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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).
The net result was that the President's plan was brought up, and voted down 97 to nothing. All Democrats voted against the Toomey plan. All of them voted against the House plan. They voted against everything. Not one plan did they produce…
I think all of us need to be listening to this because it is something that was not sufficiently considered during the debate; that is, that dramatically more employers may quit providing insurance, new companies that get started will not…
I couldn't agree more about the concerns the Senator raised. Senator Johnson was a successful businessman. He provided health insurance for his employees. He had to purchase it. I will just ask him one quick question. Based on his…
Senator Kyl and the Senator from Kansas, as he has indicated, were engaged in this cost curve-bending plan. The essence of the President's proposal--it went to the core of other proposals financially--was that by a Federal Government…
Yes. As a part of the funding for the ObamaCare legislation, there was an increase in Medicare taxes and a cut in Medicare benefits totaling $400 billion. That money was used to fund the new health care bill by the U.S. Treasury, an…
That is a good point, because in the past we have attempted and claimed we were going to make savings in Medicare and they never occurred. What I am saying is if these savings were to occur and if the new taxes on Medicare go into effect…
I thank our Republican leader, Senator McConnell, for bringing some perspective to this situation. I have seen the circumstances in the Senate and how the nominations process has changed over time. When I came here, there were no…
The Senator has been in the real world, having to make a payroll and manage a company. If he, as a CEO, made a representation that this was going to reduce the cost of insurance for your employees by $2,500, and it increases by 2,200, that…
Well, the Senator raised these issues with Secretary Sebelius last week in the committee, and the exchange has been on the TV and on the Web and has become a bit of a sensation, really. People have been looking at it, and it has been very…
It is not fully implemented yet. There are a lot of opportunities for us to get off this train before a disaster occurs. I truly believe it is not too late for us to alter the course. I think the American people have never been happy with…
The Senator is right. I was here. There was a promise made to achieve passage of the bill. A lot of Americans didn't believe these promises and thought they were inflated to begin with, and this promise--a fundamental promise--has already…
Well, the promise was that--and it was repeated here, and the President went on national TV, and I believe he said it at the State of the Union--this bill would not add one dime to the deficit. If you drop out the $80 or so billion--and he…
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