Pete Sessions

I thank Senator Enzi for his leadership on the Budget Committee. He is a long-time member, a senior member, and he has worked hard on these issues for years. He is an accountant. He is able to add and subtract. He can see a debt crisis…

I spoke a bit earlier in relation to the nomination of Jeh Johnson to be Secretary of Homeland Security. It is an important department with 240,000 employees, and includes the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, TSA airport personnel, and ICE…

I wish to share some thoughts about the bipartisan Budget Control Act which passed through the House and is now here, and we are going to have a cloture vote on it in the morning. I appreciate the hard work which Chairman Ryan and Chairman…

After learning that Navigators here in North Texas were actively encouraging applicants to lie on their applications, I asked you to hold a field hearing of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee to help us to better understand who…

Signing up for healthcare is one of the most important and daunting tasks that Americans do today.

This is one of a series of field hearings held across the country that Chairman Issa and other members of Congress have participated in which lead the investigative shortcomings of what is known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

I want to thank Senator McCain, because I remember very vividly Senator McCain was part of a group of 14 Senators who avoided this kind of occurrence. In 2005, I guess it was, right after President Bush took office, a group of Senators…

An amendment can't come up for a vote in the House unless it is approved by the Rules Committee.

We need to be moving forward with the Defense bill. It is very important. I am a member of Armed Services Committee, and we had a good bipartisan vote out of committee to bring the bill to the floor. Chairman Levin has been fair to us in…

In the usual form. All right. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Carolina.

If the Senator will yield for an inquiry, under the UC were we going to divide 30 minutes per side? Was that the intent of the unanimous consent request I made earlier? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time until noon is equally…

I understand that Senator Boxer wants 5 minutes, and I will yield to the fine chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee for 5 minutes. I ask unanimous consent that Senators on the Republican side be allocated 10 minutes each…

I am pleased to now yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Gainesville, Georgia, Congressman Collins, a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

I will answer the question quickly. We believe there should be no more than a 25 percent tax on any American for paying their taxes.

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

I thank the Senator. Of course that is correct. I understand the Speaker has indicated there is no guarantee that the increase in the debt ceiling would not be a part of a conference report that came out of conference committee. We have…

Tonight two groups of people who probably have not worked very well with each other in the past and it showed, and that's how I would characterize our clashes, if you would use that word. We're re-learning how to work together tonight. It…

A few minutes ago, we heard from one of the brightest voices of the Republican Party, a member of our Republican leadership, Virginia Foxx. At this time, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), a member of the Budget…

The distinguished Dean of the House has spoken. I gather, from his comments, that he would not like to be appointed on the committee, and I'm disappointed. I was rather hopeful that the minority leader would see that he would be exactly…

I want to acknowledge the minority leader for her comments today and thank her for coming to the floor. At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado Springs, Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), a member of the Armed Services…

I would like to advise my colleague, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), that I have no further requests for time.

You know, our great government, on October 1, was going to be open for health care. Mr. Speaker, all anybody has to do is to go online right now and try to sign up for this after years of our friends in the Obama administration getting…

The House has attempted three times to send something over, and it's come back rejected every time.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York, Congressman Reed, a second-term Member and one of the clearest thinkers in our party.

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