Sheila Jackson Lee dies "trailblazer" to her peers

• She had represented her Texas district including parts of Houston since 1995.

Biden also noted her efforts to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and reintroduce the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

• "Always fearless, she spoke truth to power and represented the power of the people of her district in Houston with dignity and grace," the president said.

Zoom in: Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) called Jackson Lee a "dear friend and colleague" in a post on X.

• "She was a tenacious advocate for civil rights and a tireless fighter, improving the lives of her constituents," Clyburn added.
• Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said: "I have never known a harder-working political leader than Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who studied every bill and every amendment with exactitude and then told Texas and America exactly where she stood."

What they're saying: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said she is "heartsick" and that the late congresswoman "has always been a fighter, a trailblazer, and a friend."

• Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) posted to X: "Rest in power, Sheila Jackson Lee."
• And civil rights attorney Ben Crump called her a "true champion of justice."

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