“Your failure to respond to our oversight request is deeply troubling, and suggests that your Department is attempting to conceal information from the American people.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL),
Jeff Sessions
It’s Not Really A Farm Bill
“Spending on food stamps has always increased steadily, but over the last decade it has exploded… Under President Obama, this trend has accelerated. Between January 2009 and June 2012, America
U.S. Debt Per Household Up $80,000 Over Past Decade
Under President Obama’s budget policies, debt per household will reach $191,000 in 2022. His plan received zero votes in either the House and the Senate. The last time a budget
Inspector General: Tax Payments To Illegal Aliens Quadrupled In 5 Years
Ranking Member Sessions has raised concerns in recent weeks about the nature of welfare and other financial assistance provided to non-citizens, including those in the country illegally. The
Over 100 Million People In U.S. Now Receiving Some Form Of Federal Welfare
The federal government administers nearly 80 different overlapping federal means-tested welfare programs. Social Security and Medicare are not part of this category and not included in the figures in
Sessions: President’s Updated Budget Shows Need For Ad To Be Pulled
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today about President Obama’s mid-year budget update, which is required by law to be
VIDEO: ICE Union Chief: Agents Face Threat Of Pink Slips If They Enforce The Law
“The Administration’s new policies do not provide officers with new options or increased flexibility, but instead order officers not to enforce laws and not to take enforcement actions against specific
In Letter, Sessions Challenges President To Act on Gas Prices, Rejects ‘Defeatist’ View
“I reject the defeatist view that says the nation that won two world wars, pioneered space travel, and overcame the Soviet Empire is now helpless in the face of high
Obama’s Tax Hikes Go To New Spending, Not Deficit Reduction
President Obama and the Senate’s Democrat majority have consistently called for higher taxes, rather than spending control, in order to achieve deficit reduction. Indeed, President Obama’s budget contains nearly $2