League of Conservation Voters gives Sewell highest score in congressional delegation
The average House score for Alabama congress members was 15 percent and the average Senate score was 35 percent.
116th Congress
Shelby announces committee assignments
Shelby will continue to serve as the leading Republican on the Appropriations Committee in the position of vice chairman.
Sewell votes to override Trump veto
"I voted with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to override the president’s reckless veto," Sewell said.
House expected to override Trump’s defense spending bill veto
The $740 billion legislation authorizes funding for national defense priorities including funding for the nation’s military.
Brooks cosponsors bill to bar senior Chinese officials from entering U.S.
“Communist China is America’s geopolitical foe," Brooks said.
Sewell named a conferee to Defense Authorization Act conference committee
This will be the second year that Sewell has been selected as an NDAA conferee.
New report shows Doug Jones among most bipartisan Senate members
A new report by Quorum Analytics named Sen. Doug Jones one of the U.S. Senate’s most bipartisan members. The report studied bipartisan actions taken so far in the 116th Congress. It found that of all the bills Jones has cosponsored this year, 47 percent were led by a republican. “Bipartisanship means more than simply reaching … Continued
Roby announces committee assignments
U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, has announced that she will continue to serve on the House Appropriations and Judiciary Committees during the 116th Congress. On the Appropriations Committee, Roby will serve on the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science. … Continued
Brooks announces key committee assignments
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, announced Friday that he has been reappointed in the 116th Congress to the influential Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which has jurisdiction over all NASA programs. Brooks’ seniority improves to number two out of fifteen Republican members on the Science, Space and Technology Committee. “I am pleased to be chosen … Continued
The 116th Congress is sworn in
The members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected in November were sworn in Thursday. While Republicans controlled the House for the previous four Congresses, the Democrats are back in control for the 116th Congress. U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) was sworn-in to her fifth term serving Alabama’s Second District in the U.S. House of … Continued