Thursday night, during a series of votes on amendments to the Senate Democrat budget draft, Democrats rejected a move by GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions to recommit the draft to committee to be rewritten to achieve balance in 10 years. Session’s
After four years of the Democrat-led Senate failing to produce a budget, the Senate Budget Committee began work Wednesday on a budget at a committee mark-up session. Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) blasted Senate Democrats
GOP: In anticipation of next week’s unveiling of Senate Democrats’ first budget in four years, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) cautions that the tax gimmicks and new spending that will be included in their budget will grow the government, not
WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) — With Senate Democrats set to unveil their budget plan next week, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions says he fears the plan will “crush American workers.” The Alabama senator’s remarks came during the GOP’s weekly media address
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) delivers remarks on the Senate floor pertaining to immigration reform and the need for enforcement.
On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced they’d be using the sequester as an excuse to release illegal immigrant detainees. The announcement came in the lead-up to sequestration’s launch on March 1, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement stating: In order to
The office of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), released a statement from the senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday criticizing the national Chamber of Commerce “for putting cheap foreign labor above the interests of taxpayers, American workers and
Thursday morning, Glenn Kessler, so-called “fact checker” for the Washington Post, gave three Pinocchios to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for his claim in a chart that “Total Welfare Spending Equates To $168 Per Day For Every Household In Poverty.” What
Federal law specifically states that any alien granted entry into the United States must be financially self-sufficient so as not to become a “public charge” dependent on welfare. But new data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals that
At the Senate’s first hearing this year on immigration reform, Senator Jeff Sessions asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano if anyone from the administration had met with ICE agents to address their concerns. Low moral has been a problem for
On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said it could be “difficult” for the Senate to confirm Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, if Congress did not receive documents from the
Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) sent a letter to Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Jeffrey Zients inquiring about Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew’s role in allegedly violating federal law. “Given that the
With all the grandstanding and spin surrounding the gun-control debate, it’s nice to see someone asking a fairly obvious question: Why aren’t we prosecuting criminals using guns? Really, a simple and critical question. According to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), prosecutions
On Wednesday, the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said he plans to vigorously oppose President Barack Obama’s Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew. “Jack Lew must never be Secretary of Treasury,” said Mr. Sessions in a
Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, speaking in 2009 of ObamaCare, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it …”? Here we go again. The Obama Administration, in a time of desperation over
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) made a speech on the Senate floor today detailing his exchanging letters with the USDA head Secretary Vilsak. Sessions revealed to the Senate that after the Senator raised concerns about some of the efficiency and spending
The federal government has already racked up a $292 billion budget deficit just two months into the 2013 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO is predicting that for the fifth straight year under President Barack
Today, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) directed a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson asking for clarification on President Obama’s recent statement that “the temperature around the globe is increasing faster than was predicted even 10 years ago.” That
Today, Ranking Senate Budget Committee Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. The letter stated that
CNBC’s Larry Kudlow is asking publicly what many voters have pondered privately: is President Barack Obama exploding welfare to buy votes? The facts Kudlow cites are alarming: According to Jeff Sessions, the rankingRepublican on the Senate Budget Committee, means-tested welfare
As political pundits delve into Obama’s poor debate performance, not as much attention is being bestowed upon what he actually said Wednesday evening. The President repeated his thoroughly debunked deficit reduction claims, claims even his own budget plan proves to
A loophole in the US tax code, whose revision Harry Reid deliberately prevented, resulted in over $4 billion going to illegal immigrants in one year. That number is poised to top $7 billion this year, based on analysis from the office
In presidential campaign ads, President Barack Obama claims that his economic plan includes “$4 trillion in deficit reduction.” For a president who has increased the national debt more than all U.S. presidents from George Washington to George H.W. Bush combined,
The Ninth U. S. Circuit Court’s Chief Judge, Alex Kozinski has canceled next year’s scheduled meeting in Monterey, citing budget constraints. The cancellation comes in the wake of serious pressure from Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama
Republican Senators Jeff Sessions, Budget Committee Ranking Member and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley have fired off a scathing letter to Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The letter pertains to Kozinki’s
