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Senator Jefferson 'Jeff' Beauregard Sessions III's Public Statements on Military Personnel

Jeff Sessions III
Full Name: Jefferson 'Jeff' Beauregard Sessions III
Office: U.S. Senate (AL) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Blackshear; 3 Children: Mary, Ruth, Sam
Birth Date: 12/24/1946
Birth Place: Selma, AL
Home City: Mobile, AL
Religion: Methodist

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March 9, 2012 Sessions Comments on Exchange with Defense Secy and Claim that 'International Permission' Provides 'Legal Basis' for US Military Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
July 12, 2011 Letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Washington DC
June 6, 2011 Executive Session Washington, DC
March 31, 2011 Libya Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2010 Democrat Leaders Continue Push for Mass Amnesty Unknown
Sept. 29, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General Washington, DC
Aug. 5, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Aug. 4, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Aug. 4, 2010 Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court--Continued Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2010 Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court--Continued Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
July 20, 2010 Sessions Lays Out Case against Kagan at Committee Meeting Washington, DC
July 19, 2010 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010--Resumed Washington, DC
June 29, 2010 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript Unknown
June 29, 2010 PBS "Newshour" - Transcript Unknown
June 21, 2010 Sessions: White House Misleading Public on DOD Documents, Kagan's Harvard Record Washington, DC
June 21, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
June 16, 2010 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010--Continued Washington, DC
June 15, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Nomination of James Cole Washington, DC
May 24, 2010 Kagan Nomination Washington, DC
May 4, 2010 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010--Continued Washington, DC
April 14, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee: Testimony of Attorney General Eric Holder Washington, DC
March 26, 2010 Sessions Responds to Misleading DoJ Terror Stats Washington, DC
March 5, 2010 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 Washington, DC
March 5, 2010 Sessions Reacts to Reports 9/11 Terrorists may be given Military Tribunal Washington, DC
Feb. 11, 2010 Terrorist Trials Washington, DC
Jan. 29, 2010 Sessions Renews Call for Military Trial for 9/11 Terrorists Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2009 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Nov. 5, 2009 Sessions Supports Graham Amendment Washington, D.C.
Oct. 30, 2009 Failure in the Justice System Washington, DC
July 24, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Washington, DC
July 20, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
June 17, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Justice Department Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Press Conference With Senate Republicans - Senate Vote On Funds For Guantanamo Closure Washington, DC
May 7, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Committee On Armed Services - The Report Of The Congressional Commission On The Strategic Posture Of The United States Washington, DC
March 25, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
March 24, 2009 Hearing of the Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee - "Abusive Credit Card Practices and Bankruptcy" Washington, DC
March 19, 2009 Executive Session Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 Panel I Of A Joint Hearing Of The Crime And Drugs Subcommittee Of The Senate Judiciary Committee And The Senate Caucus On International Narcotics Control Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Armed Services Committee Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2008 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Washington, DC
July 11, 2008 American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Washington, DC
May 14, 2008 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 Washington, DC
April 10, 2008 Sessions Comments on Bush's Announcement on Shortened Military Deployments Washington, DC

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