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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).
I rise in opposition to this closed rule and the underlying bill. Today, we are considering a 2,300-page Federal takeover of the financial services industry. This happened in health care. It's now happening in financial services. The bill…
Mr. Boehner said in his interview that we should raise the retirement age to 70, take their money, and put it towards the war. For 8 years, they abdicated their responsibility to pay for the war. Now they want to pay for it on the backs of…
To balance out this argument just a little bit, I know we have those that want to characterize what Republicans stand for, but I would like to also address the statements that have been made here on the floor and balance out the attacks…
Today we're here on the floor of the House of Representatives talking about taxing and spending, jobs, and the needs of this great Nation. Yet today we will begin debating a bill which will further tax and cause fees of $18 billion for…
It gives me great pleasure to discuss H. Con. Res. 284, legislation to recognize the work and importance of special education teachers in America. In 1972, the United States Supreme Court ruled that children with disabilities have the…
Perhaps we have been too silent in failing to criticize some of the activities of Russia. We want to be friends with them, but good friends tell friends the truth. I believe my colleagues are speaking the truth.
I just wish to point out how the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is a complete shell game. It is an absolute double counting of money, and it adds to the debt, and the debt of the bill in the way it has been scored hides the real impact…
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…
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…
We still have difficulty getting firm numbers, as the Senator pointed out, about how many might be available and what prospects we have for the arrival of more skimmers, is that correct? ... We need results. It is not just about effort; we…
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…
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 that had not yet…
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 views. We see…
One of the things hurting our economy is that Congress is sending no message whatsoever that we are serious about reducing the uncontrollable debt that every economist says is unsustainable, and that this is a cloud over our economic…
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 would give the…
I am glad the gentleman was forthright that he tried to kill the bill that passed the House, went to the Senate and died, the GSE reform bill. The gentleman did say he voted against it, and he did. I would also remind the gentleman, today…
I don't believe that closing debate, limiting amendments, and shutting Democrats and Republicans out of thoughtful ideas is a good way to run this House. And I know and you know, and I say this often, that our Speaker, Speaker Pelosi…
I think the overwhelming context I had was that the jobs that are being created are in government.
I had seen a report, and we received information up in the Rules Committee that there would be an expectation of 500,000 census jobs across the country.
I have engaged the military now at the senior military leadership for quite some time, and I am not satisfied with the military's response to TBI, traumatic brain injuries. With that said, in an effort to further aid our military members…
The Wall Street Journal wrote that ``reforming the financial system without fixing Freddie and Fannie is like declaring a war on terror and ignoring al-Qaida.'' Fannie and Freddie were at the center of it. They were a cause of it. They…
I do want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) not only for his testimony before the Rules Committee yesterday, but also that of Mr. Conaway. With the intent of their legislation, they are trying to streamline the…
I would note that loopholes do remain in the health care legislation. My amendment would simply ensure that the promise that has been made to the American people would be kept. It sets up an effective eligibility verification system…
President Obama made a promise to the American people that health care legislation would not provide benefits to those illegally in the country.
I want to reiterate that the House is operating an unprecedented restrictive rules process... to deny Members the opportunity to come and to place their ideas on this floor, to debate their ideas, and a chance to vote on them. I think it…
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