Sessions Writes Colleagues Ahead Of Tonight’s Vote On How 1,200-Page Substitute Will Reduce Wages
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following letter sent today to his Senate colleagues in both parties discussing how the doubling of guest workers and large increase in low-skill future immigration will adversely impact wages, particularly for lower-income Americans: “Dear Colleague, Wages for working Americans have been […]
Sessions: CBO Immigration Report Shows On-Budget Deficits Going Up, Not Down
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today correcting an erroneous characterization of the Congressional Budget Office score of S.744, the Gang of Eight immigration bill: “The CBO report unequivocally finds that even over the first 10 years of the bill (a period when many welfare […]
Ranking Member Sessions Comments On CBO Score Of Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s new estimate of the deficit impact of S. 744, the Gang of Eight immigration bill: “The bill’s drafters relied on the same scoring gimmicks used by the Obamacare drafters to conceal its true […]
Sessions Calls For Welfare Reform Ahead Of Senate Vote On Food Stamp Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate farm bill, of which 80 percent goes to the food stamp program: “A shocking 80 percent of the farm bill’s spending now goes to food stamps. This has been the fastest growing major federal program […]
Ranking Member Sessions Welcomes New Staff Director
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today welcoming the Committee’s new minority staff director: “We are all sad to see Marcus Peacock leave the Budget Committee and wish him the best of luck in his next adventure. Marcus joined up with us from my first […]
Sessions Delivers Opening Remarks At Committee Hearing On Economic Growth
“In my view, the key to stronger economic growth starts with removing burdens we impose on work, savings, and investment.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered an opening statement today at a Committee hearing on supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through tax reform. His remarks, as […]
Sessions Comments On CBO’s Analysis Of President’s FY14 Budget
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s re-estimate of President Obama’s FY 2014 budget submission: “The new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office confirms, once again, that President Obama’s financial vision of the country is dangerously unsustainable. According to CBO […]
Sessions Comments On CBO’s Updated Budget Projections
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the May baseline update from the Congressional Budget Office: “CBO’s baseline update, while providing some favorable change in deficit estimates, shows that the nation still faces a serious long-term problem. After temporary improvement, deficits begin a relentless […]
Sessions Comments On New Heritage Foundation Analysis Of Gang Of Eight Plan
“At a time when our nation’s major entitlements are already nearing bankruptcy, we cannot afford to add another $6.3 trillion in long-term net costs to already over-burdened state, local, and federal governments… This bill may be good for the special interests who helped write it. But it’s bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, and fails […]
Ranking Member Sessions: Gang Of Eight Loopholes Mean Swift Access To Public Aid For Illegal Immigrants
“I hope the Gang’s members will propose or support amendments to address the legislation’s enormous federal costs and to ensure that illegal immigrants will not become dependent on already-burdened state and local benefit programs.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding a number of […]