Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the House’s passage of legislation to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a provision within the Affordable Care Act that restricts seniors’ access to Medicare and allows unelected Washington bureaucrats to make decisions about cutting Medicare payments to doctors if their spending targets are not met:

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 the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015, legislation that eliminates an unfair excise tax that discourages medical innovation:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement on the House’s approval of Trade Promotion Authority language to ensure the Congress has the authority to oversee trade deals introduced by the president, which he was instrumental in helping to enact:

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 the FY16 Defense Appropriations bill, legislation to provide necessary resources to continue essential military efforts abroad:

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 the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015, a bill that brings the United States into compliance with WTO guidelines:

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 H.R. 2577, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:

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 the Commodity End-User Relief Act, a bill to provide relief to businesses in an uncertain global economy:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement on the House’s passage of an annual spending bill to fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice as well as the nation’s top science programs: