Pete Sessions

Good gosh, Mr. Speaker, I was afraid she was in reference to ObamaCare, which is why we are losing American jobs all across this country. The bottom line is that, where there is trade with other countries and we have a trade deal, America…

You know, I love the fervency of our colleagues who come down here and argue Japan is the problem. You can't talk about the trade agreement that we have with Korea where it works-- Japan, Japan, Japan. Well, good gosh, this is about…

The gentlewoman originally, I believe, is from Kentucky, and she will recognize when I tell this awesome story about how important a free trade agreement is. A couple of years ago, we did a free trade agreement with the country of Korea…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my very dear friend, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), the ranking member of the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 305 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 305 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Look, I made a mistake. I came here from business. I came here as somebody that had to operate within the bounds of common sense and doing things that made sense with money and opportunities. I will just say to you, Mr. Chairman, I am…

Once again, I stand in trying to help Amtrak to effectively manage its system by taking away those routes that are cost prohibitive. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would eliminate funding for Amtrak's long- distance routes, which have total…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section: Sec. 416. None of the funds made available…

That is 300,000 times $405.67 for every single ticket. I am not trying to micromanage, nor am I trying to kill Amtrak. I vote for Amtrak; I am for Amtrak, but they also want more and more and need more and more resources to help in their…

My amendment is very straightforward. It would eliminate funding for the absolute worst performing line at Amtrak, the Sunset Limited, which runs from New Orleans to Los Angeles. The Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 required…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following new section: Sec. 416. None of the funds made available…

I want to thank my two colleagues who serve on the Rules Committee, the gentleman Mr. McGovern and the gentleman Mr. Hastings. They are both not only extremely committed men to their constituency, but also to bettering this House of…

I appreciate the gentleman asking. I have no further speakers and, in fact, would, as we have done many times, allow the gentleman to offer his close, and then I would also.

The beautiful part about these last two speakers is that the rule allows them to come to the floor and to present an amendment to strike or to add anything that they would like to add into this bill. That is the beauty of what we are…

I know that I see one of our colleagues from the Rules Committee who wants to come speak, but I want to take just a second and respond in kind for my party, and that is that my party does recognize that there is much that does get…

House Resolution 287 provides for a modified open rule for separate consideration of H.R. 2578 and H.R. 2577. Under this rule, any Member may offer any amendments to the bills in question that comply with the rules of the House. It also…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), my friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…

By the direction on Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 287 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 287 =========================== NOTE =========================== June 2…

I would like to commend the police officer and all members of local law enforcement who stood in the face of terrorism.

I am pleased to notify each and every one of you that all of north Texas is committed to fighting terrorism.

It is my sincere hope at today's hearing, that we can learn positive lessons so that other cities and communities can be as prepared as Garland, Texas.

I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey. In fact, he did refer to the relationship that I had with Don Payne, a young Congressman from New Jersey who, in fact, engaged me as a new Member in the Caribbean Caucus. During that period of…

I appreciate Senator Carper, and I know he asked for time, so I will yield for his remarks. ____________________

H. Res. 231, the special rule governing consideration of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016, included a prophylactic waiver of points of order against its…

Once again, the relationship that the gentleman and I share is very good. We spend hours a week with each other, and we know that occasionally we have different speakers come, and I am delighted that I was able to give him that…