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House Approves Byrne Bill to Improve Infrastructure at HBCUs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 11, the US House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-North Carolina) that would help improve infrastructure for our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The House approved HR5530, the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act by … Continued
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July 12, 2016

Shelby Letter to Lynch Demanding Clinton be Held to Same Standards as Other Americans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 5, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch after FBI Director James Comey’s press conference in which Director Comey announced that former Secretary of State and Democratic Party presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton would not be indicted for any crimes involving her … Continued
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July 6, 2016

Shelby and Brooks Remember Kate Steinle

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 1, marked the one year anniversary of the death of innocent 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, who was shot by a criminal illegal alien and died in her father’s arms on a San Francisco street. The often arrested, often deported killer, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez had most recently been a … Continued
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July 4, 2016

Byrne Blasts Senate Democrats for Scuttling Zika Funding Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Whitehouse, the US House of Representatives and the US Senate have been haggling over details in a bill to provide resources for an emergency response to the Zika virus for weeks. Democrats in the Senate scuttled the compromise bill on Tuesday to provide the necessary funding. U.S Representative … Continued
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June 30, 2016

Roby Discusses the Report on Benghazi

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 28, 2016, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) discussed the Select Committee on Benghazi’s findings during a Capitol Hill news conference announcing the release of the committee report. The Select Committee on Benghazi released its 800 page report on Tuesday. The report reveals a clearer picture about the … Continued
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June 29, 2016

Palmer Makes EPA Chief Watch Video of Struggling Alabama Coal Miners

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Generations of Alabamians earned a living digging the coal that powered America’s industrial revolution. The coal was used to make steel, power factories, and burned by power plants to make electricity for our homes. Strenuous new regulations on American industry by President Barack H. Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Continued
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June 27, 2016

Rogers Says that Democrats Sit-in Was a Publicity Stunt

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 28, 2016, US Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) called a failed sit-in by House Democrats to force the US House of Representatives to bring up gun control legislation a disruptive publicity stunt. Congressman Rogers said in a statement, “President Obama’s plan to defeat ISIS and protect our homeland … Continued
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June 27, 2016

Strange, Palmer, Roby Comment on US Supreme Court Decision Blocking Executive Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 23, the US Supreme Court decision leaving the injunction in place blocking President Obama’s controversial Executive Amnesty program from being implemented. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) hailed the US Supreme Court’s decision today to effectively block President Obama’s Executive Amnesty program. AG Strange said, “This is … Continued
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June 24, 2016