Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who served three decades in the House, died Friday. She was 74.
Her death was announced in a statement from her family.
She said in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but would continue her work in Congress as she underwent treatment.
"By God's grace, I will be back at full strength soon," she told constituents.
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