Voting Resources
Pete Sessions
June 23rd, 2011
Today, I introduced the Medal of Honor Stipend Increase Act of 2011 (H.R. 2318) to increase the monthly stipend of living Medal of Honor recipients by $500 per month.Our nation’s Medal of Honor heroes have gone beyond the...
June 2nd, 2011
Today, I secured House approval of my amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2107) which strikes Section 514 of the legislation. Section 514 eliminates any use of funds for A-76...
May 25th, 2011
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), a Member of House Republican Leadership, today secured House approval of his amendment to expedite new and innovative treatments, not currently available within military and...
May 2nd, 2011
Justice has met evil. Osama bin Laden’s death marks the triumph of freedom over unspeakable violence, hate, and tyranny. Osama bin Laden will remain in the ash heap of history as a world terrorist who could not escape the...
April 1st, 2011
Today, I released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s report that our nation gained 216,000 jobs and the unemployment rate drop to 8.8 percent in March:Although any sign of job creation is...
March 4th, 2011
The following statement is in response to the Department of Labor’s report of 192,000 new jobs and an 8.9 percent unemployment rate in February:Today’s jobs report is an encouraging sign for American families and businesses...
February 8th, 2011
Today I introduced a resolution (H.Res. 72) calling on ten House committees to review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from federal government agencies, focusing on their impact on our nation’s economy...
February 1st, 2011
Today I released the following statement regarding the immediate need for the United States to focus on domestic energy production in light of the recent events in the Middle East:The current turmoil in Egypt and its impact...
January 25th, 2011
President Obama has once again promised the American people that he is committed to reducing the unemployment rate and getting our nation’s economy back on track. Unfortunately, the harsh reality of President Obama’s...
January 5th, 2011
Majorities rise and fall by the will of the people, and this new Republican Congress is sworn in under the American people’s message to lead with accountability – not a mandate. I’m very proud that 87 new Republican Members...
June 3rd, 2011
Today’s unemployment report underscores the significant work that remains to get the American people back to work. For over two years our nation’s unemployment rate has hovered around 9 percent while the Obama Administration...
June 1st, 2011
I released the following statement regarding the House’s rejection of a measure supported by the Obama Administration to raise the national debt limit by $2.4 trillion without any conditions for fiscal responsibility by a...
May 8th, 2011
I released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s report of 244,000 new jobs and a 9 percent unemployment rate in April:While House Republicans welcome any increase in employment for the American...
April 14th, 2011
Today I released the following statement regarding House passage of the spending cut agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011:Today’s vote for the largest non-defense spending cut in our...
March 23rd, 2011
Today I released the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama signing ObamaCare into law:One year ago today, President Obama chose to defy the will of the American people when he...
February 14th, 2011
Today, I released the following statement regarding President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal:President Obama’s new-found commitment to fiscal responsibility claimed in his latest State of the Union address rings...
February 6th, 2011
With a lifetime of fearless leadership, Ronald Reagan championed the call for individual freedom and prosperity that still rises across our nation and around the world.He understood that the greatness of America lies in the...
January 31st, 2011
Judge Vinson’s [of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida] ruling today confirms that the federal government should never have been in the business of requiring Americans to purchase government-approved...
January 20th, 2011
I released the following statement today regarding the House’s vote to begin crafting solutions to replace President Obama’s government-takeover of health care:Moving forward with our promise to the American people, the new...
