Pete Sessions

I will just say this. The Senator is correct in saying this legislation deals with the penalty provision and does not attempt to increase taxes on married couples, to try to reach some sort of ideal level. It is designed to provide relief…

I believe his deficiencies for the position revolve around an honestly held political philosophy that I do not agree with--judicial activism. That is the main basis for opposing his nomination. But I am very troubled by the case I cited…

I hate to ask this to be delayed. But he is a sitting Federal judge. It is not messing up his Federal practice in a couple or three weeks to get to the bottom of this and how the case was assigned, because it didn't come out of an…

In a case of national importance, which in itself just on the face of it does not pass the smell test, in my view, he should not have accepted it. Another thing Senator Specter has never done is handle the sentencing guidelines. They were…

The Seventh had three cases, and those were reversed. Over the 3 years--I have done the numbers--the Ninth Circuit remains No. 1 in the number of cases reversed.

I do admit, in 1996, it looks as if the D.C. Circuit and the First Circuit had one case considered by the Supreme Court and it was reversed. D.C. Circuit had one, and it was reversed. And the Federal appeals court had one, and it was…

There is no doubt that over a period of years, the Ninth Circuit has been reversed more than any other circuit. Their record of having 27 out of 28 reversed in 1 year is absolutely unprecedented. It has never been approached by any other…

The D.C. Circuit had one case and Federal Circuit had one case reviewed by the Supreme Court, whereas the Ninth Circuit had 27 out of 28 reversed.

The Senator does not define it in the statute. They won't know what the Senator said on the floor.

I conclude by explaining why this amendment is so impractical. It says children have to have multiple opportunities for parental involvement. I don't know what that means.

I believe your concern is reasonable, and I will work with you to see that this issue is addressed in conference. I am confident that we can reach a consensus on the timing issue, and that all sides will be able to accept the change.

I don't think I mentioned about Senator Hatch, when he came to Alabama, and there were 2,000 delegates there at a State convention voting for President, he came within a few votes of being the winner. He had a great showing in our home…

Let us not forget the goals of the VFW as noted in the 1936 congressional charter: 'To assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate their memory . . .; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the…

I am consistently awed by the great sacrifice committed by so many of behalf of this great nation.

In addition, the VFW provides $3 million annually for cancer research and $15 million for veteran-service programs.

Today, the VFW's 2 million veterans, and its auxiliaries' 750,000 members, provide $2.7 million annually in scholarships and awards to U.S. high school students.

In celebration of VFW's 100th anniversary, I want to recognize the efforts of this worthwhile organization that continues to assist tens of thousands of veterans, as well as their dependents and survivors.

To assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate their memory . . .; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States; to maintain and extend the institutions of freedom; and to preserve…

The power of a United States bankruptcy court already provide that a court may issue any order that is necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities of the bankruptcy law to protect the custody of the estate and its…

As you know, the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which I am a member, spent a great deal of time last year examining the bankruptcy law and how to improve it for both doctors and creditors, I am particularly concerned that companies that…

The people we elected in our communities care about our children. We ought to allow them to do their job with the least possible headache from Washington. It is arrogant of us to think we know better how to spend the money to educate the…

H.R. 4001 designates the building of the United States Postal Service located at 2601 North 16th Street in Philadelphia as the Roxanne H. Jones Post Office Building. In 1984, Roxanne H. Jones became the first African American elected to…

I would like to state to the honorable gentleman from Virginia, the subcommittee chairman, that he is correct, this is exactly as the language is and as stated. The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight is well aware of the…

I too am concerned about the tritium production decision and its future funding. My position over the last several months focused on the debate to retain the decisionmaking authority of DOE so that the Department might be free to make the…

I was taken aback this morning after reading statements made by Vice President Gore that appeared in an article detailing the decision made by the Energy and Water Appropriations conference committee to eliminate Federal funding for the…