debt limit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, September 8, 2017, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Alabama, voted to raise the debt ceiling. Not only did Strange vote to raise the debt ceiling and add $15.25 billion to the national deficit, he also voted against an amendment offered up by U.S. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., that would have halted … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 7, 2017, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, urged the U.S. House to adopt his amendment to eliminate federal government operating subsidies of Amtrak. The economy has recovered from the Great Recession; but the federal government, which shouldered most of the burden of back stopping the banks and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 8, 2017, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) says we need a Balanced Budget Amendment, and has written one herself. Congresswoman Roby wrote to constituents and supporters, “Friends, with the end of the fiscal year approaching on September 30, Congress will soon begin finalizing appropriations Legislation to fund … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile in his weekly column discussed the debt crisis and the difficulty that Republicans are having dealing with President Obama on the debt and hints that he might support a government shutdown over the approaching debt ceiling to attempt to force the President … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama joined his Senate colleague, Orrin Hatch  (R) from Utah in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner.  The two conservative Senators are asking the Treasury Department to provide detailed information about when the nation will reach its debt limit again and … Continued