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Pete Sessions

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Pete Sessions is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 32nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held office in the House from 1997 to 2005, representing Texas's 5th congressional district. During his time in Congress, Sessions focused on various issues including veterans' affairs and fiscal responsibility. He has been involved in efforts to support veterans and their families, highlighting the importance of organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

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February 10, 2025

I might have done it differently.

Pete Sessions

Dec 17, 2024

I thank the gentleman, Brother Weber, for you bringing tonight this conversation that Members of Congress on a bipartisan basis can have about the gentleman from Texas, Michael Burgess. I am one of a few Members that remember well when he…

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Sep 24, 2024

I would be hopeful that this would not be a Trump bash hating ordeal, but if the gentleman is going to speak, he ought to speak factually correct.

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Sep 20, 2024

Today, I rise to honor Judge Julie Kocurek, who is the 390th State District judge in Austin, Texas. In 2015, the judge survived an assassination attempt by a criminal defendant seeking revenge for a decision she made in his case. Judge…

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Sep 3, 2024

We think we have to make it work, and we think in Congress, we have got to work together to make that work.

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Sep 3, 2024

It does not take a lot to have to sit here and listen and conjure up in your mind the undertaking that you are all involved in.

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Sep 3, 2024

We believe these witnesses represent the resiliency of this island, not just the hopes and dreams, not just the culture, but the future.

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Sep 3, 2024

That is why we respect the ability of local people to make local decisions and to come up with an answer.

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Sep 3, 2024

Congressman Sessions, when we get 10 people in a room, you get 10 different ideas.

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Jul 9, 2024

We are saying, we want you to be pragmatic, we want you to be fair.

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Jul 9, 2024

You talk about fairness, you talk about cost-effectiveness, you talk about being pragmatic, you talk about science-based answers.

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Jul 9, 2024

You are the head of this organization, and you have proposed taking to 11 parts per billion.

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May 21, 2024

It is also President Biden who finds himself at the vise grip of employees who decide that they do not like his policies related to Gaza.

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May 14, 2024

I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the floor about a very important topic but really to honor two people, Jackie and David Siegel of central Florida. Jackie and David Siegel, as proud Americans, have stepped up to form what is known…

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May 6, 2024

I thank the distinguished gentleman and friend from Kansas for yielding. I also thank my colleague from the District of Columbia, representing the minority or the Democratic Party on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the…

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Mar 20, 2024

I cannot agree with is the way we have a political philosophy by the Democratic Party that we are going to open up completely our borders without regard for national security, without regard for the law, without regard for common sense…

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Mar 19, 2024

We cannot separate this conspiracy from the Russian-Ukraine War because Trump has no intention to keep aiding Ukraine.

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Jan 17, 2024

I am a MAGA Republican and I recognize there is climate change.

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Jan 11, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman not only for taking the time to initiate this important discussion about our former colleague, the gentlewoman, Eddie Bernice Johnson, but also thank her for gathering together what I think is evidence of a solid…

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Nov 28, 2023

My baseball coach, Roger Williams, Chair of the House Small Business Committee, headed up yesterday at the Rules Committee.

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Nov 28, 2023

The reason why we get specific about these items on both sides of the aisle is that we find that there is happy-talk conversation between us, and then something different appears

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Nov 8, 2023

This past March, the inspector general of the General Services Administration issued a report into the identity verification and validation service Login.gov. Login.gov is managed by the Technology Transformation Service within GSA and was…

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Nov 8, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Oct 24, 2023

I think that the protection of the innocents is always paramount, and I think that a humanitarian corridor must be established for those to leave so that they are not going to be subjected to conflict.

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Sep 18, 2023

It is very apparent to me that competition is one of those factors that is not part of your equation for the marketplace.

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