Pete Sessions

This very type embryo is what we are talking about experimenting with under the legislation that is before us.

So the life that is being proposed here, it is life, I think no one can dispute that. It is a living organism. This life, if allowed to develop, will be developed into a distinct human person?

By the way, I encourage the gentleman from Oregon to read the bill. The Democrat budget does not address the alternative minimum tax, as he stated.

Mr. Speaker, I will be urging Members to oppose the previous question so that I may offer an amendment to the rule which would make in order the constitutional amendment offered by Representative Dana Rohrabacher, as described today, which…

I will talk more later, but perhaps the most important thing about this budget--with the points of order that are set in it and the fact that it is increasing spending rather than reducing spending--it is going to block the extension of…

This is a technical but important amendment that guarantees that any appointee to the office of U.S. attorney, a critical component in our law enforcement and terrorism matters, will have the required security clearance.

Federal judges I have practiced before had philosophical views. Some of them have been pretty activist Federal judges. Some of them think there are too many gun prosecutions in Federal court, too many drug prosecutions, maybe too many…

This is a costly bill. This is a bill that is an intrusion not only upon a system that works well, but it is also aiming at an unintended consequence, and that is it is not only going to be more expensive for the government to pay for…

We think we are trying to make a point here today that there were some strong reservations that should have been taken into account by the Rules Committee. We are not trying to chip away at minimum wage. We tried last year to pass a new…

What we did is, we gave people back more of their own money, allowed them to invest that money in places like Dallas, Texas, where I live, Chicago, Illinois. And we have this robust economy that, since 2001, 5 million new jobs have been…

That is exactly correct. The gentleman from Illinois is correct, that as a result of what Republicans have done, by cutting taxes, is that we have not only given people back more of their own money, we have allowed for America to be in a…

That is exactly right. Once again, said another way, a person would be taxed only at their own income, as opposed to combining that rate, which then would increase the amount of taxes that a person would pay. What I am telling the…

I thank the excellent Senator from Texas for her work, and I believe she is doing it the right way. She is doing it by staying within our budget. This funding of BRAC was put in at $5.5 or $6 billion. It was within the budget. What has…

I agree. I don't think there is anyone here who is more committed to frugality and trying to manage our dollars well in this Senate. I certainly believe in that strongly. We knew upfront we were going to have to have some initial moneys to…

In other words, the only way to have a savings under the BRAC is to consolidate facilities and avoid waste. To go halfway with this project seems to me, clearly, will cause all kinds of backlogs and make it very difficult for our military…

I wanted to say I am interested in the earned income tax credit, immigration, and in savings. The Senator has mentioned health care. All of those are ways, apart from mandating a salary or minimum wage increase, to help workers. The bill…

Dr. Coburn is such a thoughtful commentator on many issues, but he is an expert and has done a lot of work on the health care issue. I know he has some of his own ideas. But one of the ways you could help low-income workers would be to…

I want to share some general thoughts about workers in America, the salaries they get paid, the money they take home, and some of the problems relative to that. This bill that is on the floor today would raise the minimum wage from $5.15…

The prior speaker is a prime example of the new Members of this body who are completely clueless about the 12 wonderful years of bipartisanship that have taken place out of this Education and Workforce Committee to make education strong…

The Senator has asked that this body, through the adoption of this resolution, endorse a piece of legislation that everybody is not prepared to endorse. We would be prepared to endorse the concepts contained in the resolution. And I think…

I know the Senator would agree that our borders do represent vulnerabilities, and fixing our borders is also an aspect of national security, as I read of Hezbollah people coming across and others who have dangerous reputations. I also…

I will be pleased. Mr. McCAIN. The Senator, who is a strong supporter of the military men and women who are serving and with whom I have had the great privilege of serving on the Armed Services Committee, if I may be a bit cynical, may I…

First, I thank Senator Bond for dealing with this important issue. We have indeed reached a point in this country where I think there is confusion about the absolute responsibility and legal requirement to maintain classified information…

I thank Senator Kyl. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coleman). The minority leader is recognized.

One more question, if I could ask the Senator from Arizona. Would he share with us and the American people some information he might have about the size and scope and numbers of people that are crossing in the Arizona area? I know he cares…