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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 thank Senator Byrd for his thoughtful remarks. As I have been doing some research on this AgJOBS bill myself, and have become increasingly concerned with it, I came upon a report in the early 1990s that reviewed the success of the 1986…
Tomorrow morning, following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental. We were able to make good progress on the bill today, and we look forward to another productive day tomorrow…
I wonder if I might be recognized after the distinguished chairman, Chairman Lugar.
So the income can be determined, and we did step that requirement up to require more in connection with income tax return filings and things of that nature. I know the Senator is a member of the Judiciary Committee and has worked hard on…
I would just add, one has to list those debts, and if they do not list them they are not discharged and they can still be liable for them. So the debtor has to list his or her debts.
My question is this: What your legislation would do is provide a mechanism to guarantee a periodic review of a consent decree so it would not continue indefinitely. There are many in this country that are well over 20 years in which judges…
I don't think the Senator would deny that this new bankruptcy reform bill makes it more difficult than current law to abuse the homestead exemption.
I continue to believe in the American dream. I think that is what we are all about here today on a Saturday, working hard. And yes, the gentleman referred to us working until 2, 3, and 4 in the morning. I think that is good too. I think…
I will note that is a significant piece of legislation that just passed. I serve on that committee. We spent several years working on it. We have improved some of the discipline problems. We have reduced some of the paperwork. I believe…
The economy was sinking when President Bush took office from President Clinton. And a sinking economy inevitably means you are going to have job losses, and that is what occurred. The President has turned this economy around. We have seen…
Maybe the Senator could read the last 3 or 4 months in job creation. Does he have them? There have been some pretty good months in there.
I have not been disappointed for the last 6 months of job figures. There have been some tremendous numbers. What was the highest month we had this year? There were 300,000 or 400,000 jobs created in 1 month, and there was 1 where it was…
It would show the first three quarters of this year would average higher than the last 20 years of growth in America.
I agree with you, that an embryo has all the characteristics that result in an adult human being. They deserve moral respect.
So the statement Senator Kerry made the other night criticizing a ``sweeping ban'' on stem cell research is not correct because there is no ban at all on stem cell research; is that correct?
There is a great deal to be said for that. I know the Senator has that letter from the Secretary of Defense in 1998. It does conclude by saying: Tax or other incentives for employers might help to ameliorate some of their problems. Any…
I do not understand the bill to limit whom the State may vest with the authority to appoint the members of the capital-counsel entity. The entity's members could be appointed by the governor, the attorney general, the Supreme Court, or any…
But there is no requirement of such apportionment, is there? If a State chooses to design its capital counsel entity so that, for example, it is composed exclusively of trusted members of the bench, the State could do so, could it not?
Today, I rise to offer my legislation, Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act, an amendment to H.R. 10. This amendment will aid the hard-working Federal investigators and agents on the front line in the war on terror by…
The Ninth Circuit represents some 56 million people, roughly one-fifth of this Nation's population. And this is 25 million more people than the next largest circuit. We do believe that addressing this problem by breaking up and adding more…
Would the distinguished managers of the bill, for whom I have so much respect, care to comment on the question that Acting Director McLaughlin posed at our hearing when he said one thing we had to be clear about was who would be…
The chairman is correct. For the people following this debate, they need to know that the CIA has operations in virtually every country in the world and it is from those agents that much of our intelligence comes. It comes through the CIA…
He made clear one point. I mentioned it earlier. He said that in any reorganization, it needs to be clear where the responsibility and accountability lies. He asked the question, who will brief the President, and, in fact, who will be held…
I think that there are many people in the United States that simply do not like the Pledge of Allegiance and would wish and choose to change that. [...] they understand that the United States of America is not perfect, and there may be…
Mr. Speaker, we have had a very eloquent opportunity to hear from the gentleman from Florida as he spoke about his desire not to support this legislation. We should also remember that there are many judges around this country who have the…
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