Pete Sessions

I advise my colleague that I have come to the end of my speakers and would wait for her to offer her final comments, and I will close.

The arguments that are on the floor today evolve and revolve around the issues that we believe are very important; that is, we believe that the President of the United States has exceeded his executive authority, and the Supreme Court is…

There is a lot of good debate here today. The facts of the case are real simple. The Supreme Court of the United States will be deciding this. {time} 0945 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court of the Southern…

I would remind this body, Mr. Speaker, that over 13 times the highest court in this land, the Supreme Court, has ruled against this activist President for exceeding his constitutional authority. This President, in his own concoction of the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 649 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 649 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

The reason why we are doing this is because one day 2 years ago the President, through the Treasury, wrote off $339 billion in one day. That is not responsible. It didn't happen in one day. They play games at Treasury. The President of the…

The original intent also of a piece of legislation that we have goes back to 1950. The legislation that created the National Science Foundation was there at the time to support science that was in the national interest. Unfortunately, the…

By the direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 609 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 609 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

Yesterday the Committee on Rules issued two announcements outlining the amendment processes for H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act, and H.R. 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. The…

He really did. He was loyal to me, and I know he was loyal to you, and he shared the visions we have tried to execute. I think the size of the crowd and the enthusiastic well wishes he got were a testament to the quality of his…

I think so. People wonder about whom we get to work for us up here and who is helping to run this government. But Mike Brumas-- 14 years at the Birmingham News. I don't think there is any doubt he was the most popular reporter in the State…

I thank the senior Senator from Alaska for her leadership and comments on this bill, and I will have thoughts on that subject as we go forward. We have had some good things happen in energy, and we need to keep having that happen. Energy…

Today the Rules Committee issued an announcement outlining the amendment process for H.R. 3442, the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015. An amendment deadline has been set for Thursday, January 21, 2016, at 12:00 p.m…

Today, the Rules Committee issued three Dear Colleagues outlining the amendment processes for two packages: the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 and the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and…

On rollcall No. 687 on the motion to suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, the DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015, I am not recorded. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' On rollcall No. 688 on the…

Today the Rules Committee issued a Dear Colleague letter outlining the amendment process for H.R. 2310, the Red River Private Property Protection Act. An amendment deadline has been set for Monday, December 7, 2015, at 12:00 p.m…

Senator Carper is one of our most delightful colleagues. He is always gentlemanly and calls us to consider and think on the higher things. I thank my friend from Delaware for that and his service. ____________________

I will be sending around a Dear Colleague later this afternoon outlining the amendment process for H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The amendment deadline will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 12…

I thank the gentleman, my dear friend from Georgia, for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1073, the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. Over the past decade, our Nation has seen an unprecedented expansion in the…

I thank the Presiding Officer, and I thank Senator Murkowski for her courtesy. ____________________

Last night in the Committee on Rules we looked at this bill. We talked about it and its importance to the Nation. Madam Speaker, first let me say that this is an agreement between the White House, the Senate, and the House. This is an…

On Tuesday evening, the Rules Committee circulated a Dear Colleague outlining the amendment process for the Senate amendments to H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act. This will be the vehicle for consideration of H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation…

In response to the gentlewoman, I have three or four more speakers.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe), who serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

We will do everything in our power to try and stop this bad deal; you are darn right we will. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Farmington, Utah (Mr. Stewart), a member of the Intelligence Committee, the Appropriations…