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By Melissa Noel ·Updated June 3, 2024

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, announced Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The 74-year-old said it is “likely” that she will be “occasionally absent from ” as she undergoes treatment, but she

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