Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-Dallas), a Member of House Republican Leadership, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “In tonight’s address, the American people heard more of the same from President Obama – another speech heavy on empty rhetoric touting his commitment to fiscal responsibility and job creation, but light on solutions to the problems Americans face. Unfortunately for struggling families and small businesses, the President’s record proves that his policies have only made our economy worse."
Good morning and thank you for coming to our first Subcommittee hearing of the 112th Congress. I would like to welcome Ranking Member Hastings and thank him for his continued assistance as this Subcommittee moves forward with hearings. I would also like to thank Chairman Dreier who is an energetic proponent for biennial budgeting, and is the sponsor of the measure we will be considering today. I hope he finds this hearing informative.
Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-Dallas), a Member of House Republican Leadership, today released the following statement regarding the failure of the Senate to offer a budget plan in 1,000 days: “With our national debt over $15 trillion and rising, it is simply unacceptable and reckless that the Democrat-controlled Senate has failed to produce a budget in 1,000 days. The Senate's abandonment of a budget plan is a missed opportunity to finally rein in government spending and put our nation on a path towards economic recovery. As a result of no proper framework to manage our nation’s spending, American taxpayers have witnessed the largest budget deficits in U.S. history over the past three years."
Last week, I was proud to receive the “Champion of Healthcare Innovation” award from the Healthcare Leadership Council for the third consecutive year. The Healthcare Leadership Council hosts an annual Healthcare Innovations Expo on Capitol Hill to give Members and staff the opportunity to view the latest state-of-the-art technologies and innovative practices.
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the 2,300 page financial overhaul that brought forth an explosion of regulations on the financial services sector and hastily commissioned agencies to enforce these regulations. 300 regulations, 2,600 additional bureaucrats and $2.9 billion later, the American people are still looking for jobs, still applying for loans and still waiting for economic recovery that allows them to have confidence in the future.
The Club for Growth, an organization committed to pro-growth economic legislation, has recently released its congressional scorecard from 2010 concerning each member’s voting record. I am privileged to have earned the Defender of Economic Freedom award once again, scoring 97% for my record in supporting pro-growth economic policies in Congress. Club for Growth produces the rating by means of a comprehensive examination of each member’s record on pro-growth policies including, but not limited to legislative actions to lower marginal income tax rates, cuts and limits to government spending, expanding free trade and promoting school choice.