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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).
Does the Senator understand that Admiral Allen has the power--or the President does--to enter into Jones Act waivers that need to be entered into, and that presumably could be done in a matter of minutes or hours? What is holding this up…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business and be notified in 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I know the majority leader has many challenges, and he certainly is entitled to respect to make this kind of announcement. ____________________
Our Governor has called up 300 National Guardsmen, and I think it needs to be done under title 32, which is Federal status under State control. The President on Tuesday evening said: I have authorized the deployment of over 17,000 National…
Before the Senator leaves, I will ask a question to my colleague, because he has come to this lately. He might share with us-- the Senator has had personal conversations with Admiral Allen, the point person, about this for some time, has…
Well, has the Senator ascertained that anybody in our government is scouring the world and the United States to try to move every single skimmer that could possibly be brought to the gulf coast? If not, we are awfully late, wouldn't the…
Madam President, I wish to thank Senator LeMieux for raising this matter. I was at the Alabama gulf coast on Friday. We were told there was a batch of oil 30 feet wide, 2 miles long that they could see coming onto the shores of the beaches…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Elena Kagan Nomination
Mr. President, I want to speak briefly on the President's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The more we examine her record, the more concerns there are that her legal judgments might be infected by her very liberal political…
Mr. Speaker, today Republicans are on the floor of the House of Representatives speaking out on behalf of the American people that we believe that the leadership of this House of Representatives should bring forth a budget, a budget that…
Mr. President, I know Senator Thune will be here in a moment. I saw him just a while ago. One of the things hurting our economy is that Congress is sending no message whatsoever that we are serious about reducing the uncontrollable debt…
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