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Joffrion demands that Congress pass pay increases for federal workers

Friday, September 7, 2018 Congressional Candidate Peter Joffrion announced that he defends pay raises for federal civilian employees at Redstone Arsenal and across Madison County. On Thursday, August 30 President Donald J. Trump (R) sent a letter to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader announced that due to the fiscal situation … Continued
September 10, 2018

Shelby touts the return to more normalized appropriations process

Tuesday U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) applauded the return of a normal appropriations process in a speech Shelby delivered on the Senate floor. “Just three months ago, Congress passed and the President signed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package for fiscal year 2018,” Sen. Shelby said. “No one had time to read it, much less … Continued
June 20, 2018

Brooks votes for plan to cut previously passed spending

Thursday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act on a narrow 210-206 vote. The act cuts $15 billion in non-defense, previously appropriated but unspent funding— the largest spending rescission in history. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted in favor of the act. Brooks said, “This vote … Continued
June 11, 2018

Rogers promotes benefits of the GOP tax cuts

Monday Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, praised the benefits that Alabamians are seeing from the Republican tax cuts. “Last year, Congress took up the daunting task of overhauling our tax system and introduced H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Rep. Rogers said. “This landmark piece of legislation was signed into law by President Trump … Continued
April 17, 2018

Shelby votes in support of budget agreement

By Brandon Moseley   Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., voted in favor of the long-term budget agreement and Continuing Resolution to fund the government through March 23, 2018. The bill, which Senator Shelby supported, was passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 71-28 in the U.S. Senate. “The Senate has approved … Continued
February 13, 2018

Brooks calls compromise Senate spending bill “A debt junkie’s dream”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, made a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representative critical of the compromise spending bill expected to reach the House this week. Afterwards Brooks released a statement explaining why he opposes the bill. “Yesterday, the House passed with my supporting vote a … Continued
February 9, 2018

Strange votes to raise debt ceiling, votes against amendment to cut foreign aid

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
September 11, 2017

Roby votes against raising the debt ceiling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, September 8, 2017, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, voted against a bill that she said would raise the nation’s debt limit without reforms to curb wasteful spending. Congresswoman Roby said, “Congress has no business raising the nation’s debt limit without reining in the runaway spending that is causing … Continued
September 11, 2017

Brooks amendment would end federal subsidies for Amtrak

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
September 8, 2017

Brooks campaigns in Moody

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 4, 2017, US Representative and Senate Candidate Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) met with the St. Clair County Republican Executive Committee at Carpenetti’s Pizza in Moody. Rep. Brooks said that he has just gotten the endorsement, along with Roy Moore, of Gun Owners of America.  Brooks said that more … Continued
August 9, 2017