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Rural TV Network wants Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing access to rural programming

Tuesday, Patrick Gottsch and RFD-TV unveiled an advocacy campaign to urge Congress to pass legislation, the Rural Communications Act of 2018, requiring that major multichannel video programming distributors to provide rural content to their subscribers. The Rural Communications Act of 2018 requires that at least one percent of a distributor’s channels shall host content “dedicated … Continued
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September 20, 2018

Byrne applauds Austal on LCS contract

Tuesday, the U.S. Navy awarded two of three Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to Austal USA. Congress appropriated funds for 3 LCS in Fiscal Year 2019. Two of those will be built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. The third will be built by Lockheed Martin in Marinette, Wisconsin. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) applauded Austal for … Continued
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September 20, 2018
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Setting our funding priorities

I know this may be hard for you to believe, but there was a major, bipartisan victory in Congress last week that failed to gain any of the attention it deserved. I want to highlight some of the progress we made last week and explain why it should matter to those of us back in … Continued
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September 18, 2018

Byrne applauds proposed NLRB joint employer rule

Thursday, September 13, 2018 Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued a statement applauding the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to issue a new rule regarding the joint-employer standard. “I applaud the NLRB and Chairman Ring for their action to protect American workers and bring much needed clarity for small businesses across the country,” Representative Byrne … Continued
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September 17, 2018

Shelby praises final passage of first appropriations minibus conference report

Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, praised the Senate’s passage of the final conference agreement reached on HR5895. This is the first of three Fiscal Year 2019 minibus appropriations packages, which includes appropriations bills for Energy and Water Development, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch. The package also provides funding for the … Continued
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September 14, 2018

Alabama delegation supports Port of Mobile navigation improvements

The entire Alabama congressional delegation has endorsed the modernization of the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel. This is one of the largest proposed economic development projects in the state. The Alabama lawmakers submitted their comments to the Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supporting the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) identified in the … Continued
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September 12, 2018

Rogers addresses MARC in Vestavia

Saturday. Congressman Mike Rogers updated the Mid Alabama Republican Club (MARC) on the national political scene. Rogers said that while Vestavia Hills is not in his district, it does not include nearby St. Clair County. “I love St. Clair County.” Rogers said that when he was in the state legislature, even though Republicans were in … Continued
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September 11, 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