Sessions Comments On Reid Majority Blocking Amendments To Budget Deal
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement tonight after the Senate voted 46-54 not to table Reid’s amendments that ‘filled the tree’ in order to allow actual amendments to the Ryan-Murray budget deal: “Today, Reid and his majority quashed the ability of any Senator to offeramendments […]
As Senate Cuts Off Debate On Spending Deal, Sessions Discovers Military Retiree Provision Worse Than First Thought
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding a provision in the so-called Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that cuts the pensions of disabled military veterans to fuel much larger spending increases elsewhere: “It has been asserted that the controversial change to military retirees’ pensions […]
Sessions: Point Of Order Loss Would Be A Blow To Minority Rights
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding a provision in the Ryan-Murray spending package that would remove a key protection against future tax-and-spend legislation: “As we near a Senate vote on the spending package that emerged from the House, I remain deeply concerned about […]
Sessions Confirms Spending Deal Would Strip A Key Protection For Senate Minority Rights
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the provision in the Budget Control Act replacement package that removes a crucial budget point of order in the Senate: “My office has received multiple inquiries as to the effect of the Ryan/Murray deal on Senators’ rights […]
Sessions, Senate’s Top GOP Budget Member, Opposes Spending Deal
“A series of concerns, on balance, cause me to be unable to support the legislation produced by Chairman Ryan and Chairman Murray, including: While I favor reorganizing elements of the Budget Control Act to smooth the impact, I do not favor increasing total discretionary spending above what was agreed to over the 10-year BCA period […]
Sessions Asks Obamaphone Fund Managers For Info On Program Costs, Expenses
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, today released a letter that he sent to the acting chief executive officer of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which is the organization responsible for managing the Universal Service Fund used to pay for programs such as Obamaphones. An identical letter was […]
Sessions Questions Taxpayer Handouts To Unprofitable Solar Company
“The financial pressures related to a private company’s survival should not cause the federal government to modify its policies or place additional taxpayer money at risk… There is concern that SolarCity might become the next Solyndra—a company propped on the back of the taxpayers.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget […]
Sessions Issues Remarks On Second Budget Conference Hearing
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following prepared remarks today as the budget conference committee held its second public meeting, at which Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf also testified: “I am once again honored to be joined here today by some of the brightest minds and […]
HHS Reverses Course, Reissues Obamacare Prison Contract To Same No-Bid Company
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services abruptly reversed course and reissued a controversial sole-source contract for a Chicago company to promote the President’s health law to individuals in prisons: “I’m disappointed that the cancellation notice posted […]
Sessions Delivers Opening Statement At First Budget Conference Meeting
“I am honored to be with this distinguished group. In this room are seated some of the most knowledgeable people in our nation on budget, debt, and economic growth. The purpose of a budget is to develop a financial plan for the future of America. It is not easy and our differences are real and […]