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      <excerpt> ... National Republican Congressional Committee. The NRSC is chaired by Texas Senator John Cornyn and the NRCC is chaired by Texas Congressman Pete Sessions. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> and National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Pete Sessions (Texas). Rep. Mike Simpson (R), who represents Idaho&amp;#39;s 2nd district, also is listed ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) has drawn opposition in the March primary. David Smith, a corporate accountant and TEA (Taxed Enough Already? ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...vote on raising the nation&#8217;s debt ceiling. 27 other House Republicans have joined with Lance in his efforts, including Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas). &#8220;I will vote against a needed increase in the limit the </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Mon Nov 23 2009 10:17. I was actually responding to the staff editorial from November 10th, &amp;quot;women should not be compared to smokers&amp;quot;. It should read: it wasn&amp;#39;t incorrect in the way Representative Pete Sessions (R-Texas) meant it. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>6 hours ago. Pour Me Another Suburban &amp;middot; As you were promised.... - Recently I attended a town hall meeting, because that&amp;#39;s what Republicans like to do. Congressman Pete Sessions was discussing the hot topic of health care,... 1 day ago ...</excerpt>
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