Pete Sessions

I advise my colleague that I have come to the end of my speakers and would wait for her to offer her final comments, and I will close.

The arguments that are on the floor today evolve and revolve around the issues that we believe are very important; that is, we believe that the President of the United States has exceeded his executive authority, and the Supreme Court is…

I would remind this body, Mr. Speaker, that over 13 times the highest court in this land, the Supreme Court, has ruled against this activist President for exceeding his constitutional authority. This President, in his own concoction of the…

The reason why we are doing this is because one day 2 years ago the President, through the Treasury, wrote off $339 billion in one day. That is not responsible. It didn't happen in one day. They play games at Treasury. The President of the…

Yesterday the Committee on Rules issued two announcements outlining the amendment processes for H.R. 3293, the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act, and H.R. 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. The…

He really did. He was loyal to me, and I know he was loyal to you, and he shared the visions we have tried to execute. I think the size of the crowd and the enthusiastic well wishes he got were a testament to the quality of his…

I think so. People wonder about whom we get to work for us up here and who is helping to run this government. But Mike Brumas-- 14 years at the Birmingham News. I don't think there is any doubt he was the most popular reporter in the State…

I thank the senior Senator from Alaska for her leadership and comments on this bill, and I will have thoughts on that subject as we go forward. We have had some good things happen in energy, and we need to keep having that happen. Energy…

Today the Rules Committee issued an announcement outlining the amendment process for H.R. 3442, the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015. An amendment deadline has been set for Thursday, January 21, 2016, at 12:00 p.m…

Today, the Rules Committee issued three Dear Colleagues outlining the amendment processes for two packages: the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 and the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and…

Today the Rules Committee issued a Dear Colleague letter outlining the amendment process for H.R. 2310, the Red River Private Property Protection Act. An amendment deadline has been set for Monday, December 7, 2015, at 12:00 p.m…

Senator Carper is one of our most delightful colleagues. He is always gentlemanly and calls us to consider and think on the higher things. I thank my friend from Delaware for that and his service. ____________________

I will be sending around a Dear Colleague later this afternoon outlining the amendment process for H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The amendment deadline will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 12…

I thank the Presiding Officer, and I thank Senator Murkowski for her courtesy. ____________________

In response to the gentlewoman, I have three or four more speakers.

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe), who serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

We will do everything in our power to try and stop this bad deal; you are darn right we will. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Farmington, Utah (Mr. Stewart), a member of the Intelligence Committee, the Appropriations…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman and my friend from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

I want to thank the gentleman for his kind words, not only of truth, but also I want to thank him for coming up and being with several other Members who sat through hours' worth of debate and discussion. Mr. Heck served honorably well…

I want to thank the distinguished gentleman for not only his words and the spirit of what he said, but I want him to know that, several years ago, as he approached me as I became chairman of the Rules Committee, I assured the gentleman…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), my friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and an awesome free trader.

I have no further speakers. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

I just love our friends who come up to the podium and talk about jobs; yet it is this administration and the Democrat policies that have taken American jobs, including ObamaCare, climate change, and all of the other rules and…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding), who sits on the Ways and Means Committee.