Last month, Jackson Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died, her office announced Friday evening. She was 74 years old. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Last month, however, Jackson Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
'Jackson Lee was the lead sponsor of legislation signed into law by Mr. Biden in June 2021 to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. 'The potential of having this national holiday opens a whole world of discussion for America, a whole reckoning with racism and the systemic racism that permeates the nation,' she told CBS Mornings in a June 2020 interview.
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