Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee passes away at 74

The family of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee posted a statement late Friday night saying that the congresswoman has passed away. She was 74-years-old.

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[TheSaturnV]

RIP Corey Comperatore, you were a true hero.

[SqueakyP]

Is this the same lady the cussed out her workers

[empowered]

Based on the comments everyone hated this woman.

[FloridaCracker-etmw]

My parents taught me, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything, " so I'll just be quiet.

[vxvivqc]

Congress just got a little less racist.

[jamiecullihall]

The woman who said the moon is made of gasses

[adriennecottrell]

May her soul rest in peace!!, but she was not a pillar, let’s just be honest! And she was not kind !

[timothyhoffman]

i too am sad that Lou Dobbs recently passed

[johnmay]

Narration:

"... she married a man who would become her husband." -- Well, duh.

She was elected to Congress in 1994 to represent the 18th Congressional District by defeating Craig Washington -- NOT "Craig Jackson" as the narrator stated.

[DugEphresh]

Look at the comments, everyone disliked this woman and her HATRED!

[jaynecopeland]

Have a great day fellow Americans!! Dont say anything mean, just be thankful for your blessings.

[markkollman]

Ding Dong the witch is dead. Just saying.

[wesleyp]

"just" 74 years old huh? i guess she is considered a baby in Washington.

[javiergarza]

I have a feeling fox is gonna turn off these comments

[Mike-dnut]

Am I supposed to feel bad about this????

[JaniceEllis-bkfn]

That pancreas cancer is a hard one, I knew people who passed from it. RIP .

[buzzaurde]

America is less racist now....maybe something good will come to the district she "represented"....

[TheFrogfeeder]

“Married the man that would become her husband” huh….

[Jupiterxice]

Condolences but she did nothing for black community.

[stonewalljackson]

I was going to say something about this, but I remembered what
Thumper said from the movie, Bambi. "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all".