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Shelby Praises Senate Colleagues for Bipartisan Efforts on Funding Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama while concerned about the overall costs of a Senate Appropriations Committee bill is pleased with the bipartisan effort shown by both sides to produce the subcommittee markup of a Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies funding bill. This Congress has been one … Continued

July 17, 2013

Brooks Says “Gang Of 8 Bill Must Be Defeated At All Costs. America’s Future Depends On It.”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville said in comments addressed to the U.S. House that the immigration reform bill which has recently passed the Senate must be defeated at all costs. Representative Brooks emphasized what he believes will be the high cost of amnesty to the American taxpayer in … Continued

July 8, 2013

Shelby Says It Is Not Too Late To Change Course On Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama warned his fellow Senators during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Congress can not continue approving spending bills at the rates that they have been in recent years. Senator Shelby said, “I want to applaud the Chair … Continued

July 3, 2013

Shelby Says That Entitlements are Driving the Debt

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama addressed the Senate Appropriations Committee and told the Committee that the federal government has a spending problem and entitlements are what is driving the debt crisis. Sen. Shelby said, “Today, we will hear from our witnesses on the impacts of … Continued

February 19, 2013

Shelby Introduces Bills to Address Deep Fiscal Challenges

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama introduced dual legislative proposals to address our nation’s deep fiscal challenges on Wednesday. Sen. Shelby introduced a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to address the runaway spending that is imperiling the fiscal health of the nation. If passed and ratified … Continued

January 31, 2013

Sessions Gratified that Senate Will Prepare a Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement on Wednesday in response to the announcement that the Senate’s Democratic Majority had finally agreed to offer a budget, something that Sen. Sessions had been demanding for almost four years. Sen. Sessions said, “I am gratified that Chairman Murray … Continued

January 29, 2013

Sewell Supports Bipartisan Fiscal Cliff Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Terri A. Sewell released a written statement following her vote for the passage of the Senate’s bipartisan fiscal cliff bill. Rep. Sewell said, “Tonight, I voted in favor of the bipartisan Senate bill to avert the fiscal cliff and avoid tax increases for 98% of Americans and … Continued

January 2, 2013

Federal Reserve Responds to Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty by Buying More Debt

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met and in an 11 to 1 vote they decided that the economy needed much more vigorous action by the Federal Reserve. The Committee announced it, “Seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy … Continued

December 14, 2012

Bonner Says President Obama Using Fiscal Cliff for a Raw Power Grab

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile said that “House Republicans support keeping the current tax rates in place to protect fragile small business job growth” Rep. Bonner said, “The president is really at odds with himself, not Capitol Hill. For a month now Americans have been told by … Continued

December 10, 2012

Federal Deficit Reduction Made Easy

By Thomas Scovill Madison, Alabama If I were Speaker John Boehner, I would immediately have the US House of Representatives pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling from the current $16.394 trillion to $17.061 trillion – then I would go home and enjoy the holidays and await the president’s fiscal year 2014 budget request … Continued

December 5, 2012