Sessions: There Is No Obama-Geithner Plan
“Until this fantasy ‘plan’ from a secret meeting is made public and scored by the Congressional Budget Office it does not exist… It is a distraction that allows the White House to continue to run out the clock so it can have maximal leverage to force through a bad deal in the last minutes before […]
Sessions Delivers Remarks On Folly Of Secret Fiscal Negotiations
“Insofar as I can see, a tax-and-spend policy remains [President Obama’s] goal today. The White House isn’t planning to raise taxes to reduce the deficit, but to grow the government. I don’t believe Congress will accept such a deal if that is what is being discussed… Shouldn’t the President of the United States, the only […]
Sessions Comments On Senate Sustaining Point Of Order On Tester Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after the Senate voted to uphold a budget point of order he raised against the sportsmen’s bill, which violated budget levels agreed to by Congress and the President: “I’m pleased my colleagues agreed that the Senate should abide […]
Sessions Corrects Reid, Durbin: Treasury Borrows Money To Repay Social Security So It Can Pay Recipients
“While Social Security trustees can correctly say that the money they loaned to the Treasury is theirs to draw upon, the Treasury—already in debt and without reserves—cannot deny that it is right now borrowing money from the United States and the world to pay that obligation.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the […]
Sessions: DHS Must Remove Welfare Promotions For New Immigrants
“Federal law prohibits the granting of visas to those likely to be welfare reliant, yet DHS actively promotes these benefits to millions of new arrivals every year. DHS knows this, which is perhaps why they refuse to comply with an oversight request on this very issue from the Ranking Members of four Senate Committees… DHS […]
Sessions Rebukes Secret Fiscal Cliff Talks; Warns Against 11th Hour Deal That Bypasses American People
“Secrecy cements the status quo: more spending, more debt, more runaway government. It is the enemy of accountability, change, and reform… That is why I am calling upon our leaders to guarantee that any plan to avert the fiscal cliff has one full week on the Senate floor with open amendment and debate.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. […]
Ranking Member Sessions Congratulates Murray On Chairmanship; Calls For Action On Budget
“I hope to work with Senator Murray to find common ground… The Senate is supposed to be the world’s great deliberative body… Enough secret meetings and last-minute backroom deals. The Budget Committee should do its job, as the law requires, in the full, open, and public light of day. I hope Senator Murray will make […]
Sessions Reacts To President On Fiscal Cliff, Stresses Importance Of Welfare Reform In Fixing Entitlements
“Real entitlement reform requires welfare reform. A modest reduction in growth, along with improved standards and work requirements, can produce substantial savings and ensure resources are targeted to those in need.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today in response to comments by President Obama […]
Sessions: Welfare Reform Must Be Part Of Fiscal Reform
“Experts on both sides of the aisle agree that we need a bare minimum of $4 trillion in deficit reduction over ten years… There is the potential to achieve one quarter of [these savings] through welfare reform… Amazingly, welfare—the largest budget item—has been largely exempt from discussions of fiscal reform. A modest reduction in growth, […]
Under Obama, Food Stamp Growth 75 Times Greater Than Job Creation
The employment rolls have thus grown by 0.15 percent and the food stamp rolls have grown by 46 percent, meaning that for every one American who found a job, 75 Americans signed up for food stamps.