. >> coming up, i'm going to talk to congresswoman sheila jackson lee, she is in texas, she's scheduled to meet with president obama today, she also recently spent some time at the border. again, sheila jackson lee coming up in just a few minutes. >>> israel's military is dramatically escalating its efforts in the gaza strip. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu ordered the move after militants fired a series of missiles toward israel's nuclear plant. ma'am hamas rockets are reaching deeper into the country than ever before. 700 people in gaza were killed by the israeli air strikes. this is the heaviest fighting between israel and the palestinians in the gaza strip since an eight-day battle in 2012. >>> from dead broke to not truly well off. we'll check in on hillary's book tour. the poll numbers have not been kind. so should she curb her appearances? that's a little bit later. ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. take them on the way you always have. live healthy and take one a day men's 50+. a complete multivitamin with 7 antioxidants to s

. >>> let me bring in sheila jackson-lee. a member of the house judiciary and homeland security committee and visited boarder to get a first hahand look at the crisis. let he start off asking you. fellow congressman is criticizing the president saying he's 500 miles from the border and it makes that worse and could have taken air force one. you've seen it firsthand. do you believe it's the right decision by the administration and the president? >> first of all, good morning. thank you for having me this morning. i came back from riding on rio grand watching the border patrol do an excellent job and watching the terrain at the united states at the area location. i think it's important for the united states, the american people to be told the truth. we owe them, we have an obligation to be transparent. it's important for them to know that the border folks are working hard. they love their communities. they're not all fence people. it's a public lands. there's a lot of issues there. i understand and em pathetic about my friend o

sheila jackson lee joining me. member of the homeland security committee. thank you for your time. >> thank you very much. thank you for having me, if i might offer my sympathy for all the loss of life in the gaza and in israel and hoping for a reason peace solution to all of this. >> let me, first, also, thank you for the words. let me get your reaction to this associated press report that the white house may be prepared to consider major executive action, which would include granting permits to millions of undocumented immigrants. as we see congress prepares for recess and nothing has been done regarding immigration reform. what can you tell us about what is happening behind the scenes if this is true. >> tamron, your words are potent. when you said if nothing has been done. i've been engaged in immigration comprehensive immigration reform now for more than the number of years i would like to recount. each time we've been blocked by republicans at different points in the cop gregsngressional his the nation. now it looks not only we're blocked but an effor

. >> representatives sheila jackson lee and joseph crowley are lobbying other lawmakers and the obama administration to organize a national action plan that will end fgm in the u.s. within a generation. >> we need to alert educators and counselors how to look for girls at risk and what to do about that. we want to explore a national hotline so people who know girls who are at risk can call in and find out how they can approach this sensitive issue. we want hhs to carry out a study of how many girls here in the united states are exposed to the risk. >> dukureh says the most recent research is more than a decade old, and needs to be updated. so she's started a petition drive to spark government action. >> we're not giving up on this petition, we are not going away until they respond to it. even if it takes a million signatures we are going to wait for that day when america recognizes fgm as an american problem. >> so, how is the u.s. supposed to deal with this? honestly all i can think of is screening people who come in to this country which would be an intrusive kind of questioning tha

according to texas democrat sheila jackson lee, none of this is the white house's fault.s it deals with human issues, not in the hands of the l obama administration. she says it is our job to take in the refugees from dangerous areas. >> it is almost like the crisis in syria generated this crisis on jordan. that is what happened. i don't think in any way you can fault the administration for this. >> jackson blames drug cartels and human smugglers. >> a call girl accused of murdering a google executive in court. the 26-year-old listened to the charges. the tattoos visible on her arm which police say were key to tracking her down. police say on november 23, a 51-year-old forest hayes, a google executive died on his yacht from a heroin overdose. the woman is charged with four felonies. hayes leaves behind a wife and five children. >>> switching gears, justin bieber headed for anger management, required to take classes as part of his plea bargain in an egg-throwing case. you may remember when that happened. he has to pay his neighbor more than $80,000 for damage caused to his

texas democratic congressman sheila jackson lee gave an impassioned plea to her colleagues to vote againstres ligs to sue president obama. she called it a veiled attempt for impeachment. >> the fact that president bush pushed this nation into war had little to do with apprehending terrorists. we did not seek an impeachment of president bush because of an executive he had his authority. president obama has the authority. >> but, in 2008, jackson lee actually was a co-sponsor of house resolution 1258, entitled, impeachi impeaching george w. bush. democrats never tried to impeach president bush for his executive orders. anyone can edit wikipedia, which is why it cannot always be trusted. but is it sexist? some academics think so, and your government is putting up $200,000 of your money to find out why. the studies will examine the perceived gender bias for content and contributors. to wikipedia. the grant award states, underrepresentation of female scholars reduces the quality and completeness of wikipedia, imposing significant costs on the millions of readers who rely on it. critics call the

she interrupted a press event held by congresswoman sheila jackson lee to say this. >> these illegal nowhere to go, so you're going to come over hoo to our neighborhood, open the school up for them, really? is that right? anybody think that's right? what's going to keep them from escaping here and just moving around? >> right. >> around houston, around trinity gardens? security, really? they can't com the border. >> joining us now from austin, texas, contributor, nice to see you this morning, vicky. >> thanks, melissa. >> so that moment with sheila jackson lee and one of her constituents presumably, and that anger. i thought it really reflected this sense that there has been a huge public disinvestment for poor communities right here in the u.s., and so it can feel really tough to be able to have the right language to talk about what we're now facing. >> it's tremendously frustrating, melissa. and what we have seen in the past couple of years is that it's in the state level and the local level where these immigration bat are also being fougtd out because there's a complete stalemate

. >> i felt upset that you compared congresswoman sheila jackson lee to a moron. where the patient has a mentality of 7 to 12 years old. i didn't compare her to a moron. i said that anyone that believes the obama administration is not responsible for the border chaos we see today is a moron. i stand by that. so if the shoe fits mrs. lee, it's not on me. eric peterson, seattle, i agree with miller. my mantra is now i got mine. the only ones i care about are friends and family. not me eric. i'm not conceding anything to the forces of darkness. i'm going to fight them. have you ever held a real job in your life? or has it all been media and academic? let's see i worked at the ice cream stand, as a swimming instructor, as a house painter, as a cab driver and i did a little late night security work at the rec bar in miami beach. the legendary rec bar. how's that? my wife and i are coming to see you in miller in boston on december 6th. you have many fans up here. >> i hope so. i attended bu and harvard. my parents met in cambridge. boston is my second home. see you dece

to the fact that even one of your members, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, has had 50% more amendments offered on this floor than the entire republican conference in the senate for the last year. we're very proud of the open process that we have brought back to the floor. while the house is not scheduled to consider a regular appropriations bill next week, as the gentleman knows, as i stated already the house may consider a supplemental appropriation request next week. and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker, but that's, of course, does not give me any clarity in terms of the appropriations bills. the supplemental appropriations bill is not part of those bills although obviously health and man services being under pressure. they need resources. the supplemental is to give them those resources. but i ask the gentleman, are there any plans -- this is a scheduling conference. it's just not, from my view, limited to next week because we're not going to be here for five weeks thereafter and members want to know what they should anticipate as substantive -- is substan

he had part of his committee and some of the other texas delegation, sheila jackson-lee on the otheride of the aisle, but, you know, i appreciate her being here. but the point is, these members of congress need to see what's going on too. this is a major national security issue. i invite them to come. hopefully we can do it and do it soon and find a resolution to this because americans deserve it and americans expect it. >> things are different. i was at an aei study that came out that showed texas since 2007, over a million jobs have been created in this state, simultaneously at the same time, in california less than 25,000. >> well, one of the other comparables that came out during that study during that six-plus-year period of time, right at six-year period of time, i think it was from '07 through '13 and the country was a plus 113,000 new jobs created. that's all in that six-year period. we lost all of those jobs during the recession and the country's only back 113,000. during that same time, texas created seven or excuse me, 1 million jobs. >> over a million. >> since '07. >> an

and that's why democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee says it's not the president's fault. listen. >> it's almost like the crisis in syria generated this enormous crisis on the border of jordan. it certainly doesn't equal what we're doing, but that's what happened. i don't think in any way you can fault the administration for this. >> reporter: and that's why the democrats who are defending the president saying he needs this $3.7 billion emergency request to be approved quickly, shep. >> ed henry for us from dallas, thanks very much. >>> we're learning the names of american -- i should say of the americans that our government reportedly kept tabs on using surveillan surveillance methods the feds claim they use to target terrorists. u.s. citizens including a former republican official who served under president george w. bush. this is the latest revelation, one that ed snowden's team including glen greenwald said would come with fireworks and be a bombshell. >>> and later, the pillot who bought pizza for everyone on his delayed flight. have any stories of terrible or terrifi

for small businesses on behalf of our able and dedicated colleague from texas, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, who had to return to texas on very important official business this evening and she is air-bound i believe at this point. i'm honored to offer it on her behalf. essentially, the amendment increases funding for the department of energy's office of economic impact and diversity by a minimal amount of $500,000 offset by a reduction of like amount in funding for the energy information administration. this amendment increases funding for the department's office of minority impact, which should be used to enhance the department's engagement with minority programs and other related activity. the office of economic impact and diversity is really a credit to secretary of energy secretary that realizes that participation via equal access is critical to our commitment to ensuring that the department works for all americans, particularly to improve the lives of low-income and minority communities as well as our environment at-large. 20 years ago, president clinton issued an executive order 12898

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i want to thank a proud texan, congressman sheila jackson lee, for being here today.e appreciate her. it is great to play at the paramount. i i finally arrived. i have enjoyed the last couple days. just getting out of washington and we started in colorado. in denver, and then went to dallas, and then came down here. and each stop, i have been able to just meet people and talk about people's lives, their hopes, their dreams. i just had some coffee, as kensy may have mentioned, at the magnolia cafry, which was very nice. it was fun, too, because i had a chance -- there were a bunch of folks there. some emt folks were there on their break after their shift, and there was a group of high school kids who were -- who were getting together. they were about to go on a two-week-long service trip to peru. which, by the way, reminds you, you should be optimistic whenever you meet young people because they're full of energy and idealism. they were going to do this service trip and go for two days to mauchchu picchu, and i said, always wanted to go there. and they said, you can co

sheila jackson-lee taking them lollipops.ong for these children to be there, in these, what they look like -- bill: let me stop you again. if you think this is coordinated and this is amnesty program, who benefits from that, if that is true? >> i think president obama thinks the democrat party does. bill: why? >> this is big goal of his. then the families will have to come over there, anchor babies so to speak. they bring families over. they have all the new democrat voters. that is terrible way to go about it. only thing that makes sense, bill, if he wanted to do something about it in texas he would. when the white house says, oh, i'm sorry the president can't be everywhere at once? you know what? that is bull. of course he can be there and hand dill this. there are children suffering and president is not there and very fishy and wrong. bill: what do you think is going on here, jessica? >> the, what we're see something unfortunately the result of a law that actually had good intentions. it is the william wilbur force traffic

to the fact that even one of your members, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, has had 50% more amendments offered on this floor than the entire republican conference in the senate for the last year. we're very proud of the open process that we have brought back to the floor. while the house is not scheduled to consider a regular appropriations bill next week, as the gentleman knows, as i stated already the house may consider a supplemental appropriation request next week. and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker, but that's, of course, does not give me any clarity in terms of the appropriations bills. the supplemental appropriations bill is not part of those bills although obviously health and man services being under pressure. they need resources. the supplemental is to give them those resources. but i ask the gentleman, are there any plans -- this is a scheduling conference. it's just not, from my view, limited to next week because we're not going to be here for five weeks thereafter and members want to know what they should anticipate as substantive -- is substan

a city in texas, sheila jackson lee, the congressman who was there. the refugee children. this is an african-american mom in the district and her anger about that. >> these immigrants don't have no where to go so you're going to come over here to our neighborhood and open the school up for them, really? is that right? does anybody think that's right? >> what is going to keep them from escaping here and moving around? houston and around trinity garden and what is going to keep them behind this gate? security, really? they can't even control the border. >> that moment of wanting to keep people back and literally say, we need to build a gate and a border and you closed our school, right? you closed our school and you've taken our public resources and now is there a hope for coalition politics in the context of all of this angst about belonging? >> i think there is. when you are underserving and exploiting certain communities and then they see another community also experiencing resource allocations, of course you're going to get bitterness and frustratio

congresswoman sheila jackson lee is a democrat from texas, ranking member of the border security subcommittee. congresswoman, always good to talk to you. you have -- let's put up for our viewers here some of the pictures we have seen at least coming from your office. you have visited down there in texas and visited with some of these families. you tell me, what are you seeing down there? >> t.j., first of all for having me this afternoon. i'm wearing a red ribbon, i just want to acknowledge that i just came from a firefighter's funeral who fell on duty this past week, daniel brother. i say that because he was in service. and what i saw down there is not only children who are pleading for our help, because they are innocent, because they have been duped, if you will, by drug cartels, traffickers and smugglers who have befuddled their parents or guardians and indicated that there was open doors here. i saw a border patrol agent working at their very best along with i.c.e. officers, having diapers and formulas right in the jailhouse. i saw little faces pressed against the glass with tears in the

sheila jackson lee, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the ranking member and the chairman of the full committee. we seek opportunities on judiciary to compromise and work together this legislation would have been an excellent opportunity to be able to work together. and i appreciate the position of my chairman but i know that mr. conyers and myself worked on a compromise that i think and hope that as we ultimately watch this bill make its way through the process that we will be table draw upon the conyers-jackson lee comp midse that makes this internet tax freedom act extended for a certain period of time. we understand that there are frustrations on all sides. this bill would make permanent the internet tax freedom act which imposes a moratorium on taxing internet services but as written would delete the existing grandfather clause that's been in place since the original passage of the bill in 1998 that allowed a number of states with

sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i can't thank you enough for the passion you shown here and in the united states congress really speaks to what americans send their representatives to the congress for. to be problem solvers. i'm going to use the word pray. i pray that there's a reformed chairman ryan, congressman ryan, because i've come from my district, you go to your district, and we see the pain. i see the pain of those who have not been able to secure unemployment insurance extension. i have -- i live with the value of the earned income tax credit. i'll spend a little time on that. my sonmark years ago, as a young man, volunteered with the hope project, went to new orleans right after hurricane katrina, and was able to work with the victims, the survivors, they'd like to be called, and they were, of hurricane katrina in applying for their earned income tax credit. it was a lifeline for people who had worked. and so i want to end on this note by thanking you for saying that there are people waiting fo

just talk to sheila jackson lee of texas.like the crisis in syria generated this enormous crisis, certainly doesn't equal what we're doing, but that's what happens and that's what happened. i don't think in any way you can fault the administration for this. >> this democrat sticking by the president. >> so blame the republicans. >> henry cuellar is going against the president: we have seen in colorado, three democrats up for reelection didn't want to be seen with the president either. at some point this defiant look is not going to be a good look. it's like your mom said, when one person is pointing the finger, stand up for what you believe. but when many people are pointing the finger, even some mainstream media, maybe you ought to look where all those fingers are pointing, at yourself. >> right. >> with one finger, four are pointing at you. >> right. >> i'm okay with that. >> give heather the whole hand. >> good morning. got some news to bring you. we've got breaking news overnight from mexico. the marine jailed in mexico w

together got fewer votes on amendments than, for example, one house democrat congresswoman sheila jackson lee. indeed, the republican house majority allowed votes on 174 democratic amendments during the same period that the majority leader here allowed votes on only 11 republican amendments. why, there are senators who have been here six years and have never had an amendment of theirs voted upon. that's pathetic. on both sides. the other defining feature of the senate, the right to debate, is fast becoming a thing of the past. this practice has been a central characteristic of the senate for more than 200 years. and like the right to amend allows voices to be part of the legislative process that would otherwise be shut out. when i was first elected, this body included only 38 of us republicans. even fewer than the threshold in our senate rules to prevent cutting off debate. i know from long experience that the right to debate can often allow the majority by empowering the minority. but debate and deliberation far more than expediency or efficiency is essential to the nature of the senate. and

. >> i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i rise to support this day and the opportunity to be on the floor, to have the nation recognize the value of our children and the importance of protecting them. in particular, i thank ms. bass, mr. moreno for their support of the foster care caucus, something that's been so important across america and i thank the education committee with mr. miller, mr. kline for aspects of this legislation. but i remember, mr. speaker, walking the streets of houston with covenant house and finding in cub by holes homeless children. homeless teens. many of them had aged out and many of them had, in that time, when the language wasn't clear, had been prostituted, they were being sex trafficked, no one was happened -- no one was helping. i'm excited about legislation that recognizes that this act of ignoring them is child abuse and that we need to ensure they are not criminals and that the child welfare system unde

as well as the judiciary committee, the distinguished gentlelady from texas, representative sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from new york. i just want to take a moment to compliment both mr. horsford and mr. jeffries for this special order, among others. i could not imagine, as we end this session, to have a more especially important statement to the american people. we want to work and in a few days we'll be voting on an action to sue the president of the united states. et me refer you to justice antonin scali what -- scalia who says that we reject a system in which the congress can pop into court in when the president implements a law in a manner not to congress' liking. former chief justice william rehnquist similarly wrote that while some european countries allow one brampling of government to sue another, that is obviously not the regime that our constitution establishes. our constitution contemplates a more restricted role for article 3 courts and in fact, our constitution clearly states the separation of the three branches of government. judiciary, legislature

to the fact that even one of your members, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, has had 50% more amendments offered on this floor than the entire republican conference in the senate for the last year. we're very proud of the open process that we have brought back to the floor. while the house is not scheduled to consider a regular appropriations bill next week, as the gentleman knows, as i stated already the house may consider a supplemental appropriation request next week. and i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker, but that's, of course, does not give me any clarity in terms of the appropriations bills. the supplemental appropriations bill is not part of those bills although obviously health and man services being under pressure. they need resources. the supplemental is to give them those resources. but i ask the gentleman, are there any plans -- this is a scheduling conference. it's just not, from my view, limited to next week because we're not going to be here for five weeks thereafter and members want to know what they should anticipate as substantive -- is substan