The only person left who can stop the 1,603-page, $1.1 trillion Speaker John Boehner omnibus spending bill from getting to the floor for a vote is House Rules Committee chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). If Sessions doesn’t kill the bill
Reps. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Pete Sessions (R-TX) promoted the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act during the GOP’s Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript (via ABC News Radio) as follows: House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham railed against the Republican Party’s reaction to the president’s executive action on immigration on Friday, wondering “what is the point of even having a Republican Congress?” She began by stating “call up Pete Sessions’ (R-TX)
One of the top House Republican leaders, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), revealed this week that GOP leaders intend to push an amnesty bill in the next Congress that would subject only the most dangerous illegal immigrant criminals to deportation so that
AUSTIN, Texas — Tea party activists are “liars and charlatans,” said Kim Locus, the campaign manager for Congressman Pete Sessions, a Republican representing a Dallas area district. Locus has jumped into the front lines of the battle between the Republican
Embattled Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told lawmakers on Thursday that Ebola is not a significant threat to America. “We remain confident that Ebola is not a significant public health threat to the United States,” Frieden said
Republican lawmakers calling for an end to Tom Frieden’s tenure as director of the Centers for Disease Control Director. Amid news that a second nurse contracted Ebola in Dallas, Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) said Frieden
In an appearance on CNN’s “New Day” on Monday, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), the member of Congress that represents the district of which the hospital that diagnosed Thomas Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, sounded off
President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to taking executive action on immigration in his National Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation. In keeping with previous years, Obama declared Monday, Sept. 15 through Wednesday, Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month, saying this month’s
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) reported that his insurance and deductible have doubled since he signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act during a hearing by the House Committee on Rules on Tuesday. After Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In order to obtain more conservative votes some provisions might be added to the House border bill, according to House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions. “I think the issue is whether there will be provisions added to
Your browser does not support inline frames. To access archived media, click here. Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a top immigration hawk, has offered an amendment to the House GOP border crisis bill that includes language intended to prevent President Obama
Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador announced a late-entry bid for Majority Leader but faces a steep climb after Whip Kevin McCarthy has already garnered significant support over the past three days. Eric Cantor’s Tuesday defeat sent a clear message that
With the announcement that House Rules Committee Chairman and former National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) had abruptly dropped out of the race to succeed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), who lost his primary last Tuesday night,
Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is now the sole candidate for the position of House majority leader following an announcement on Thursday from Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) that he has dropped out of the race. Sessions’ announcement comes just two days
That was fast. In a commanding display of sheer political power, GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy locked up support over 48 hours to replace the vacancy at Majority Leader left by Eric Cantor’s stunning primary defeat. House Rules Committee Chairman Pete
As Republican House members filed into the basement meeting room to say goodbye to Eric Cantor, they pushed past reporters in the packed hallway, largely ignoring shouted questions about the race for Republican Majority Leader. But Texas Representative Pete Sessions
On MSNBC last night, host Christopher Hayes featured an interview with the Washington Post’s Robert Costa to talk about the internal battle for House Majority Leader after Eric Cantor’s primary loss in Virginia. During the discussion about Rep. Pete Sessions
House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) is working to outflank GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy on immigration in the early stages of a clash for Eric Cantor’s soon-to-be vacant Majority Leader slot, telling a group of reporters that securing the
Last night Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn took to Twiiter to attack former Texas House candidate and popular Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson. Did so great against Pete Sessions “@CoachRogers92: Only mistake we’ve made was not running @KatrinaPierson vs RINO
The Republican candidate for the hotly-contested Silicon Valley House race is employing an unusual tactic to win the 17th district congressional seat: she is not showing up to any of the debates. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Dr. Vanilla Singh,
BILOXI, Mississippi–“You feel it don’t you? The momentum is growing. The people are waking up again,”state senator Chris McDaniel told a crowd of about 150 Tea Party activists here. McDaniel was in his element at the event, part of the
House Rules Committee Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) lost a key endorsement from an anti-amnesty group to his primary challenger, Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson, on Monday. After a Breitbart Texas story uncovered videos on which Sessions said he supports granting
TEXAS–A vocal coalition of grassroots tea party and border security-focused organizations named Texas First today made clear its intention to support Katrina Pierson–a primary challenger to the longstanding Dallas area Congressman Pete Sessions. A press release circulated today argued that
A series of videos from several town halls in 2013 have surfaced showing that Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) supports amnesty for illegal aliens, despite claims from his re-election campaign that he is against allowing illegal aliens stay in America. In
The chairman of the Tea Party Express said Katrina Pierson, the Sarah Palin-backed conservative who is challenging establishment Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) in Texas’ 32nd Congressional District, is exactly the type of candidate that Republicans need to advance conservatism to
After former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave her first 2014 endorsement to conservative primary challenger Katrina Pierson against incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) in Texas’s 32nd Congressional District, the White Rock Tea Party released an ad asking whether Sessions has
President Barack Obama has seen a tax he does not like. The President believes Olympic athletes should not be taxed for succeeding at the Games. “The president believes we should support efforts to ensure that we’re doing everything we can
The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars to create a navigator program to help people wade through the onerous requirements of signing up for Obamacare. Today at 1:30 PM CT, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) was identified as the lawmaker accused of insulting President Barack Obama during the government shutdown negotiations, while the White House, which already said that no insult happened to begin with, is taking the blame for “miscommunication.”
Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, suggested possible GOP support for a tax hike as part of a deal to end the stalemate on government spending and debt. As the government shutdown enters its second week,
Republican lawmakers are running away from town halls in August. In a New York Times piece about the frustrations of one citizen activist in Texas, some prominent Republicans who have not held an August town hall are listed. They include: Rep.
President Barack Obama made immigration reform a key part of his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, talking about a path to citizenship that would be possible with new immigration laws. Yet Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas
Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava is not your typical Republican candidate. Running in a special election in upstate New York for the seat of departing Congressman John McHugh, she has, naturally, picked up the support of state and national Republican party officials.