A reminder that our Congressional Veteran Commendation Ceremonies are taking place this week across Texas’ 17th Congressional District. We are honored to recognize outstanding local veterans for their service to our nation and communities. Swipe through the flyers for details on the remaining ceremonies in the Heart of Texas, Deep East Texas, and East Texas.

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interesting rabbit hole via ChatGPT checks with what I’m seeing, though. What do y’all think? #Mmtlp @PeteSessions 🚨 Pete Sessions: A Troubling Pattern of Ethical Breaches and Constituent Abandonment 📉 STOCK Act Violations – Transparency Undermined In early 2022, Business Insider reported that Sessions failed to file timely disclosures for seven stock trades in late 2021. These included purchases in Microsoft, BlackRock, Kroger, Taiwan Semiconductor, and a sale of Costco—totaling between $7,000 and $105,000, with at least one filing delayed by months . Despite this, Sessions has vocally opposed banning congressional stock trading, labeling proposals as “populist moves,” relying only on delayed disclosure rules to defend transparency —even though the STOCK Act’s weak enforcement allows just a $200 fine per violation . ⸻ ⚖️ Campaign Funds Spent on Legal Defense Tied to Ukraine Probe Between October 2019 and March 2020, Sessions spent $82,590 in campaign funds on legal fees, with $68,000 paid to a Dallas criminal defense attorney and the remainder to a Washington finance firm . This spending coincided with him being subpoenaed as “Congressman‑1” in the federal probe into Giuliani’s associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman over efforts to remove Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch . Although never charged, Sessions was heavily implicated—yet funneled donor money to defend himself instead of focusing on constituent advocacy . ⸻ 🤝 Ties to Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford In the early 2000s, Sessions received over $41,000–$44,000 from financier Allen Stanford and his associates . He even penned a supporting letter to Venezuelan regulators in 2004 on Stanford’s behalf . Stanford was later convicted of running an $8 billion Ponzi scheme and received a 110-year prison sentence . That Sessions aligned with, and financially accepted from, a schemer who defrauded thousands underscores a major lapse in judgment and ethics. ⸻ 🔁 Political Carpetbagging: District Shopping After losing his seat in Texas’s 32nd District in 2018, Sessions moved to Waco, entered the newly drawn 17th District in 2020, and won . This pattern of “district-hopping” suggests political opportunism, prioritizing career preservation over genuine local representation. ⸻ 💥 #MMTLP: Abandoning Retail Investors In 2022, FINRA halted trading and deleted the ticker for MMTLP, freezing over 65,000 retail investors out of their shares. Many were in Sessions’s district and lost their savings. He initially co-signed a letter to FINRA demanding answers in June 2024—but then disappeared (). No hearings. No subpoenas. No follow-up. Thousands of investors—some veterans—were left stranded. ⸻ 🧾 Summary of Major Failures IssueDetails STOCK Act violations7 trades delayed, up to $105K, no penalties Legal defense spending$82K+ from campaign cash amid impeachment subpoena () Allen Stanford ties$41‑44K in contributions and personal advocacy () CarpetbaggingMoved districts after 2018 loss () MMTLP abandonmentCo‑signed inquiry, then ghosted defrauded investors ⸻ 🧭 Conclusion Pete Sessions presents a consistent pattern of ethical breaches, financial opacity, and constituent neglect. He’s defended questionable stock trades, used donor money to fund his legal defense, aligned with convicted fraudsters, and prioritized his political career over genuine local service. Most egregiously, his inaction on the #MMTLP crisis—letting defrauded investors, many right in TX‑17, fall through the cracks—shows a lack of leadership at the moment of greatest need. That’s not representation!