that's sheila jackson-lee live on the house floor as the bipartisan budget bill is being debated rightuld take place within the hour. we'll bring it to you live. if it's happening here on "the ed show," you'll see it. the 113th congress isn't known for putting in long hours. this is set up to be the least productive congress in modern history. senate republicans are doing their share, too. they're willing to pull an all-nighter if it means they can further obstruct president obama. republicans are still upset harry reid invoked the nuclear option, meant to speed up the confirmation process for presidential nominees. republicans vowed to use all over procedural tactics to slow down the process. true to their word, they're now refusing to yield back time during votes on judicial and other appointments. due to the delay, the first vote came shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning. harry reid made it clear, enough is enough. >> if we have to work the weekend before christmas, we're going to do that. if we have to work through christmas, we're going to do that. i know the game they're playing.

. >> texas democratic congresswoman sheila jackson-lee taking to the house floor to call for a vote foryment benefits to people with jobs. >> the lee and leavvin amendmen on the floor today, tomorrow, call us back mr. boehner. let us vote for provide unemployment insurance for working men and women. >> your time has expired. >> the faces of america will not have -- >> gentlemen wom woman's time e. >> this would mean jackson lee would have to change the nature of unemployment benefits entirely. >> a happy day for my family. south carolina governor nicki haley she and her family welcomeling home her husband michael and 40 of per fellow soldiers from afghanistan. this return means the family got their christmas wish. she has been on fox asking for this. this is his first overseas deployment since joining the national guard in 2006. welcome home. >> men and women serving overseas christmases spent away from family can be hard. i have the honor of working with them at joint base mcguire in new jersey. >> it is called operation troop aid. a small operation with a big impact bringing a little

sheila jackson lee, two and a alf minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the congressional black caucus and mr. fattah and our chairwoman, congresswoman fudge, or bringing us all together on this very important evening. it gives me great privilege to speak about this patriot of this human rights leader, this father nd husband, this man who experienced incarceration yet came out with limitations that would normally shackle anyone completely released. and it's important to connection nelson mandela to houston and this signifies many of us who gathered in front of the federal building just a week ago to be able to honor him and to acknowledge him. so many of us wanted to share and extend our love. we also participated in honoring him in restaurants in southwest houston and throughout the week as i go home this week, we will honor him at the georgia brown convention center. last sunday i was able to call in to a very important honoring t the roscoe chapel, celebrating dominique dimonel who invited nelson mandela to houston, texas, in 1

. >> democratic texas congresswoman sheila jackson-lee, you heard john harwood there.osi and chris van holland both said this was nonnegotiable, extending unemployment had to be a part of that budget deal that passed. that did not happen. why weren't democrats able to make that part of the budget agreement that president obama signed from hawaii? >> this is a season of giving for many americans and as we go into the new year, it is a time of inspiration and prosperity and looking to the future. what we have done is given in essence a end of the line sentence to our fellow americans. now 1.3 million in 2014. it will be 3.6 million-plus. it is a partisan issue in the united states congress. the american people believe that job hunters, people who work, as i call them, working americans, who have invested in unemployment insurance should have it as a safety net. and the democrats thought that the republicans in the house after the budget deal had appropriately included two elements of need. one, what we call the doctor fix that provide for medicare reimbursement so our se

sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the ranking member and the chairman of the full committee for their leadership, and also for the bipartisan leadership that is noted on the foreign affairs committee and the privilege that i had to serve some years ago, when we worked on a number of issues. let me add my appreciation to the congresswoman from california, barbara lee, who led us, during her tenure as chair of the congressional black caucus, during enormous crisis in haiti, but more importantly, as a supporter of this legislation and efforts to see haiti move into a new era of democracy and reconstruction this legislation, h.r. 3509, is long overdue and i ask my colleagues to enthusiastically support it. i've traveled to haiti on any number of occasions, visiting those who are incarcerated, in jails, even after the earthquake, to find individuals who were suffering, who had been incarcerated. seeing people who

sheila jackson lee and barry dennenberg, congresswoman, thank you for joining us.ograph that you sent when you had an opportunity to meet mr. mandela. what was that like for you? >> so very special. and as i think about the meeting and the opportunity to see him again in my own hometown of houston and then of course as we travel to south africa, all of those types were all encompassing, meaning that all of your five senses were touched by his appearance, his stateliness and words you heard, by his spirit and sense of humbleness and the worldliness that he had even looking better over a life of tall mountains and low valleys, incarceration, imprisonment, he still had the common touch. late last evening i called him among other things i man for all ages. i would offer today he was a man for all people and we're seeing that now. what strikes us, i guess, is the humbleness of someone of such grandeur and such responsibility for so many people during his lifetime. >> let's talk about the politics and how the united states handled the call for sanctions and pressure that

your former colleague sheila jackson lee democrat from houston, texas.something the other day that gave a lot of people pause. she suggested giving unemployment benefits to people who are employed. listen to what she said. >> so we can't be only about ourself in this holiday season. particularly as we recognize that the pope being named man of the year has spoken to the world eloquently about this whole issue of the vulnerable. let us vote to provide for unemployment insurance for working men and women. >> the gentle lady's time has expired. >> you served in the spot. i would like to you translate. the pope was on the cover of "time" so we should give unemployment benefits to the employed. >> well, once again, you know, the progressive socialist led by someone like sheila jackson lee are definitely taking the elevation of pope francis as the man of the year to start once again touting this whole thing about economic and social justice. but, what we have to be concerned about is that they are just seeking to expand the welfare nanny state, the dependency

sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i want to thank the gentleman for his kindness in yielding. as i indicated earlier today that even the "time" magazine recognized that the better of all of us is when we extend ourselves to the most vulnerable, acknowledging pope francis. and so i want to ask the chairman of the budget committee, because he heard so many of us, indicate that there is value to this budget deal, chairman ryan. question, if se a i could, to you, if i could. you heard us say that we, too, appreciate the bipartisanship. i disagree with so much of it in terms of the sequester and what has been done as it relates for nutrition, for the unemployed, but would you not hold us back, would you not join us in putting on the floor n amendment that would provide for the extension of unemployment that will not run out december 28 for the hardworking americans, 68,000 in texas, 1.3 million, would you not do that? mr. ryan

and she's not the only only one, sheila jackson lee, what she had to say. >> that he's put the van hollandr tomorrow, call us back, mr. boehner, let us vote to vote for-- >> the gentle woman's time is expired. stuart: all right, monica, go. >> unemployment coverage for working americans, i think, that's what she just said, which makes absolutely no sense. but this is the liberal line and they want another extension for unemployment benefits. it doesn't look like they're going to get it at least according to the budget. right now it stands at 99 weeks, the standard before the great recession was 26 weeks, what we've seen is studies throughout europe where it's chronically high unemployment the longer you grant the unemployment benefits you longer you get trench unemployment. stuart: and right before the unemployment benefits run out. >> i learned that in an odd way. i had a buddy years ago, what are you up to next week? i'm going to look for a job. i said, okay, my benefits run out next week. i said have you been looking? he said no. what the hell, you're waiting until the last week? i neve

we've been joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. thank you for your work on unemployment insurance as well. so many members came and went, time did not allow all of them to ask questions, but they wanted to pay their respects to you. i know many more, because i joined them, we had to be physically present in another room, but we were watching you on tv. thank you for the generosity of spirit you have to share your stories in such a personal way. such strength. hopefully you certainly challenged the conscience of the congress, hopefully the nation as well, as people saw your presentations. so important. father snyder, you quoted pope francis earlier in the challenge he gave to elected officials and business leaders. it was reminding me of leo xiii. that was over 100 years ago. it was an encyclical that recognized the value of work and respect for workers. it seems to me we should reread that as well as we rejoice in pope francis' very valuable statements. thank you for catholic charity's work. this is, as you said at the end, this is

it's now my honor and my frive to yield to her -- my privilege to yield to her, representative sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from new york and it was thought-provoking to hear the gentleman from nevada offer his thoughts of bipartisanship and to listen to the gentleman from virginia on the astuteness of many issues that have been left along the highway of despair. and also to be joined by our dear friend from new york, who we will hear from shortly, congresswoman clarke. will the. let me thank you for -- let me thank you for the leadership that you've given to this special time and let me try to in the e succinct issues that have been left again along the highway of despair, again, very quickly. you started out with immigration reform and you're kind enough to note that i have served on the judiciary committee for a number of years and form early the ranking member on the imdwration -- formerly the ranking member on the immigration subcommittee. i will tell that you there have been many times that we could have come together and passed comprehensive immigration reform

we've been joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. thank you for your work on unemployment insurance as well. so many members came and went, time did not allow all of them to ask questions, but they wanted to pay their respects to you. i know many more, because i joined them, we had to be physically present in another room, but we were watching you on tv. thank you for the generosity of spirit you have to share your stories in such a personal way. such strength. hopefully you certainly challenged the conscience of the congress, hopefully the nation as well, as people saw your presentations. so important. father snyder, you quoted pope francis earlier in the challenge he gave to elected officials and business leaders. it was reminding me of leo xiii. that was over 100 years ago. it was an encyclical that recognized the value of work and respect for workers. it seems to me we should reread that as well as we rejoice in pope francis' very valuable statements. thank you for catholic charity's work. this is, as you said at the end, this is

. >>> shocking as it was yesterday, we had representative sheila jackson lee speaking about giving unemploymentt. let's hear it from her. >> so we can't be only about our self in this holiday season, particularly as we recognize that the pope being named man of the year has spoken to the world eloquently about this whole issue of the vulnerable. so i'd ask this, mr. woodall, and the rules committee, let's put the van holland lee and levin amendment on the floor tonight, tomorrow. call us back, mr. boehner. call us back, mr. boehner. let us vote to provide for unemployment insurance for working men and women -- >> time ex peered. >> so the faces of america -- >> the time has expired. the gentwoman's time has expired. >> we should not allow this to happen in this season of joy! >> i think her time was up. do you guys think that's what she meant? unemployment for people who were working? >> i mean, she's got a big heart. i don't see how that's possible. >> it's not. >> it's not part of the bill. >> it's not. >> it could be sometimes in congress. it's actually not part of the bill. >> oh, it will b

conyers: madam speaker, i am pleased now to recognize the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, an effective member of the committee, for three minutes. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. the ckson lee: i thank gentleman from michigan for his leadership and i likewise thank the chairman for his leadership . the discourse and debate on the floor of the house is not evidencing the unity and the unia numberity that members of the house -- unanimity that members of the house in regards to protecting our small inventors and so i would offer myself and many others as a champion for this concept that we are greatest when we are protecting and coddling and growing the inventive mind of america and our small inventors. the innovation act has a wonderful name, and i congratulate chairman goodlatte for his interest and commitment to this process. we have always worked in a collaborative and bipartisan manner on the judiciary committee as it relates to intellectual property and competition. today however, our disagreement, if you will, is not on the underl