Press Releases

Congress Must Act to Provide Relief to Western Communities

Jul 16, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement following the House’s passage of a bill to provide drought relief to states in the Western United States, mainly California:

Sessions Applauds Passage of Highway Funding Act

Jul 15, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement following the House’s passage of a spending measure to fund federal surface and hazardous materials transportation programs through December 18, 2015:

Sessions Calls Passage of 21st Century Cures Act a “Historic Opportunity” to Modernize Health Care Infrastructure

Jul 10, 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 support of the 21^st Century Cures Act, an effort led by House Republicans to modernize and personalize health care, encourage innovation, support research and streamline drug and device approval, which passed the House: