Press Releases 114th Congress

Dec 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after the House’s passage of a bicameral, bipartisan agreement on surface transportation legislation that will help sustain roads, transit, bridges and rail systems in the U.S.:

Dec 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a comprehensive energy measure known as the “Architecture of Abundance,” which focuses on replacing outdated policies based on notions of energy scarcity and capitalizes on today’s era of energy richness in the U.S.:

Dec 1, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of two resolutions that overturn Environmental Protection Agency rules that were put in place by President Obama’s “Climate Action Plan”:

Nov 17, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after the House voted to adopt a resolution that sets up final passage of two bills, H.R. 511, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, and H.R. 1737, the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act:

Oct 29, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement on the election of Speaker Paul D. Ryan:

Oct 27, 2015 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a bill that would stop a proposed rule from the Department of Labor that raises costs and reduces access to good retirement and investment advice for low- and moderate-income Americans as well as employees of small businesses:

Oct 23, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a budget reconciliation package that will repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act, defund Planned Parenthood and invest in community health centers:

Oct 22, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a measure that allows for more efficient development of minerals and mineral materials critical to United States economic and national security and to manufacturing competitiveness:

Oct 21, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after in voting in favor of legislation to allow low-income students in the District of Columbia the opportunity to attend better schools by reauthorizing the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act:

Oct 21, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a measure that would ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States:

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