When Kamala Harris was in the Senate, there were times she had to fight an urge to hide when she’d see Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee approaching in the halls of the Capitol.
The late Texas Democrat was “unrelenting,” and a fierce advocate for her constituents, the vice president recalled at a celebration of life for Jackson Lee, who died July 19 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
“I knew, whatever else might be on my mind, Sheila Jackson Lee would require a very serious and specific conversation with you about what she had on her mind. And then she would tell you exactly what she needed you to do to help her get it done,” Harris said to the crowd of family, friends, former colleagues and elected officials who gathered at Fallbrook Church in Houston to pay homage to the hard-driving Texan.
