Honorable Pete Sessions
United States Representative, Texas, Republican
Representative Sessions, of the Thirty-Second District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He was District Manager for Southwest Bell Telephone Company from 1978 to 1993 and Vice President, Public Policy, for the National Center for Policy Analysis from 1994 to 1995. He serves on the Rules Committee. The following is from the July 17, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 6515, the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act. I rise in strong opposition to this rule, which is a cynical attempt to provide political cover for Members of this body who have…
