HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has eulogized U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature.” Harris described Jackson Lee as a mentor who “always expected in all of us that we would rise to a point of excellence, knowing that life was too short and there’s too much to be done.” Jackson Lee died July 19 at age 74 after being treated for pancreatic cancer. She was one of most prominent Black women in Congress. Among the other speakers at the service Thursday in Houston were former President Bill Clinton and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader.
Harris Celebrates Jackson Lee As Mentor
August 1, 2024 5:06 am