Chief Obamatrade proponent House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) admitted during Congressional testimony on Wednesday evening that despite tons of claims from him and other Obamatrade supporters to the contrary, the process is highly secretive. He also made a gaffe in his House Rules Committee testimony on par with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push to pass Obamacare, in which she said infamously said: “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”
by Matthew Boyle11 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0
On Mark Levin’s Wednesday radio show, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) picked up where he left off earlier in the day criticizing the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) on Sean Hannity’s radio show. Sessions explained why the TPA, which would make the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership possible, is bad for the United States and its sovereignty.
by Jeff Poor10 Jun 2015, 6:38 PM PST0
In a joint appearance on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) warned against the passage of the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) currently being considered by the Congress. Sessions argued it
by Jeff Poor10 Jun 2015, 2:27 PM PST0
There’s no amount of money that will protect any House Republican who supports Obamatrade from primary challenges that may emerge and chase many of them out of office.
by Matthew Boyle10 Jun 2015, 8:32 AM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, has written a scathing new letter to President Barack Obama pressuring him to explain why Obamatrade has been so secretive.
by Matthew Boyle5 Jun 2015, 12:00 PM PST0
Two members of House GOP leadership—Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Rules Committee chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)—refused to admit through spokespersons to Breitbart News whether they have read the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Pacific Rim trade deal, but they still support granting President Barack Obama the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to fast track it.
by Matthew Boyle4 Jun 2015, 3:47 PM PST0
The PATRIOT Act filibuster that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) led on Wednesday evening has proven one big thing: That his colleague from Kentucky, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, agrees with his predecessor that there shouldn’t be open process or debate when the Senate considers major pieces of legislation.
by Matthew Boyle20 May 2015, 9:50 PM PST0
With the Senate poised to vote to end debate on Obama’s fast-track trade legislation, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is continuing his assault on the effort. Wednesday, Sessions took on arguments for the trade deal with a series of what he office says
by Caroline May20 May 2015, 3:46 PM PST0
“It is time to begin a vigorous analysis of our conduct of trade,” Sen. Jeff Sessions says. “Do our policies and TPP concede too much to our mercantilist competitor allies?”
by Caroline May19 May 2015, 11:10 AM PST0
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) discussed the push for granting President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority and in particular the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. In that appearance, Sessions told Dobbs
by Jeff Poor18 May 2015, 9:39 PM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is firing back at The Wall Street Journal for a second time this month. On this occasion, the Alabamian is responding to a WSJ editorial accusing him of “scare mongering” the fast-track trade deal before Congress and hurting the Republican cause.
by Caroline May18 May 2015, 1:42 PM PST0
Secrets not revealed: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)—an opponent of the secretive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Pacific Rim trade deal Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—went inside the secret room inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning to read the TPP text. He wasn’t allowed to discuss the details of the pact, however.
by Matthew Boyle13 May 2015, 8:53 AM PST0
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has joined the chorus of Republican presidential candidates and members of Congress opposed to granting President Barack Obama’s request for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) which would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Pacific Rim trade deal.
by Matthew Boyle12 May 2015, 2:26 PM PST0
The Wall Street donor class is rapidly losing control over the Republican Party heading into the 2016 presidential primary process, all while Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) moves into a key kingmaker role on the trail with messaging while most candidates are searching for a sweet spot with conservative economic populism.
by Matthew Boyle11 May 2015, 7:01 PM PST0
Only two Senate Republicans from the entire conference of 54 members have admitted they read the details of President Barack Obama’s secret Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal as of this time.
by Matthew Boyle and Alex Swoyer7 May 2015, 8:00 PM PST0
“America is a country, not a spreadsheet. A country puts the needs of its own citizens first,” Sen. Jeff Sessions writes to the Wall Street Journal.
by Caroline May4 May 2015, 1:36 PM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is sounding the alarm to his colleagues Senate-wide, warning them and the American public with a “critical alert” published Sunday evening that voting for the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) deal that would set up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal with Asian countries is fraught with problems and concerns.
by Matthew Boyle3 May 2015, 4:25 PM PST0
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce purports to be a Republican-leaning organization, but it actually ranked Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid better than Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) in its new scorecard for 2014 votes.
by Matthew Boyle29 Apr 2015, 4:25 PM PST0
The Department of Homeland Security has declined to investigate Southern California Edison on allegations that it is replacing American employees with foreign workers on H-1B visas.
by Caroline May29 Apr 2015, 1:17 PM PST0
Sen. Jeff Sessions has been among the most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s immigration policies. During a hearing involving DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, Sessions offered a laundry list of frustrations with the Obama administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
by Caroline May28 Apr 2015, 9:06 AM PST0
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker isn’t backing down from protecting American workers from the effects of out of control illegal and legal immigration, even as seemingly everyone from the Institutional Left to the mainstream media to the GOP Washington establishment has come after him.
by Matthew Boyle24 Apr 2015, 12:44 PM PST0
During a Thursday panel hearing on President Obama’s new program to fly Central Americans to the U.S. as refugees and aslyees, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) pressed administration officials on new guidance dealing with who qualifies for protection.
by Caroline May23 Apr 2015, 2:09 PM PST0
The Obama administration has created a new immigration path to the U.S. without Congressional approval, Sen. Jeff Sessions says. “I just want to say, Congress rejected this. So the President is executing it on his own,” Sessions said.
by Caroline May23 Apr 2015, 12:55 PM PST0
As the foreign-born population increased in the U.S. from 1970 to 2013, the lower 90 percent of income earners saw their wages decline, a new memo from the Congressional Research Service reveals.
by Caroline May23 Apr 2015, 10:44 AM PST0
A Senate panel will look into a new Obama administration program to fly the Central American children of lawfully present parents— including amnestied illegal immigrants — to the United States.
by Caroline May22 Apr 2015, 10:20 AM PST0
