Pete Sessions: “this House has, in the 8 years I have served in it had debate after debate, hours on the floor, to make sure that we…”

“this House has, in the 8 years I have served in it had debate after debate, hours on the floor, to make sure that we discuss the issues that are of relevance and important to the American public, but these same things also take place, the debates, in our committee system, and committees hold hearings. Committees go around the country to hear testimony from people about issues like obesity, like prescription drugs, like health care, that are important to the American public and to our health and to our safety. Mr. Speaker, these issues about obesity and about what the answer would be, we hear from the trial lawyers that they want to open up the floodgates, and we hear from people who are engaged from the nutritional side talking about how better labeling would be good or how food that is served to our children should be leaner and have less fat. We have heard from people like Dr. Kenneth Cooper from Dallas, Texas, talk about how our children need more physical fitness and to be more active. All of these things have contributed to a part of what this bill is about.”