Houston Republic

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), is the democratic Chief Deputy Whip for the United States House of Representatives, serving the 18th Congressional District of Texas. She is a Senior Member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and the Budget, and the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee initiated cancer cluster testing through demanding that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) secure cancer cluster testing from Texas Health and Human Services.

WHO:           Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18); Councilwoman Leticia Plummer; Dr. Stephanie Miles-Richardson, Morehouse School of Medicine; Elected Officials and Community Leaders.

WHAT:         Fifth Ward Cancer Cluster Summit

WHERE:     Monday April 24, 2023

3:30pm Press Conference

Greater Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church 

               5005 Liberty Rd, Houston, TX 77026

4:00pm Community Site Tour

6:00pm Town Hall

Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center

4014 Market St, Houston, TX 77020

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