VP Kamala Harris to attend funeral service of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston

HOUSTON - Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the "Celebration of Life" service for the late U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston.

The service is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 1 at Fallbrook Church and is by invitation only.

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Other elected officials, including international and domestic, are expected to attend.

In the press release it is stated:

"Following news of the Congresswoman’s passing, Vice President Harris called her ‘a tenacious advocate for justice and a tireless fighter for the people of Houston and the people of America.’ The Vice President added that Congresswoman Jackson Lee was ‘a dear friend for many years, and a fellow member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. As a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, I had the opportunity to work closely with her on many issues and to observe her leadership firsthand. She was relentless – one of our nation’s fiercest, smartest, and most strategic leaders in the way she thought about how to make progress happen. There was never a trite or trivial conversation with the Congresswoman. She was always fighting for the people of Houston and the people of America.’'"