Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Spent Nearly $24K in Taxpayer Dollars for Official Overseas Trip (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) is under fire for spending over $23,646 in taxpayer dollars on an official trip on commercial flights to South Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia in February, Political Moneyline reports. Jackson Lee did not travel over or back with CODEL Landrieu that included several members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. The delegation was to meet with...Read Full Story

Laugh if you must but it’s no goofier than the idea that “due process” implies a substantive right to kill a baby in the womb but not five minutes later, after it’s emerged. Besides, Jackson Lee’s been consistent on this.See it on Scoop.it, via Littlebytesnews Current EventsRead Full Story

By Eliot Nelson, Ryan Grim & Arthur Delaney Republican protesters booed David Axelrod so loudly that they must have confused him with a dying person without health insurance. A clothing store has come out with Romney-themed apparel and, much to everyone's surprise, it isn't Brooks Brothers and -- an even greater surprise -- the item in question isn't a pair of pleated shorts. And Sheila Jackson Lee accidentally (sort of) outed a CIA agent which, on the upside, would be a hilarious premise...Read Full Story

Let's spend more money to solve a parental problem! Sorry Democrats, green backs cannot solve the unsolvable!It amazes us that legislators mistakenly think that creating a program and authorizing spending will solve any issue. Unfortunately, they do not fund any process to determine if the results justify the spending.  Its all feel good legislation.The following post by a victim of Bullying as a young man is very powerful. We especially like his last sentence. Please let us know what you...Read Full Story

(Video Duration: 3 mins. 11 secs.)Texas State Rep. Alma Allen (L), Alp Aslandogan of IID (C), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson LeeThe Institute of Interfaith Dialogue (IID) held its 7th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner in Houston, Texas on November 24th, 2009.Guests, which included Houston Police Department, several leading universities, the FBI, and Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce among dozens of other groups, tasted the possibility of peaceful existence between people of...Read Full Story