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Brooks urges USDOT to approve grant for Huntsville rail intersection near Toyota-Mazda plant

Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao expressing support for the City of Huntsville’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant application. Congressman Brooks office said that if the grant money is awarded it will be used to address growing safety and congestion concerns at … Continued
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September 12, 2018

Palmer bill would rescind $1.6 billion of inactive funds

Thursday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introducing a new bill that would rescind the $1.6 billion in unobligated balances remaining in the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) Fund. “The government is borrowing millions of dollars every day while we have $1.6 billion sitting in an account that cannot be used,” Palmer said. “Since 2015, the Government … Continued
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September 10, 2018

Rogers predicts Republicans will hold the House

Saturday, Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) spoke to the influential Mid-Alabama Republican Club (MARC) about the upcoming congressional elections. Rogers predicted that while Republicans would lose some House seats they would hold on to the U.S. House of Representatives and pick up a couple of seats in the U.S. Senate. Many polls have suggested that a … Continued
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September 10, 2018

Ainsworth has a substantial fundraising lead over Boyd

According to the campaign filings with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s (R) office, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Will Ainsworth raised $94,550 in the month of August. That is over $85,000 more cash than Democratic nominee Dr. Willie “Will” Boyd raised in the same period of time. The Will Ainsworth campaign had a beginning … Continued
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September 7, 2018