REP LIEU MOURNS THE LOSS OF REPRESENTATIVE SYLVESTER TURNER

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner, U.S. Representative for Texas’s 18th District. 

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner. He was a true public servant. Congressman Turner was an exemplary leader in Houston, and a rising star in Congress. His constituents were lucky to have someone as smart, passionate, and motivated as he was. It is tragic that he was just beginning his Congressional career but Houstonians were the longtime beneficiaries of his decades of service as a Member of the Texas House and then as Mayor of Houston. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and constituents as we mourn this tremendous loss.”

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