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Byrne Acts to Prevent Federal Funding of Abortion

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Report On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Representative Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose announced that he supported the passage of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. H.R. 7 was introduced by Representative Chris Smith (R) from New Jersey. This legislation prohibits the use of federal funding for abortion, … Continued
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January 29, 2014

Roby Comments on State of the Union

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday night, President Barack H. Obama will deliver his sixth State of the Union address to a joint session of both houses of Congress.  U.S. Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that she hopes that President Obama will focus on “commonsense” ideas to promote job growth, rather … Continued
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January 28, 2014

Mike Rogers Urges Yelen to Audit the Fed

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Congressman and Presidential candidate Representative Ron Paul (R) from Texas has long advocated (under both Democratic and Republican administrations) that the U.S. Federal Reserve System be audited.  The de facto National Bank is charged with managing the money supply.  The dollar bills in our wallets are “Federal Reserve … Continued
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January 24, 2014

Mathis Reports Successful Early Fundraising

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Indian Springs orthopedist Dr. Chad Mathis became the first candidate to officially file his papers to qualify for the Sixth District Congressional Race.  Mathis also announced that his campaign had raised an impressive $356,097.82 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Dr. Mathis announced that his campaign has … Continued
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January 15, 2014
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Roby Questions New Obama “Guidelines” for School Discipline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Conservatives have been troubled by efforts by the Obama Administration to coerce states to adopt the controversial Common Core Curriculum.  Now the Obama Administration is asking schools to adopt newly announced federal “guidelines” for school discipline. U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Alabama questioned the wisdom and appropriateness of … Continued
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January 13, 2014
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Waggoner and DeMarco To Introduce Birmingham Water Works Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Shelby County Legislative Delegation met with constituents and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce in Pelham.  The town hall meeting occurred just days prior to the 2014 State Legislative Session. Each legislator present was given a few minutes to introduce themselves and then the event was … Continued
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January 10, 2014

Roby Speaks in Favor of STOP Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) spoke in support of a House resolution that would bring legal action against the Administration of Barack H. Obama in an effort to rein in what the Congress considers to be executive overreaches. Congresswoman Roby said, “Our Constitutional constraints on government are … Continued
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January 10, 2014

Roby Announces New Staff Members

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced the additions of two staff members – Amelia McMahon and David Wellen. Amelia McMahon will serve as a constituent services representative in Rep. Roby’s Andalusia district office. McMahon said, “Becoming a member of Rep. Roby’s team is both an … Continued
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January 10, 2014