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Republican (1854-present)

Pete Sessions

A proven conservative leader, Congressman Pete Sessions has combined hard work, innovative thinking, and common-sense principles to successfully serve Texas in Congress for 23-years.

Born and raised in Waco, Pete attended Waco public schools until the ninth grade, playing sports, becoming an Eagle Scout, and throwing newspapers for the Waco Tribune-Herald. Pete left Waco when his family moved to Washington D.C., where his father began his career at the Department of Justice. 

As his father Bill Sessions (Baylor BA and JD) rose from the Department of Justice to U.S. Attorney, then Federal Judge and finally to Director of the FBI, he impressed upon Pete a sense of duty and integrity for all positions of public service—elected and unelected. 

Veterans

We can never do enough to repay the sacrifices made by the brave patriots who served in our nation’s armed forces. American veterans deserve our deepest appreciation and respect. They represent our best and brightest, an all-volunteer force serving with honor and distinction under the most difficult of circumstances. They and their families make daily sacrifices that the rest of us cannot begin to comprehend, and all to the benefit of our way of life and our cherished freedom.

One of my top priorities is ensuring that our nation’s military service veterans receive the benefits and care that they need. Since I was first elected to Congress, I have sought to increase choice and expand access to private health care for veterans, increase veteran disability compensation and care, and improve veterans job access. As a matter of fact, I am proud to say that I recently introduced H.R. 6421, the Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act, on July 18, 2018 which would fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other causes of severe vision impairment. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimated in 2016 that over 1 million U.S. veterans are blind or visually impaired. We need to do everything we can to help our veterans who are blind or visually impaired improve their level of functioning.

You may be interested to know that I am also a co-sponsor of the following legislation:

  • H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act of 2017, was introduced by Congressman David Roe (R-TN). I am a proud co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation which would provide the VA Secretary increased flexibility to remove, demote, or suspend any VA employee for performance or misconduct. I am also pleased to say that this legislation passed the House of Representatives in March 2017 with my support and is under consideration in the U.S. Senate.
  • H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, was introduced by Congressman David Valadao (R-CA). I am a proud co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation which would grant presumptive Agent Orange exposure status to U.S. service members who served in the territorial seas of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This would enable eligible veterans to receive expedited consideration for Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits if they suffer from any of the diseases the U.S. Government has linked to Agent Orange. I am also pleased to say that this legislation passed the House of Representatives on June 25, 2018 with my support and is under consideration in the U.S. Senate.

While I am proud of the great strides we have made to support our veterans during the 115th Congress, we will never fully repay these brave men and women for their sacrifice to our great nation. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to further build support for our nation’s veterans. For more information concerning work and views related to Veterans issues, please contact our office.