Politics

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Confirms She Has Pancreatic Cancer

‘DEFINED BY MY FAITH’

Jackson told her constituents that as she undergoes treatment, she will “likely be occasionally absent from Congress,” but said that she plans to continue working.

Matt Young
Matt Young 

Night Editor

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
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Matt Young

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