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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement on the House’s passage of a bill to fund international and domestic efforts to combat Zika:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia’s ruling in favor of House Republican’s challenge against the Obama administration’s spending under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after the House passed legislation that would reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act. Specifically, it authorizes $60 million in annual funding for education in the District of Columbia and gives scholarships to low-income students:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting to disapprove of the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule:

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 measures that would ensure that the IRS provides Americans with competent service and prevents them from rehiring delinquent employees:

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 measures that would hold the IRS accountable for their actions and ensure their employees are held to the same standards as the American people:

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 prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates charged for broadband internet access service:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH), Chairman of the House Rules Committee Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, issued the following statement in response to the subcommittee hearing on Proposed Reforms to Rule XXI and the Modern Authorization and Appropriations Process:

“Yesterday’s subcommittee hearing began an open process to make the House of Representatives work better. The proposals we discussed were thoughtful, and our subcommittee members engaged in a robust discussion.