data this. is this the kind of language that is going to foster that? >> of course not. look, i was on twitter yesterday , just trying to find out what was happening to my friends on the capital. i saw a lot of ridiculous tweets by house republicans. there is rid

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joining me now live is sheila jackson lee.nk you for having me this afternoon. >> thank you. let's get your reaction to the fact that you have republicans in the state including the state's attorney general vowing the battle is not over. >> you're absolutely right. before i do that, may i offer my concern for the victims of hurricane sandy as you know we come from texas and experienced it and i wish them well in their recovery. this is an important question that has been raised before the court and it is sad to see general abbott wants to spend his time and tax paying dollars to use a futile grab on ideology to prevent women from having access to health care. these clinics are not forcing any procedures on any women. they are complying with the law under roe v. wade which gives women the right to choose. it also is a reflection on america's commitment to allowing women to have access to health care. many of these clinics have general health care provisions or services. and so today, the court recognized that we cannot throw wo

joining me now, democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas.resswoman, thank you so much for joining me. >> karen, thank you for having me this afternoon. >> i wanted to get your take on this issue about the whip count for the clean cr. i mean, you saw earlier this morning speaker boehner saying there are not the votes. but by most tallies, there do seem to be at least, if you've got roughly 200 democrats i think it is who signed the letter. there's a good 20, 22, 24, i think, republicans that i think by most counts would support a clean cr. so why can speaker boehner not just move this forward? >> i think the republican leadership should realize that it's not about them. it's about the american people. i came to my district last night. i'm flying back this afternoon. just to be with constituents. doctors, people in the arts, laborers, catholic charity. today my district celebrated 70 years, people who are used to helping the vulnerable. i will tell you, they get it. they understand that all we have to do is put a bill on the floor and the gove

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sheila jackson lee. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the chairman and ranking member for including the jackson lee amendment in the en bloc amendments and indicate this is a bill long overdue. 209,000 jobs, 970 jobs in texas, $16.7 billion in direct business, $14.1 billion in personal income. my amendment adds to this legislation by providing for the army corps of engineers under section 118 to consult with key stake holders including state, county and city governments where applicable. state and local water districts and in the case of recommendations concerning projects that substantially reflect underrepresented community the secretary shall consult with historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions. mr. speaker, we all are reminded of the tragedy of hurricane sandy thombing tragedy of storm alison, hurricane rita, hurricane ike and hurricane katrina. universities and communities were impacted, the army corps of engineers will be much better for the idea of being able to

the problem is that congresswoman sheila jackson lee has a track record.ember one time she was on capitol hill. she asked one of the questions, she asked a nasa official if they could use the mars rover to take pictures of the flag on the moon that neil armstrong left. so the mars rover -- >>steve: for a shot of the moon. >>brian: she also indicated all those who wore sheets a long time have lifted them off and now wear clothing with a sign that says i am the tea party. she has a bit of a track record. >>steve: we could be here all day talking about her. >>brian: -- don't condemn the gang bangers. so many shooting deaths because guns are brought illegally into chicago. >>elisabeth: time and time again we're facing a discussion that's not happening. that's mental illness. we have seen a high percentage of these tragedies in recent days, months, weeks have to do with mental illness. in 2008 the mental health parody act was passed. that was to cover people with mental illness. postpartum would fall into that. it was faulty. obamacare -- i think there is a hol

>> i would never even really attempt to understand sometimes what is going on inside of sheila jackson lee's head, but this this case, she decided shy wanted to make a connection. and just let it fly. and then moved on. and she was not the only one that happens, as you say time after time after time. neil: it is happening in hyper drive today, just one stood out from this web site, i guest it is a left-leaning web site. saying this, in case house republicans needed a reminder why this government shut down has to hend, capitol police responded to the shooting -- >> that is not true. i always take this. don't jump to any conclusions or connection an event where there might not be a connection. >> it seems it should be communications and common sense:wore 1. >1 -- 101, i saw prominent journalists on twitter immediately make gun related conclusions. but the point is, you know, it looks like all of the shots fired came from law enforcement. my colleague, ed morrissey set out two twitters, don't speculate. number two, your joke is not funny, while the tragedy is unfolding, and people are still sca

. >> congresswoman sheila jackson lee, thank you for your time. >> thank you very much. >> president obama is meeting with small business owners to discuss the impact of the shutdown and the debt ceiling deadline. joining me now, host of "your business" and michael smerconish. before i get your thoughts on what's happening, i want to play sound we got in. susan collins of maine right after the meeting with the president at the white house. let's play a bit of that. >> it was a good exchange but it was an inconclusive exchange. now he has sent somewhat conflicting signals about what length of a debt ceiling increase he would accept and what might be attached to it or what might not. at least he's talking to members of both sides of the aisle. he may not want to call it a negotiation. that's what i would call it and do view that as progress. >> michael, of course, so senator collins saying the president may not want to view this as negotiations but the reality is, this is a bigger issues between the republicans, joe scarborough said this morning, there are two republican parties right

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going to invite now the distinguished gentlelady from the great state of texas, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, who has joined us today to share her remarks and observations as to this debt ceiling crisis that we are confronting right now. i yield to congresswoman jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentleman for his courtesies and look at this in a somewhat unique fashion to speak to the pending crisis and to join with my colleagues and particularly in following the chairwoman, congresswoman fudge, and thanking her for setting the tone of the interests of the congressional black caucus to be collaborative and to be problem solvers. let me thank the distinguished gentleman from new york in his timeliness in bringing us to the floor and the gentleman from from nevada in speaking to the american people and certainly to our colleagues. i do want to offer to my colleagues a legislative initiative that i hope all of my friends, republicans and democrats, will join in sponsoring h.res. 375, which confronts this house from refraining the house to budgetary dispute to nongermane legislative

i think you were talking about texas congress woman sheila jackson lee. the veterans at that rally. i think we have a sound bite from her. >> let us respect veterans whose lives are in cemeteries or whose lives have been recognized by being buried in america's cemeteries. let us stop the foolishness and put on the floor of the house the reasonable response to opening the government now so that men mourning those who have flags. >> gentleman's time has expired. >> are being respected. >> members are reminded to limit their. >> in front of the white house. open the government. >> gentleman is not recognized. >> all right. joe, obviously, this is a very vet passionate subject. republicans in the house say they're ready to pass separate piecemeal legislation that would make sure the veterans get benefits. the democrats in the house and in the senate and the president say just reopen the government. everybody gets what they want. so these reticencetive issues right now. >> we, they certainly are sensitive issues and highlighting that point, there were two sena

. >> democrat house member sheila jackson lee placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the republican-controlledouse. >> the republicans are on the floor of the house with a phony procedural vote that is not going anywhere and the government is shut down. hundreds of thousands of federal employees shut down. the sba with no loan, shut down. projects to improve our transportation, shut down. federal economic reports and businesses shut down. workers in region 6 offices in the state of texas shut down. they will not be able to go to work tomorrow. i only hope that we'll have a moment of reconciliation and common sense to speak on behalf of the american people. please note that texas recognizes that the american people are important. i don't want a government shutdown. -- >> the gentle lady's time is ex-pierd. >> now. >> the gentle lady's time has expired. gentle lady's time is ex-pierd. >> i yield back. >> the gentle lady's time was expired. >> it was a long night. it brings back memories. similar gridlock on capitol hill brought the government to a stand still 17 years ago. christine romans repor

i would also like to thank my colleague from texas, sheila jackson lee, who spoke so eloquently on so many different areas in government that would be affected if we were to have a shutdown and how the affordable care act is helping americans. helping working americans do better. and whether you're from houston, where sheila is, or the north texas where, where i'm from, in the dallas-fort worth area, people are concerned. people are starting to get very worried about the very dangerous prospect of approaching the legal debt limit, since we are only three days away from default. in 2011 the credit agency standard & poors downgraded the u.s. credit rating for the first time in history. s&p said this back then, the political bringsmanship of recent months highlights what we see as america's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective and less predictable than what we previously believed. the legal debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy. following that particular downgrade, it is estimated that jo

distinguished cookwoman from texas, the rank -- congresswoman ranking member on border security, sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one inute. the speaker pro tempore: i said the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. farr: i yield two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from california for his leadership. what baffles me is our republican friends are seemingly act like business as usual. we're quietly on the floor of the house just passing a food safety initiative. our house is on fire and there's nobody here to put the fire out. we're in the middle of a government shutdown. of course i'm committed to the principles of this legislation as my colleagues, as the ranking member, the ranking member of the full committee, as ms. delauro, mr. waxman, we're all committed to this. but may i remind my friends, 45% of the f.d.a. employees are on furlough. just today, four people in texas were arrested because of f.d.a. criminal investigators, they were trying to sell

democrat sheila jackson-lee of texas and republican steve scalise of louisiana, chairman of the republicanthanks very much for coming in. is obama care really for all practical purposes off the table right now in order to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling? >> no, wolf, everything is on the table. we're trying to put a lot of things on the table to get the government open, to make sure that the debt ceiling's extended and to get our economy moving again, and of course, obama care is one of those things that's holding our economy back. obviously there's a lot of big issues we want to address to get the economy moving again so that american families that were struggling before the shutdown are able to actually -- >> when the dust settles and there's no reference at all to obama care, will you vote to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling? if there's no mention of obama care in the legislation whatsoever? >> obviously i want to see what a deal is. >> say there's no reference to it at all. what happens? >> i don't deal in hypotheticals but we're pushing to get th

sheila jackson lee, thank you very much. there's no doubt that this house has any moment the ability to vote on the continuing resolution the senate has sent back here. if that were to happen, the president would immediately have that law on his desk. he could sign it and government would at that moment reopen. and keep in mind that that c.r. is not one we thought was the best. it actually is significantly below the level of funding that the democrats wanted. and it does continue at least for another month and a half. the sequestration which we do not like. i'd like now to turn to ms. kaptur, ms. marcy kaptur of ohio. who spoke here on the floor a few moments ago. ms. kaptur, share with us your thoughts on the current crisis in america. ms. kaptur: i want to thank congressman gare men tee for bringing us all together this evening. congresswoman jackson lee. congressman honda. those who are here, serious about trying to rectify what happened last night with the g.o.p. shutdown of our departments of the federal government. how

i am pleased now to yield to the gentle lady from texas, sheila jackson lee. >> let me thank the chairman for this hearing. the president spoke just a few minutes ago and indicated i think his lawyers would interpret both legal sense and common sense and he spoke very clearly to the american people and said that the unauthorized action of a contingent of the republican party specifically one might call that he party or the right wing is no way to run a country or to do the budgeting process, which in earlier discussions we noticed the parliamentary form of government where you engage in procedures to discuss how you would manage a budget and pass an appropriation. he offered to say that he would talk to anyone who wanted to discuss the running of the government after we opened up. as i heard today, we are not only in a crisis, but our house is burning down as we speak. i want to pose questions about the element of justice and go first to the president of the american bar association. thank you for your advocacies dealing with mandatory sentences and crack cocaine. those efforts were on th

i mean, you've got sheila jackson lee who is calling for martial law to end this shutdown. that that's insane. that's getting rid of the constitution of the united states. which is also what every service member has signed up to and including their life for to protect and defend the constitution of the united states against enemies both foreign and domestic. so we've got a government here that seems to be wanting to create the conditions that they want to take our second amendment, you know? they're going for the second amendment. they're trying to take guns from the veterans with ptsd and all those types of things. voting rights, in the past elections there was a lot of problems with the veterans and voting, getting the ballots back from overseas. and they want to discredit the military and get us to do something stupid so they can lock us down, get rid of, you know, you can call it a conservative tea party movement, it's more people who believe in the foundations of this country are the people that they're poking at which are the citizens of this country. bill: well, what

to your show today, carol, at least over the last 15 minutes when i saw your interview with sheila jackson lee like to see is consistency in account ability. what we would like to see con sinsy when it comes to account ability when it comes to the obama administration. >> i just interviewed congresswoman lee and i asked her, someone should take the blame for what happened. and i just don't understand that. >> it's disturbing to see how many the democrats and unfortunately i have to say this, republicans as well, no one is taking the responsibility. the democrats want to cling to the obama care and the republicans are still obsessed with overturning it rather than fixing it. it seems like neither side wanted to be responsible about how to fix it for the american people. >> if i could say quickly, carol, i think there's an overfix wags on kathleen sebelius on her firing. first of all, she will not be fired. and one you could not get an confirmation through the senate process. and second, that line that the obama administration didn't know about its flaws and president obama did not know, that's

sheila jackson lee. >> i am pleased to recognize a distinguished member of the committee from memphis tennessee >> first i want to thank you for holding this hearing. i'm having trouble adjusting to the minority and realizing that what we have because when you were the chairman of the committee, we had hearings like this and nobody seems to be interested in the access to justice any longer. there are so many things we explored and even thought about more. i ask the chairman if he had invited the republicans to this panel. mr. chairman did you invite the republicans to come to this four rahm? -- forum? i think their lack of presence is a statement that can be heard. if they had come they would have an opportunity to hear about some of the problems they had caused and they could have more bills they could fly all to open up more areas of the government. this could be just a field day for them. that is one of the good things about the form is than you do get to see some people might get to see how important the government is. there are so many people today i get letters from constituents

let me now yield the floor to congresswoman sheila jackson lee. ms. lee: let me thank the gentleman from new york. it's a pleasure to be able to join you and my colleagues today and i thank you for beginning your remarks today, continuing the tribute that we've given to congressman major owens. he'd be proud that we were here tonight speaking for the voiceless, speaking for the poor, speaking for those who need educational dollars, speaking for those who with a little investment would again be able to reach for and grab the american dream. i want to thank the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, for again bringing us together. we all have different responsibilities, judiciary, homeland security, we're all concerned about comprehensive immigration reform, border security, and it's important, however, that we give a challenge and a charge to those individuals who will be gathering to reform the budget and i cannot think you -- thank you enough for your leadership on these issues. i rise today joining my colleagues and adding again my appreciation to th

on homeland security as well as judiciary, we're going to ask that our friend the honorable sheila jackson lee move to the odium. and how much time do we have left, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has six minutes left. mr. green: i ask that members govern themselves accordingly with six minutes left. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentleman from texas for his service and for his commitment to an issue that is so vital and important to the nation and that is protection of all americans from domestic violence. and there is a long history to the journey of this congress, to responding to the women and men, both in the civilian life and in the united states military. i rise today to respond and respect that we are acknowledging, commemorating domestic violence prevention month. i remember the journey that we took in getting the violence ainst women act, the prevention of that, with chairman hyde. and remember in the early stages of the 1990's the then attempt to re-authorize this legislation . the good news was that chairman hyde, a republican and ranking member c

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