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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 Senator has served on the Finance Committee for a number of years and is now the senior ranking Republican there. If you listen to our friends on the other side of the aisle, it would appear that all fiscal problems could be resolved…
Well, with $13 trillion--that is 13 thousand billion-- $21 billion won't amount to much.
How many days of debt reduction over that 10-year period would a $3 billion savings or increase in taxes amount to?
Well, we use this turn of phrase all the time, but I am afraid it is worth discussing how politicians use it.
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas. This is very serious business we are engaged in. The strength of his comments, the method of delivery, and the content are indicative of the serious challenges we are facing. For example…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for me to offer and receive a vote on an amendment to this bill which relates to a 303(c) point of order that requires adoption of a budget resolution prior to the consideration…
I thank the Senator. I thank him for his great group of freshmen Senators who have added so much common sense to our problem. We were not elected to preside over the financial decline of America. We were not elected to skirt the law. We…
I thank the Senator from Pennsylvania. He has been such a fabulous addition to the committee, talented and experienced and worked so hard that he has actually laid out a budget himself. The President has 500 people. The Congress here has a…
If the Senator will yield, unless you are unwilling to tell the American people where you stand, unwilling to put real numbers on paper--you prefer to say: American people, don't worry about it; we are meeting in secret over here. Don't…
The law is specific, and the need is there whether we had a law or not. The law doesn't require families to have budgets, but families who are smartly managing their money have budgets. Businesses have budgets. No law requires them to have…
We appreciate our colleagues who worked on this bill, but there are more appropriations that should be done this year. How can they be continued without a budget? You say we spent within the President's numbers or the House numbers, but…
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