Pete Sessions
Republican · TX-17 · U.S. House
Bio
Peter Anderson Sessions is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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Issue profile
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GOPer Gets Truth Bombed About 'Insane, Pedophilic' Trump During C-SPAN CallBless GOP Rep. Pete Sessions' heart as he was forced to sit there like a good soldier as a C-SPAN caller identified as Jack in Silver Spring, Maryland, dropped the mother of all truth bombs on his Texas ass: "Your party has given the power of the presidency t…
Crooksandliars.com · March 26, 2026
Republican Rep. Declines to Defend Trump From Claim He’s a PedophileWhen Texas Representative Pete Sessions went on C-SPAN to take questions from everyday Americans on Wednesday morning, he was probably expecting something a bit more polite than what he got.Instead, the Republican lawmaker received a call from “Jack, in Silve…
The New Republic · March 25, 2026
GOP Rep: Deploying 2,500 Marines To Iran Isn't Really 'Boots On The Ground'Oh wow, thank goodness Texas Republican Rep. Pete Sessions cleared that up—deploying 2,500 Marines to "secure" an island isn't actual combat boots on the ground, it's just... aggressively vacationing with extremely well-armed tourists. Totally different from …
Crooksandliars.com · March 17, 2026
Texas Republican Gives Dumbest Reason Ever For Special Election UpsetThe GOP got curb-stomped in Texas in a solidly red district, and they aren't taking it well, especially the leader of their party: Donald J. Trump. The president endorsed conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss, who outspent machinist union leader Taylor Rehme…
Crooksandliars.com · February 2, 2026
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