Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON DC U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) Chairman of the House Rules Committee today released the following statement regarding House passage of Senate Amendment to H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015:
Today the House passed legislation that prevents a government shutdown and provides discretionary funding for the vast majority of the federal government through September 2015. While it is far from perfect this legislation includes a number of important Republican priorities including significant cuts to the EPA and IRS.
Additionally this bill funds the Department of Homeland Security which would provide for much of the Presidents immigration plan at existing levels only into the beginning of next year. Then Republicans will control both the House and the Senate next Congress and will be in a much stronger position to fight the Presidents executive overreach on immigration. That is why I fought to ensure that the House Rules Committee will allow for a vote on the House floor in January on a measure to block the Presidents executive amnesty plan.
I remain strongly opposed to the Presidents unconstitutional executive amnesty and I look forward to strategically fighting against his amnesty plan early next month in the beginning of the new Congress."
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON DC U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) Chairman of the House Rules Committee today released the following statement regarding House passage of Senate Amendment to H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015:
Today the House passed legislation that prevents a government shutdown and provides discretionary funding for the vast majority of the federal government through September 2015. While it is far from perfect this legislation includes a number of important Republican priorities including significant cuts to the EPA and IRS.
Additionally this bill funds the Department of Homeland Security which would provide for much of the Presidents immigration plan at existing levels only into the beginning of next year. Then Republicans will control both the House and the Senate next Congress and will be in a much stronger position to fight the Presidents executive overreach on immigration. That is why I fought to ensure that the House Rules Committee will allow for a vote on the House floor in January on a measure to block the Presidents executive amnesty plan.
I remain strongly opposed to the Presidents unconstitutional executive amnesty and I look forward to strategically fighting against his amnesty plan early next month in the beginning of the new Congress."
