Pete Sessions

Dem Rep Accused Of Drinking On The Job By GOP Colleague

Politico | Posted 05.18.2012

One congressman accused another of drinking on the job in the midst of a tense exchange Wednesday night over whether the House would debate an amendme...

Jennifer Bendery

House Republicans Oppose Bill That Would Help Low-Income Moms Stay Home Like Ann Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.19.2012

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans emphatically agree with Mitt Romney that stay-at-home moms work just as hard as anybody in the workforce. But when it ...

Paul Blumenthal

Gingrich Super PAC Donor Moves His Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.16.2012

WASHINGTON -- A super PAC launched to protect the Republican Party majority in the House of Representatives received its biggest infusion of cash to d...

Walsh Gets Fundraising Help From GOP Leadership

Posted 04.12.2012

Despite repeatedly criticizing the "mainstream" Republican party, U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh has accepted some financial help from GOP leaders hoping to keep...

Texas Congressmen Endorse Mitt Romney

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 04.05.2012

Three members of Congress from Texas announced on Thursday they are endorsing Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination, calling into question w...

House GOP Chair Received Discounted Loan

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 03.18.2012

WASHINGTON — The House Republican campaign chairman, Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, has been notified that he received a discounted mortgage from ...

Paul Blumenthal

New Super PAC's Got Boehner's Back

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will soon have another big money vehicle supporting them. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that can rais...

Jordan Howard

Paul Ryan Backs Up Rick Perry: Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 11.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- Speaking on conservative radio on Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) agreed with Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) claim that Social Security is...

Christina Wilkie

NRCC Chair Fundraises on 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 11.12.2011

WASHINGTON -- For most Americans, Sunday was a solemn day of remembrance. For the top House Republican campaigner, Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas), the 10t...

Republican Congressmen Will Push For Balanced Budget Amendment

AP | By ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 10.22.2011

WASHINGTON -- As a "supercommittee" tries to find $1.5 trillion in new deficit cuts this fall, Republicans will be pressing a far more ambitious goal:...

GOP Congressman And Wife Separating After 27 Years

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

DALLAS -- Republican Rep. Pete Sessions, of Texas, says he and his wife of 27 years are separating. The Dallas Morning News reports that 56-year-old ...

House GOP: Eliminate Medicare, Disembowel Medicaid. Next: Social Security

Tom McMahon | Posted 08.13.2011

Tom McMahon

House Republicans don't seem to care that the American people overwhelmingly rejected the idea of Wall Street getting their hands on our guaranteed benefits -- or that privatization would have been a disaster for millions during the financial crisis.

Republicans Call To Privatize Social Security

The Hill | Posted 08.07.2011

House Republicans on Friday introduced legislation that would allow workers to partially opt out of Social Security immediately, and fully opt out aft...

The GOP's Big Texas Gerrymander

The Washington Post | Aaron Blake | Posted 08.02.2011

A new proposed congressional map in Texas goes to surprisingly long lengths to stretch the number of Republican districts in the state's delegation....

Elise Foley

A Freshmen Revolt: GOP Fights For More Spending Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans announced on Thursday that they would seek to cut $100 billion from President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget...

How Much Speech Will We Buy in 2012?

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Jessica Levinson

The 112th Congress is in its infancy, and already we're off to the races fundraising for 2012. Why is it so hard to limit the amount of money in politics?

GOP Congressmen Apologize For Missing Oath

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) have sent out a letter to their GOP colleagues apologizing for the procedural snafu they ...

GOP Congressmen Face Criticism From Watchdog Groups For Skipping Oath For Fundraiser

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Democrats and congressional watchdog groups accused Republicans on Friday of illegally holding a campaign fundraiser in the Capitol...

Ryan Grim

Two House Republicans Violate Constitution With Voting Blunder

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES. WASHINGTON -- Two House Republicans have cast votes as members of the 112th Congress, but were not sworn in on Wednesday, ...

The Republican Swindle About 'Obamacare and Stimulus'

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Cesca

The Republican strategy for this midterm election is simple: Treat voters like easily manipulated hoopleheads. Take Obamacare and the stimulus -- destroying America from within, right?

Amanda Terkel

GOP Ad Attacks Dem Over Bailout Support, Despite 91 Republican Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is out with its first independent expenditure ad of the season, taking aim at Rep. Joe Donnelly...

Democrats Continue To Hammer GOP On Bush Agenda, Launch $28 Million Ad Buy

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled a new web video this week that hammered home an issue introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex...

GOP 'Stop Them' Theme Emerges

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

GOP leaders are expanding their calls for repeal of the new health care law into a broader campaign theme that electing Republicans will provide the "...

Sam Stein

Pete Sessions, NRCC Chair, Stumbles, Turns To Bush Agenda When Asked How GOP Would Cut Deficit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Democrats are gleefully passing around a video clip of Rep. Pete Sessions' (R-Tex.) appearance on "Meet The Press" this Sunday, and for good reason. P...

Pete Sessions, NRCC Chair, With Racial Profiler, Discriminating Doctor

Mike Stark | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Stark

On May 15, Pete Sessions was in Orlando, Florida to rally his troops with several Republicans vying to win the primary for Florida's 8th CD (currently held by Democrat, Alan Grayson).