Pete Sessions
No current position located for Sessions on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel: his 2024 statements trace to another member’s account. In 2022 he announced U.S. funding for Israeli missile defence, including $108 million for Iron Dome.
Sessions represents Texas’s 17th District and is running for re-election.
His most concrete act on what America sends is also his oldest. A statement of March 14, 2022 on funding secured in the FY2022 budget highlights U.S. money for Israeli defence programmes, including $108 million for Iron Dome and $62 million for the Arrow 3 upper tier system. That predates October 2023, so the card carries it as dated history.
The first search reports two statements from March 12, 2024, after a meeting with AIPAC: that the United States "must never waver in our commitment to one of our closest allies", and "I stand with Israel, no ifs, ands, or buts". The only source page it attached for that material is a Facebook post from Rep. Tony Gonzales’s account, which is a different member of Congress. Both statements are excluded.
What remains in the current window is characterization rather than aid. In February 2024 he described the forces opposing Israel as "pure evil" and said Americans must speak with clarity in support of the Jewish people. In August 2026 he argued that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan should come to the table to negotiate stability with Iran.
His 2021 statements and his antisemitism resolution predate the current window, and one further statement of his sits on the research page. His recorded votes and his funding from pro-Israel committees are shown separately on this card.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 5 of 5 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2022-03-14 [Earlier record; card-closing as history]: Statement on FY2022 funding highlighting U.S. funding for Israeli defence initiatives including $108 million for the Iron Dome system and $62 million for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier System. Earlier record, so it appears at the end of the card as history. Not opened.
- 2024-03-12 [Current position; SOURCE IS A DIFFERENT MEMBER OF CONGRESS, excluded]: The first search reports that after meeting AIPAC representatives he posted that the U.S. must continue backing Israel against Hamas and preventing a nuclear Iran, and that "the United States must never waver in our commitment to one of our closest allies".
⚠ **THE ONLY SOURCE IS REP. TONY GONZALES'S FACEBOOK PAGE.** The url the first search attached is facebook.com/RepTonyGonzales/posts/i-stand-with-israelno-ifs-ands-or-buts-thank-you-aipac-for-meeting-with-me-this-, which would not open and belongs to the then-member for TX-23, a different person. Both this statement and the "I stand with Israel, no ifs, ands, or buts" quote below rest on it. Excluded. Note that Tony Gonzales also appears in this group as the incumbent who withdrew from the TX-23 primary, so the collision is within the same set of candidates.
- 2021-05-18 [Earlier record]: He urged the administration and Congress to reaffirm unified support for Israel, listed twice in the sources.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located, in either direction.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2021-05-18 [Earlier record]: He described Israel as "a country that loves peace and respects differences" and said Israel "will and should defend itself".
- 2023-10-07 [Months after October 7, 2023; on this page only]: Statement characterising the assault as "terrorist attacks by Hamas" and saying "Israel has an absolute right to defend its people", listed twice. He also said "the US must remain resolute and united with our greatest ally in the Middle East".
- 2024-02-05 [Current position]: He described the forces opposing Israel as "pure evil" and said Americans must "speak with utter clarity on this issue in support of the Jewish people as they defend themselves against the horrors". No source page is attached to this specifically.
- Undated: A video on his own page titled "What Israel is facing", with no retrievable text.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2024-03-12 [Current position; EXCLUDED, wrong member's account]: "I stand with Israel, no ifs, ands, or buts." See the source note above.
- 2026-08-08 [Current position; out of scope]: On C-SPAN he called for regional diplomatic engagement, saying Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan should come to the table to negotiate stability with Iran (Breitbart). About Iran diplomacy.
- [Consulted]: A vote-tracking site. Vote material is badge material and is not restated.
Safety and antisemitism
[Context only, never the answer to what America sends.]
- 2021-05-21 and 2021-06-08 [Earlier record]: He introduced House Resolution 428 condemning antisemitic incidents in the United States and calling for increased protections for Jewish communities, saying "We must stand united with the Jewish community, especially during a wave of heightened animosity" (his release, listed twice).
What came back empty or unusable
- His only two current-position statements on U.S. support both rest on a different member's Facebook post, which would not open.
- No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
- Eleven sources of which five are duplicates, one is a 400 belonging to another member, and one is a video with no text.
Also in this race: Casey Shepard (Democrat) · All Texas candidates.
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