Pete Sessions: “we have been blessed in the Armed Service Committee to have outstanding chairmen. I was pleased to serve under Senator…”

“we have been blessed in the Armed Service Committee to have outstanding chairmen. I was pleased to serve under Senator McCain and Senator Levin. A lot of hard work has gone into the Defense authorization bills each year I have been here. It is remarkable how much we agree on in committee. We come out with very few differences, and those are reasonable differences that we sometimes can bridge and sometimes we have to vote on and let someone decide. Some of the questions are pretty close questions, whether to fund that system or that program or not, and good people can disagree regardless of their political party. I have been pleased to serve with Senator Bill Nelson on the Strategic Subcommittee. I chaired that when the Republicans were in the majority. He chairs it now that the Democrats are in the majority. We have very few differences. I respect his judgment. He is committed to serving his country. We have produced a bill that I think, all in all, is a good piece of legislation that will actually strengthen our Department of Defense, the ability of our men and women in uniform to serve their country, and take better care of them. So that is a good thing.”