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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).
when a nation commits itself to a military effort, it is a very significant, august decision. I was here when we voted to utilize military force in Iraq and Afghanistan. A majority of the Democrats in this body supported that. The American…
I appreciate the gentleman, my dear friend from Florida, for not only attending the meetings, Rules Committee meetings, that were directly related to this subject. It took some time yesterday. He was offered an opportunity and took us up…
Twelve and one-half minutes. My guess is that the gentleman from Florida had at least 12\1/2\ minutes. That is 24 minutes that we had available where, if there are other Members of the body that would wish to come down and participate in…
I appreciate the gentleman from Florida bringing up a few of the ideas and assertions that I believe that he thinks are frailties in the bill, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. What I would like to do, if I can, is let him…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my dear friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…
House Resolution 629 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 4413. This rule makes in order eight amendments which provide the opportunity for Members of the minority and the majority to participate in this debate. The…
So they have to be treated properly and that sort of thing, but they do not have to be released. We captured, for example, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai last year for conspiring with bin Ladin to attack U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 629 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 629 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…
I really do appreciate the gentlewoman from New York, the ranking member of the Rules Committee, for coming down and taking her very important time. I would, with great respect, remind her and my colleagues who are listening that the…
I raise a point of order against the emergency designation provision contained in Section 802(b) of H.R. 3230, the vehicle for S. 2450, the Veterans' Access to Care Through Choice Act, pursuant to section 403(E)(1) of the fiscal year 2010…
I appreciate the work of my colleagues on this legislation. They have accomplished some very good things. We need legislation to pass to help our veterans. The needs are real, and recent revelations of substantially substandard care--and…
Once again I stand up in a continuing theme of what I believe fiscally responsible Members who come to the floor should look at--the operation of Amtrak. Today, once again, I come to the floor to offer my ideas about how we can help…
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