Sessions: White House Must End Its Violation Of Federal Medicare Law
“In order to properly review this nomination, Congress must have detailed information about Mr. Lew’s complicity in the violation of federal law, as well as a legislative proposal that would bring the Administration into compliance and take Medicare off its course to disaster.”
Sessions Comments On Jack Lew’s Role In Violating Federal Law
“The Secretary of the Treasury is the premier financial post in government and our financial ambassador to the world. How can we place in that post a man who has consistently placed his own partisan interests above the financial well-being of our constituents?”
Committee GOP Launches Inquiry On Jack Lew’s Complicity In Violating Federal Law
“We therefore request the following submissions be sent to Congress so that we may properly consider Mr. Lew’s nomination: 1. A detailed legislative proposal responsive to the latest Medicare funding warning to bring the administration into compliance with federal law; 2. All documents, electronic or otherwise, received, reviewed or authored by Mr. Lew regarding responding to Medicare funding warnings during his most recent tenure at the Office of Management and Budget.”
Sessions Confronts Democrat Leaders On Budget Games; Senate ‘Failing Miserably’ To Do Its Job
“Paul Ryan is leading. Speaker Boehner is leading. House Republicans are leading. But Senate Democrats, who control this chamber—who asked for this job—are refusing to allow a budget to move forward. They are refusing to share with the American people the contents of the plan they crafted behind closed doors—a plan they claim exists. “I […]
Sessions Comments On Majority Relenting, Promising Senate Budget Mark-Up And Regular Order
“To compel Senate action I have introduced legislation, blocked recess, and encouraged the use of the debt ceiling as leverage. Now, with their pay threatened, and long-simmering public anger growing, Senate Democrats have suddenly seen the light.”
Sessions Comments On House Effort To Force Senate To Pass A Budget
“The House must be steadfast. It is unthinkable that Senator Reid and Chairman Murray would put the nation through turmoil because they refuse to do their moral and statutory duty to produce a budget… It will not be easy because the challenge is great—and has become greater each year as a result of inaction by […]
Budget Committee Republicans To Murray: Production Of Budget ‘Prerequisite’ Of Fiscal Reform
“The suggested schedule we offer below would result in regular meetings and a timeline that leads to the completion of a budget resolution in accordance with the statutory requirements… We believe that work on a Senate budget is an essential prerequisite of any fiscal reform that takes place this year.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), […]
Sessions Comments On Projected 80 Percent Growth In Welfare Spending
“We must return to the moral principles of the 1996 reform… It is through that prism that we should consider reforms to our welfare programs, ensure resources are targeted to those in genuine need, and help more people transition from dependence to independence.”
Budget Cmte. Ranking Member Announces Opposition To Jack Lew Nomination
“We need a Secretary of Treasury that the American people, the Congress, and the world will know is up to the task of getting America on the path to prosperity not the path to decline. Jack Lew is not that man.”
Sessions Welcomes New Members To Budget Committee
“I look forward to working with my colleagues to tackle our nation’s most pressing problem: the rapid accumulation of debt driven by massive government spending… I hope our new Chairman will bring up a budget as required by law… This should be a prerequisite for any reforms that are tackled this year.”