Pete Sessions: “I appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because, in many respects, I feel the same way. But I would offer, in speaking…”

“I appreciate the gentlewoman's advocacy because, in many respects, I feel the same way. But I would offer, in speaking to you, Mr. Speaker, that you made sure this House passed the $81 billion spending bill on October 12 last year. The House of Representatives, through the leadership of not only Speaker Ryan, but also the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) were tasked with the duty of making sure that we would take feedback from States, from cities, and came up with a figure of $81 billion. That is not in any way not living up to our responsibility, Mr. Speaker. We are the ones who did this--this whole body. It is stuck in the United States Senate, and the President and this administration have not been authorized to spend more than what has been appropriated.”