Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) addressed on Monday night the controversy that has engulfed her campaign to become the next mayor of the city of Houston after an audiotape was leaked last week that allegedly caught her viciously berating her staff.
Lee claimed in her statement addressing the audio tape that she “strongly believes that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” including her staff.
She said that she was “not perfect” and that she had a lot of “zeal” for serving her constituents.
“To anyone who has listened to this recording with concern, I …