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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).
I request Senators be recognized to speak at this moment. Mr. President, I believe, as I indicated last night, Mr. Lomborg of Europe, who has done a lot of research on these issues--energy research is preferable to mandating requirements…
Reserving the right to object, I think this is a good list. I look forward to moving on. I will try to work with Senator Murray and others. Perhaps we may avoid the gaps we have been experiencing. We have a lot of Senators here, a lot of…
That is the concern we have today. We will head now into the votes. I thank Senator Murray for allowing us to have free ability to speak and debate. We do not agree on these issues, but we will head into an afternoon that hopefully will…
I thank Senator Cornyn for his remarks. I think it is a cautionary tale that when you pass a bill with the very stated idea from the Democratic leader in the House that ``We will find out what is in it after we pass it'' then you know we…
I would recognize Senator Cornyn for up to 6 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas.
All right. There is 5 minutes, and if the Senator needs to go over that a little bit, I will understand.
Well, the Ryan budget is not going to get rid of Pell grants. Is that the level of debate we have degenerated to here? The Ryan budget says we are not going to try to balance the budget too quickly. We are going to do it over 10 years. We…
All right, fair enough. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Washington.
As we consider the budget which is before us today, I would call my colleagues' attention to the fact that the Democratic budget, the Murray budget, was voted down in the House of Representatives 2 days ago by 107 votes. One-fifth of the…
I have so enjoyed working with the chairman. She has done a great job. She has managed this group as we needed to be managed. I am disappointed in the budget. It does not do the job for our times. I thank the Chair and look forward to the…
I ask unanimous consent that the vote be delayed until 8:15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Well, my colleague Senator Hatch is here. The 8 minutes, as I understand, that exist--he wishes to speak. If he spoke, would that count against my time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is the Senator's time to yield.
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