May 16, 2012
I appreciate that and will agree to those 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Pete Sessions
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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).
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May 16, 2012
Right. I believe Senator Toomey is here and would be prepared to go next after Senator Alexander.
May 16, 2012
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered.
May 16, 2012
Senator Blunt has been in the leadership in the House. He is in the leadership of the Senate. Be frank with us. What is it that would cause the majority party not to want to lead, not to want to lay out a plan for the future, and attack…
May 16, 2012
at a time when our Nation has never, ever faced a deeper, more dangerous systemic debt threat than we face today, the Republican House, under the leadership of Congressman Paul Ryan, has produced a budget that would change the debt course…
May 16, 2012
the President's budget is now before us. Last year it failed in this body 97 to 0. It failed in the House, the budget that he offered this year, 414 to 0. I expect it will receive no votes today. That is a stunning development for the…
May 16, 2012
we have 1 minute on each side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
May 16, 2012
as we come to a conclusion of this debate, Senator Harkin said something that was pretty insightful. He said: Show me your budget, and I will show you what you value. Refuse to show me your budget, I will say, and I can say you are…
May 16, 2012
the Budget Control Act is not a budget, it is just a containment of spending. A clever attempt was made to make it look like a budget, but it is not a budget. If it was a budget, why did the President submit a budget this year? Why did the…
May 16, 2012
I would share a few thoughts in general about where we are. Our colleagues on the Democratic side have said they want more taxes. They have not told us what taxes, how much, and where they would be. But they have told us that. Senator…
May 16, 2012
I would share something that was in last week's Wall Street Journal, because it deals with an issue that is important and not to be dismissed, and that is should we begin to make reductions in spending today. I think Mr. Barro provides…
May 16, 2012
before Senator Enzi leaves the floor, he made reference to the fact that in the European parliamentary system, when a Prime Minister proposes a budget that fails, that would be cause for collapse of the government and a new election. He…
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