Call on Sebelius to Provide Key CLASS Act Documents
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide key documents regarding the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act that were drafted prior to the passage of the […]
Are Experts Who Call On U.S. To Curb Rising Debt ‘Extreme’ Too?
“Is the debate over spending just another Republican and Democrat squabble? Is it just an attempt to gain political advantage? Sound and fury signifying nothing? The answer is a resounding ‘no.’ We are spending money we don’t have in amounts dramatically greater than in any time in our history… If we act decisively now […]
Sessions Applauds House Republican Budget, Reprimands Irresponsibility Of Democrat Leaders
“The contrast between [the House Republican] plan, and the failure of the Democrats who run the Senate and White House, is extraordinary.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, made the following statement today after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released the FY 2012 House Budget Resolution: “There […]
Sessions Calls On President To Withdraw Controversial Budget Nominee
“I must oppose this nomination and renew my call for the president to stop obstructing the efforts to prevent our looming debt crisis and start leading—beginning with the withdrawal of Ms. Higginbottom and the appointment of a qualified nominee.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, made the following […]
Sessions Responds To Latest Developments On Spending Negotiations, Potential Shutdown
“[The House’s] reductions in spending are a crucial first step towards getting our fiscal house in order. But President Obama and the Democrat-led Senate have so far refused to take even this first step towards fiscal sanity… Instead, Democrat leaders have resorted to exaggerated, dishonest doomsday predictions about what would happen if we cut government […]
This Has Always Been A Debate About Spending—And The American People Get It
“Not only are Democrat leaders resisting change, they are attacking—even savaging—the good and decent people who are calling for change… This has never been a debate about ‘riders.’ It has always been a debate about spending. And that debate is just getting started. We are going to fight to cut spending and strengthen our country […]
Sessions Calls on President to Submit New, Concrete Budget Plan to Congress
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today following the announcement that the President will deliver a speech this week on deficit reduction: “The President recently submitted a budget to Congress that was the most irresponsible spending plan any President has ever put forward. Today’s […]
Sessions Responds to President’s Speech: ‘Vision’ Presented Was Big Government
“We are told the president was presenting a ‘vision.’ But the Budget Act requires the submission of a budget, not a vision. If the president wishes to alter his previous budget then he should submit a plan to Congress that can be scored, reviewed, and analyzed… My fear is that the president’s ‘vision’ is to […]
Casting Vote For Spending Cut, Sessions Says It’s ‘Beginning Of Beginning’ Of Budget Fight
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, made the following comments today after voting in support of a bill to fund the government for the rest of the year while reducing spending by $38.5 billion: “This is just the beginning of the beginning of the fight. The nearly $40 […]
Budget Committee Republicans Ask Obama To Submit New Budget By May 15
WASHINGTON—All 11 Republicans on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee sent a letter to President Obama asking that, in light of his Wednesday speech on deficit reduction, he submit a new, revised budget to Congress as part of the statutorily mandated Mid-Session Review. Upon the letter’s release, Ranking Member Sessions made the following comment: “The president’s […]