Mar 18, 2010
I ask unanimous consent to have 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is a unanimous consent the other Senator gets 5 minutes, and we will move at 2 o'clock to a vote, so----
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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Mar 18, 2010
As a result of the conventions of accounting, it may appear this money can be spent twice, as Mr. Elmendorf said is happening. But the truth is, we cannot spend the money twice. It is increasing the debt, and there is no doubt about it. I…
Mar 18, 2010
Mr. President, how much time is left on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired.
Mar 18, 2010
Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for…
Mar 18, 2010
Mr. President, we were within one vote of bipartisan legislation to help constrain the growth in spending and allow for growth but not quite as much. But Senator Pryor's amendment is absolutely the wrong thing. It is a budget-busting…
Mar 18, 2010
Madam President, will the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
Mar 18, 2010
Madam President, I wish to express my appreciation to Senator McCaskill, who is a person of courage and conviction and made a decision that we need to do better in our country about spending. As she said, is a simple truth. Our amendment…
Mar 18, 2010
Madam President, I wish to briefly comment about the Pryor amendment that has been offered as an alternate, a side-by-side, or cover amendment to the Sessions-McCaskill amendment that would take the budget limits that were passed by this…
Mar 18, 2010
I say to Senator Kyl, you have worked on this issue for many years. You are one of the Senate's leaders, the assistant Republican leader, and a leader in the Finance Committee. Isn't it true we have known for some time that we are losing…
Mar 17, 2010
Mr. President, I offered, along with Senator Clair McCaskill, my Democratic colleague, an amendment that will help contain our tendency in this body--a bipartisan tendency, unfortunately--to bust the budget, to spend more than we state we…
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. President, I thank Senator Dorgan for his comments and the frustrations we all share. He comes at it from one party's perspective, and I have my party's perspective. We can argue these issues for a lot of time. I have gotten to the…
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