Jeff Sessions

Immigration deformed

2013-05-04 04:00:00

There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children? "Yes," she said, "just not these five." That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's...

Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

The flimsy case against Thomas Perez

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy....

Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department

2013-03-18 17:07:00

Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...

Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control

2013-01-30 16:11:00

Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...

Obama ignores Medicare's plight

2012-08-24 00:00:00

With all the political drama going on concerning Medicare from both parties, it baffles me that President Barack Obama has ignored his legal responsibilities regarding the "Medicare trigger." That trigger (covered under Section 1105 of Title 31 of the U....

Severe weather renews climate-change talks in Washington, Annapolis

2012-08-02 16:54:00

Policies to change building codes in flood plains and on shorelines, construct offshore wind turbines and manage suburban sprawl could gain political traction, officials hope, as recent extreme weather renews a conversation on climate change in Maryland...

Obama proposes 'modest' federal pay raise

2012-01-06 17:44:19

The White House has proposed a modest half-percent pay raise for civilian federal employees beginning next year — a move that would affect thousands of Maryland workers. If the across-the-board raise is approved by Congress, it would end a 2-year-...

A president under siege throws down the gauntlet

2005-11-01 00:00:00

WASHINGTON // At a crucial moment for his leadership, President Bush has picked a fight he was trying to avoid. Last month, Bush was deemed too weak politically to risk a pitched battle with Democrats as he fills the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day...

Nomination must go before the Senate Judiciary Committee

2005-07-20 05:34:26

REPUBLICANS Chairman: Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Elected to a fifth term in November, Specter, 75, had to fight to win the committee gavel after conservatives blasted him for his remarks that President Bush might have a hard time getting anti-...

Work-visa limit snags Shore employers

2005-01-24 00:00:00

For the first time in more than a decade, many Maryland businesses are warning that there won't be anyone to pick the crabs, shuck the oysters or trim the hedges. Thousands of temporary workers essential to keeping many summer industries humming will not...

Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate

2013-05-21 23:01:00

WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...

Senate Budget Committee ranking minority member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), (L), and Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) read a copy of U.S. President Barack Obama 's Fiscal Year 2013 budget with a piece of paper with "Debt on Arrival" written on it at a news conference on

2012-02-13 00:00:00

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz left, speaks with Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H center, and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) before a Capitol news conference on pending healthcare legislation. The Senate is expected to vote on final passage of its national healthcare bill on Christmas Eve.

2009-12-23 00:00:00

Ranking member of the committee Jeff Sessions , at right, talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during a markup and vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

2009-07-28 14:06:25