Ranking Member Sessions Comments On CBO Score Of Immigration Bill
“This bill guarantees three things: amnesty, increased welfare costs, and lower wages for the U.S. workforce. It would be the biggest setback for poor and middle-class Americans of any legislation Congress has considered in decades.”
Sessions Calls For Welfare Reform Ahead Of Senate Vote On Food Stamp Legislation
“It can no longer be our goal to place as many Americans as possible on welfare support. Instead, the goal must be to help as many Americans as possible achieve financial independence.”
Ranking Member Sessions Welcomes New Staff Director
“We are all sad to see Marcus Peacock leave the Budget Committee and wish him the best of luck in his next adventure. Marcus joined up with us from my first day as Ranking Member, and he has been a source of wise counsel and leadership ever since. His keen judgment proved indispensable during the many high-stakes budget debates of the last two-and-a-half years.”
Sessions Delivers Opening Remarks At Committee Hearing On Economic Growth
“In my view, the key to stronger economic growth starts with removing burdens we impose on work, savings, and investment.”
Sessions Comments On CBO’s Analysis Of President’s FY14 Budget
“The country can certainly find more ways to rein in expansive federal programs, departments, and agencies, yet the President’s plan is to tax more and spend more.”
Sessions Comments On CBO’s Updated Budget Projections
“Rather than having higher taxes chase ever-higher spending, Congress must commit to balancing the budget over the next 10 years through prudent reductions in the growth rate of spending.”
Sessions Comments On New Heritage Foundation Analysis Of Gang Of Eight Plan
“At a time when our nation’s major entitlements are already nearing bankruptcy, we cannot afford to add another $6.3 trillion in long-term net costs to already over-burdened state, local, and federal governments… This bill may be good for the special interests who helped write it. But it’s bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, and fails to serve the national interest.”
Ranking Member Sessions: Gang Of Eight Loopholes Mean Swift Access To Public Aid For Illegal Immigrants
“I hope the Gang’s members will propose or support amendments to address the legislation’s enormous federal costs and to ensure that illegal immigrants will not become dependent on already-burdened state and local benefit programs.”
Ranking Member Sessions Asks CBO To Provide Estimate Of Long-Term Cost Of Immigration Bill
“The legislation would enable millions of illegal immigrants to access federal and state welfare and entitlement programs, with the most significant costs occurring outside the 10-year budget window when they would be eligible for green cards and ultimately citizenship. No lawmaker should vote on this legislation until we have a complete and thorough estimation of the long-term cost.”
Senate Committees Sound Alarm Over Cost Concerns With Gang Immigration Proposal
“It is essential that we have answers to these questions before any legislation is unveiled so that the public can be informed and provide input… As we discovered through several oversight requests from the Agriculture, Budget, and Judiciary Committees, existing federal immigration law designed to protect taxpayers is not enforced by this administration. One of the biggest challenges facing any reform of our nation’s immigration laws is the refusal of this administration to enforce the laws already on the books…
Once the present illegal population receives green cards, they will be eligible under current law for a wide array of federal welfare programs including food stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Medicaid. By their very nature, these programs necessarily represent a net fiscal cost to taxpayers. The long-term costs, and the strain on resources for low-income Americans, could be enormous.”