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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.

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 rein in the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and allow more small banks to access capital to help them provide more products and services to their customers:

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, April 14, 2016, the House Rules Committee’s Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House will meet for a hearing entitled “Proposed Reforms to Rule XXI and the Modern Authorization and Appropriations Process.” The hearing will take place in room H-313 of the U.S. Capitol at 3:00 PM and witnesses are by invitation only. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) serves as Chairman of the subcommittee.