Pete Sessions: “Mr. Speaker, I really do appreciate the minority pointing out all the wonderful things that my party has done: a…”

“Mr. Speaker, I really do appreciate the minority pointing out all the wonderful things that my party has done: a balanced budget, welfare reform, IRS Tax Code reform. These were not tax increases that required a supermajority. They were tax decreases and things that would increase not only the efficiency of America but bring more freedom for people. I also would like to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant), a Democrat, for his bipartisan effort to ensure that not only the people of Ohio but the people of this country understand that this is not a Republican or Democrat issue, this is a simple matter: Do we want to make it more difficult to raise taxes on American citizens? Do we want to make it more difficult for America to have to pay more taxes? Do we want to raise the bar to a level that would say this is not about willy-nilly tax increases, this is about something serious because it comes right out of their pocket?”