Senate Budget Committee Passes Pro-Growth Budget Plan, Resolution Heads to Senate Floor
Washington D.C.—Today, the Senate Budget Committee passed the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 by a vote of 12-10 with the support of all the Democrats and Independents on the Committee. The budget resolution now proceeds to the Senate floor. Chairman Patty Murray released the following statement following the vote: “The […]
Senate Democrats’ Tax-And-Spend Plan Grows The Government—Not The Economy
After Four Years, Senate Democrats Stunningly Fail To Identify Reforms, Enriching The Bureaucracy At Workers’ Expense
After Reviewing Murray Budget, Sessions Conveys ‘Deep Disappointment’
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after his initial review of the Murray budget which, if enacted, would be the first Senate Democratic budget in four years: “Four years have passed since the last time Senate’s Democrat majority attempted to pass a budget. Four […]
Sessions Delivers Opening Statement At Committee Meeting To Produce First Senate Democrat Budget In Four Years
“Is it really possible that after four years, the majority has failed to identify any reforms? That all we have is just a tax-and-spend budget that makes no alteration to our dangerous debt course? Does the majority believe the government is perfect and requires no reform? … Is the Budget Committee of the United States […]
After Four Years, Senate Democrats Have Obligation To Present Budget Free Of Gimmicks
“After four years of defying their statutory responsibility to lay out a financial plan for the nation, Senate Democrats have relented and announced they will draft and introduce a budget this year. The nation’s debt has climbed to $16.7 trillion since then—greater than the size of the entire economy—so it is essential that their budget be an honest one that changes our debt course, not a plan full of gimmicks.”
Sessions Delivers Weekly Republican Address
“We need to grow the economy—not the government… Government has never been bigger or more out of control. They say there is no problem with waste, fraud, and abuse; they say the problem is you; they say you are not sending them enough money; they say they have wisely spent every penny. So, you must […]
Sessions, Ryan Call For Halt On Taxpayer Funding For Risky High-Speed Rail Project
“We are deeply troubled by the prospects of subsidizing another costly, wasteful, and risky high-speed rail project, particularly when our nation is facing a debt crisis that threatens the well-being of the current and future generations of Americans… We would urge the Administration to reject the XpressWest loan application and to direct its available RRIF […]
Sessions Comments On Nomination Of New OMB Director
“The Director must lead an effort to make government leaner and more efficient, and must be committed to providing honest and accurate information on the dangerous financial condition of our country.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding President Obama’s nomination of Sylvia Burwell […]
Sessions: Data In New State Dept. Letter Further Proves Immigrant Welfare Prohibition Being Ignored
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding newly released data from the State Department demonstrating that only 0.0033 percent of net applications for admission to the United States were denied on “public charge” grounds in 2011, despite the federal law prohibiting admission of any […]
Sessions: Fed Workers Should Have Opportunity To Find Budget Savings
“[Federal] workers know firsthand how much waste and inefficiency exists in the government. Our Budget Committee office will look for a way to solicit federal employees to send suggestions for how to save money in their departments, agencies, and divisions. What is better? To furlough someone or to empower them to make their office more […]