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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).
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time is…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 522 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 522 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…
Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, at the time the bill was passed, we agreed to a number of things that we did think were good ideas. That was a good idea. The $500 billion of cuts in Medicare that Republicans talked about, we did not set…
And that was a bipartisan agreement. Mr. McGOVERN. No, no. Under your repeal bill, that would go away. That was part of the Affordable Care Act. That is one of the many things that has kicked in.
I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. McGOVERN. If I'm not mistaken, the allowance to let families keep their kids on their health insurance until they are 26 years old has kicked in.
House Resolution 522 provides a modified open rule for consideration of H.R. 1173. This rule allows for any amendment prefiled in the Congressional Record which complies with the rules of the House to be made in order. That's pretty…
You know, the beautiful part of this body and really the historical context of the United States Congress is that people can come down and advocate for things that they see, things that they want. We go through, have hearings, we pass…
I think what we've done today is fair and honorable. We've talked about a problem. We've talked about a potential answer. First of all, an answer is that, since we do not have a workable program without bringing it back to the Congress, we…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 18 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
today, state of the Union day, marks 1,000 days since this Senate has fulfilled its statutory responsibility of passing a budget. This is not a little bitty matter, and it implicates the leadership of the Democratically controlled Senate…
Biennial budgeting may be just one of those solutions, and I will commit that this subcommittee will continue to pursue not only this idea but other ideas.
I would also like to thank Chairman Dreier who is an energetic proponent for biennial budgeting.
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