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Byrne Supports Sessions Hardline Stance on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday January 31, 2014, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose released a statement on proposed immigration reform legislation supportive of Sen. Jeff Sessions’ position on controversial immigration reform legislation rather than the more moderate position taken by the GOP’s House leadership. Congressman Byrne said: “Our immigration system … Continued
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February 4, 2014

Rogers Criticized for Comments to Alabama Realtors Group

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The group, Equality Alabama, has sent a letter to U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R) from Saks criticizing the conservative Alabama Congressman for remarks that he made to the Alabama Association of Realtors. Alabama Equality Chairman Ben Cooper wrote in his open letter to Rep. Rogers, “Equality Alabama exists to … Continued
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February 3, 2014

DeMarco Announces Raising $360,000 in Campaign For Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, January 27, 2014 Alabama State Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood officially qualified with the Alabama Republican Party today as a candidate for Congress representing Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. The DeMarco campaign also announced that they had raised more than $360,000 in the final nine weeks of … Continued
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February 3, 2014

Sessions Stridently Opposes Amnesty for Illegal Aliens

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 31, 2014 U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions reiterated his belief that Congress should not open the floodgates to millions of new immigrants and should instead stand with the American worker. Sen. Sessions said, “The arguments compiled by FWD.us pushing for a massive surge in new workers from … Continued
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February 3, 2014

Roby Addresses Nation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday, February 2 U.S. Representative Martha Roby joined colleagues: Rep. Susan Brooks (R) from Indiana, Rep. Gregg Harper (R) from Mississippi, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R) from Michigan in delivering this week’s Republican Address to the Nation. Rep. Roby and her colleagues discussed … Continued
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February 3, 2014

Roby Closely Monitors Immigration Policy Developments

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, House Republicans have released principles for immigration reform that may indicate that the House Republican leadership may be close to an agreement with Democrats on long stalled immigration reform.  U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that she is closely monitoring the situation in Congress. Congresswoman … Continued
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January 31, 2014

Mathis Responds to Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican candidate for Congress Dr. Chad Mathis released a statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Dr. Mathis said, “President Obama’s State of the Union address was merely a deflection of a world gone awry – from his failed institution of Obamacare, to our stagnant … Continued
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January 30, 2014

House Passes Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new version of the long delayed Farm Bill.  U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that the passage of the new Farm Bill is a victory for Alabama.  Rep. Roby said that the bill includes long-needed … Continued
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January 30, 2014

Byrne Responds to President Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Report On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Representative Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose commented after attending President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night. Congressman Byrne said: “What we heard in President Obama’s address tonight is an echo of more of the same failing big-government policies that have driven up … Continued
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January 29, 2014

Roby Says President’s Lofty Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Reality

By Brandon Moseley
 Alabama Political Report U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery responded to President Barack H. Obama’s (D) State of the Union address, saying that the President’s lofty, campaign-style rhetoric doesn’t match reality. Representative Roby said, “Everyone knows President Obama is a gifted speaker, but too often his rhetoric doesn’t match reality. He … Continued
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January 29, 2014