Dec 6, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). Without objection, it is so ordered.
Pete Sessions
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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).
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Dec 6, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be able to speak for up to 25 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Dec 6, 2010
Mr. President, I understand it is likely the majority leader will seek to bring up the DREAM Act in a day or two. This is a very bad piece of legislation, and it is being presented at a time when we have massive illegality at our borders…
Dec 2, 2010
Madam President, reserving the right to object--and I will object--I would first thank my colleague, Senator Leahy, for the courtesy as he has moved forward with this. He is a relentless chairman pushing for these nominees. I respect his…
Dec 2, 2010
I would ask that the unanimous-consent request allow me to have 5 minutes when the Senator finishes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Dec 2, 2010
Madam President, the President and the Attorney General need a Deputy Attorney General who can function, who has the confidence of the Congress and the American people and will do an excellent, first-rate job. There are questions about…
Dec 2, 2010
One more point. Beatrice Edwards of the Government Accountability Project criticized Cole for failing to ``detect an atmosphere of . . . laissez-faire compliance of the company.'' So he has been criticized for a big, important role he had…
Dec 2, 2010
Madam President, I thank the chairman of our committee. He is doing what I would do if I were in his place, in saying: Let's give this nominee an up-or-down vote and let's have a debate on it. Our leaders are working on that, and perhaps…
Dec 1, 2010
I would say as to the question raised by my esteemed colleague, I respect his economic judgment, but I respect the economic judgment more of Mr. Zandi of Moody's, Mr. Blinder of Princeton, and Mr. Taylor of the Taylor rule. They all have…
Dec 1, 2010
Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
Dec 1, 2010
I thank the Senator for sharing those thoughts. I would say it is concerning that this gets boiled down to some sort of an idea that we are just trying to protect the rich. What we are trying to do is to do something to help this economy…
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