Sessions Issues Statement On Conrad’s Planned Mark-Up, Reid’s Decision To Block Budget From Floor
“I hope Chairman Conrad will join me in calling upon his party’s leadership to ensure that a budget is very soon brought to the floor for consideration, amendment, and debate from the entire Senate and in the full view of the American people.”
Sessions Responds To President’s Budget Speech, $17 Trillion In New Health Law Obligations
“President Obama might have more credibility on these matters were his plan not rejected 0-414 in the House and, the year before, 0-97 in the Senate. President Obama would also enjoy more fiscal credibility if he spent less time assailing the House and more time encouraging the Senate’s Democrat Majority to comply with the law requiring them to write a budget and pass it on the floor—something they’ve refused to do for three straight years.”
Sessions: Health Law’s Unfunded Obligations More Than Double That Of Social Security
“At a time when we should be trying to shore up Medicare and Social Security, this health law adds an entirely new obligation—one we cannot pay for—and puts the entire financing of the United States government in jeopardy… We don’t have another $17 trillion in unfunded liabilities that we can add to our account.”
Sessions Contrasts House, Senate Budget Action; Says Reid ‘Determined To Avoid’ Votes On Health Law
“As President Obama once said, a budget serves as ‘an economic blueprint for this nation’s future.’ Where is the blueprint from the party given the high honor of leading this Chamber?”
Sessions Issues Statement On 2nd Anniversary Of President’s Health Law
“This bill is unpopular, unaffordable, and unconstitutional. It must be repealed.”
Sessions: A Senate Republican Majority Would Pass A Budget
“[The House] presented an honest plan to control wasteful Washington spending, restore Medicare to safety, and grow the middle class—not the government… The Senate’s Democrat majority [is going] three straight years without offering a budget… In so doing, Senate Democrats forfeited their claim on leadership. Should voters give Republicans the privilege of a majority in the Senate next year, we will work with our colleagues in the House to finally pass a congressional budget plan.”
Sessions’ Remarks At House Press Conference Unveiling Their FY13 Budget Plan
“House Republicans… have courageously, intelligently, and responsibly laid out a new plan for America’s future… [Senate Democrats] have refused to offer a budget for now three straight years now… The Senate’s Democratic majority has forfeited their claim to leadership for America.”
Sessions Calls Out Schumer, Dem Leaders For Brazen Political Ploys
“Washington Democrats must think themselves very clever… they have shamelessly shifted the conversation from… very real dangers to the phantom controversies that exist only in their imagination. They are desperate to distract from a record that they cannot defend.”
Sessions Comments On CBO Revelation Of Growing Price Tag For President’s Health Law
“President Obama told the American people his health law would cost around $900 billion over 10 years, but CBO’s numbers reveal that we will spend more than $1.75 trillion on only the coverage provisions over just 9 years… The fact that the outlook for the law continues to worsen so rapidly, even before it is implemented, is ominous.”
As Deadline Nears, Budget Republicans Urge Prompt Scheduling Of Mark-up
“Changing our debt trajectory will require the full and vigorous participation of all members of the Budget Committee, and the Senate at large. The necessary first step in that process is for us to begin a public mark-up as soon as possible.”