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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 provides a uniform approach to deciding fraudulent joinder, an act where trial lawyers unfairly add a party to a lawsuit for the sole purpose of keeping the lawsuit in a state court favorable to the plaintiff:
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 would revise the Food and Drug Administration’s menu labeling regulations to account for the unique requirements of certain food establishments, such as pizza restaurants that must account for a large number of variations in the composition of each pizza:
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 legislation that would require the current administration to appear before the Congress prior to each and every potential debt limit increase:
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 provides for greater accountability in federal funding for scientific research by requiring non-technical explanations of a project’s scientific merits and how it serves the national interest:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, last week was named a leader of one of the six committee-led task forces announced by House Speaker Paul Ryan on February 4, 2016. The task forces will be charged with developing a bold, pro-growth agenda and will be run by committee chairs of jurisdiction, while also including input from all members to ensure broad perspectives and ideas.
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 prevents a federal banking agency from suggesting or ordering an institution to terminate accounts or discourage an institution from relationships with specific groups of customers, which is the result of the Department of Justice’s 2013 initiative known as Operation Choke Point:
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 will benefit small businesses by eliminating unnecessary burdens and ensuring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adapts to changes in the marketplace and inflation, as well as periodically reviewing its rules:
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 bill to provide housing opportunities in the United States through modernization of various housing programs:
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 resolution that provides Congressional disapproval of the “Clean Water Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’”: