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Stewardship of Alabama is a real question to be answered in the climate debate

Climate change is a top issue for Democrat voters in the ongoing presidential debates, according to a Morning Consult poll. In Alabama, two Republican U.S. Senate candidates say that the weather is in the hands of God so they’re not worried. Some see changes in the climate as an existential threat, while others appear to … Continued
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July 8, 2019
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The week on “The Voice of Alabama Politics”

Coming up next on The Voice of Alabama Politics this Sunday: Bill and the V-Team take a look at economic development updates throughout Alabama, dark days for women in the state, climate change and much more. Tune in on Sunday, June 9. ABC 33/40 11:30 a.m. Sunday WDHN Dothan 10 p.m. Saturday Mobile WALA FOX 9 … Continued
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July 6, 2019

Climate change is top debate topic for Democratic voters

A new Morning Consult/Politico poll found that climate change, gun policy and recent state abortion legislation are the top issues that Democratic voters want to see discussed at the first Democratic presidential debates in Miami. Sixty percent of registered Democratic voters that were surveyed said recent state abortion bills were “very important” for candidates to … Continued
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June 26, 2019

Brooks: Green New Deal should be scrapped

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, signed the discharge petition for H.Res. 132, a resolution calling for consideration of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-New York, Green New Deal. If 218 U.S. House of Representatives members sign the discharge petition, there will be a House floor vote on Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal, which Brooks derided as the “Green Raw Deal.” … Continued
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May 10, 2019

Shelby votes to reject Green New Deal

The U.S. Senate voted not to implement the Green New Deal on Tuesday. Both of Alabama’s Senators, Sens. Richard Shelby and Doug Jones voted against the controversial environmental legislation that would have drastically transformed the American economy in pursuit of a decrease in atmospheric carbon. The measure was defeated 57 to 0. Jones joined Joe … Continued
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March 27, 2019

Brooks accuses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of economic ignorance

Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, accused socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, with economic ignorance in response to her attacks on the free enterprise system. Congressman Mo Brooks delivered his comments in a forceful speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “A prominent American Socialist politician recently proclaimed that “capitalism is irredeemable,” … Continued
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March 14, 2019
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Leaving Paris Accord benefits American workers

By U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-1) “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” Those were the words of President Donald Trump during a recent ceremony in the White House Rose Garden to announce he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. The United States should have never entered … Continued
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June 5, 2017

Strange Urges Fellow AGs Not to Use Subpoena Power to Silence Global Warming Skeptical Energy Companies

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 16, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) led a 13-state letter urging the nation’s Attorneys General to resist using their subpoena powers to target energy industries for their views in the heated climate change debate. AG Strange said in a statement, “State Attorneys General should not abuse … Continued
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June 17, 2016