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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).
Tonight is a night that we will remember. The things that will be remembered about this night are that our party has attempted to work with, reach out, and deal with our colleagues in the United States Senate. We have sent a CR, a clean CR…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 367 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 367 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…
Our Republican Members come from diverse districts all over this country. Men and women get together, we meet, we talk, we have clear voices. We listen to each other about what people are hearing from back home. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4…
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my dear friend from New York (Ms. Slaughter), the ranking member of the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of…
House Resolution 367, of which we're here for today, provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014. Mr. Speaker, at midnight tonight, just a few short hours from…
Thank you very much. In fact, I will confine my remarks to you, Mr. Speaker, because we appreciate your great service. We also know that you represent John Boehner, our great Speaker, who has Republican Members here today to do the…
You know, one of the most commonsense classes that we've ever had of new Members of Congress has arrived in Washington. They're in their first year, and they're seeing some amazing things that are happening. I yield 2 minutes to the…
I rise concerning certain provisions of H.R. 3204, legislation addressing human drug compounding and drug supply chain security. This legislation confirms that Section 503(A), originally passed in 1997, allows the U.S. Food and Drug…
There's a lot of words that are coming out of my friends' mouths about a secret meeting, about things that are happening, like they can't figure it out. Mr. Speaker, right behind me are going to be 230 strong Republican Members of Congress…
We have our Republican majority Members here ready, willing, and able not just to do the work of the American people, but to do the things that will make sense about our future for the next generation of Americans. I am through with any…
Ten days ago, we had a debate on this floor where we heard about what the Republican Party was doing: Taking food away from disabled people; that's not true. Today, we hear about how Republicans want to repeal all laws that are related to…
I appreciate the gentlewoman's arguments that she makes on the floor, but the facts of the case are the facts of the case. ObamaCare took $716 billion out of Medicare to fund ObamaCare. Secondly, since ObamaCare was passed, there have been…
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