Pete Sessions

Mr. SESSIONS

Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the Speaker. Madam Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Dallas, Texas (Mr. Hensarling).

Mr. SESSIONS. I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas.

Mr. SESSIONS. I did not suggest that at all.

Mr. SESSIONS. I will be point blank to the gentlewoman. The gentlewoman said, We are headed to a recession like 1929.

Mr. SESSIONS. And that is not a true statement.

Mr. SESSIONS. It's not a true statement.

Mr. SESSIONS. We have not blown through any sort of recession.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Price).

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for 17 months this new Democrat majority has led this country down their pathway of what they want, higher taxes, more spending, which has resulted in the gasoline crisis that we have today by cutting off supplies that would come to make America energy independent. And here we are now with a housing crisis. After all the years that we've had a growing economy, no wonder our country's in trouble. The new Democrat majority has taken over. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from San Dimas, California, the ranking member of the Rules Committee, Mr. Dreier.

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama, the ranking member of the committee, Mr. Bachus.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, my good friends on the other side need to bone up on their language, I believe. A recession is confirmed when there are two quarters where the economy is down. We have not even reached that point yet, and yet already we find out on the floor that the Democrat Party is willing to say we're in a complete crash equal to 1929. My gosh. Let's at least tell the American people the truth. We can get over the problems that we have in this country, but let's not make things worse than what they already are. Let's not lie to the American people. Let's tell them the truth. Let's provide leadership. Let's show them the right way. Let's have an open bill. Let's get the things done that need to be done.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer), a member of the Committee on Financial Services.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart).

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I would like to inquire of my colleague if he has any additional speakers. I have one additional speaker, then our close.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, at this time I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence). (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I want to inquire of my colleague if he has any additional speakers or where he is in that process, as I am to close the next time I use my time.

Mr. SESSIONS

Mr. SESSIONS. I understand that this procedure that we are going through is known as Calendar Wednesday. Is it correct that any bill reported by a committee and placed on the Union or House Calendar could have been called up by the chairman as the committee name was read?

Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 3236, introduced by Congressman Boucher of Virginia, to promote energy efficiency improvements in buildings and appliances was reported by the Energy and Commerce Committee on August 3, 2007, and placed on the Union Calendar. Would it be possible for Mr. Dingell, the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, to call up this bill under his committee's jurisdiction to help the Speaker to implement her secret plan to reduce gas prices by diverting less of America's energy supply to buildings and appliances, or for any other membership of the Democrat majority to help their leadership to call up the bill?

Mr. SESSIONS. Further point of parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. SESSIONS. Is it in order for any Member of the majority to call up H.R. 3239, also introduced by Mr. Boucher of Virginia and also available on the Union Calendar, to promote advancing plug-in hybrid vehicles and vehicle components through loan guarantees and grants, and if this would help the Speaker to implement her secret plan by reducing the demand for gasoline and bringing down the prices that have skyrocketed under this Democrat leadership?

Mr. SESSIONS. Final point of parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. SESSIONS. Under the rules of Calendar Wednesday, is it in order for any Member of this body, including Speaker Pelosi, to call up H. Res. 1135, legislation drafted by Congressman Dean Heller of Nevada, which would call on Speaker Pelosi to reveal her secret commonsense plan to bring down gas prices since it's obviously not contained in the ``no energy'' energy bill passed by the Congress last December?

Mr. SESSIONS. So in other words, Mr. Speaker, what you're saying is that the committee chairman and the Speaker have the ability to call up any bill that has been reported out.

Mr. SESSIONS

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.