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The national debt of our country now stands at a staggering $23 trillion.  By failing to act, we are placing an unearned and undeserved burden on our children and grandchildren.  That is why I voted no when Speaker Pelosi rammed the $1.4 trillion 2020 spending bills through Congress in December.  We are spending too much … Continued

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, led a group of 19 senators and 120 U.S. representatives urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to rescind his department’s rule to restrict Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits for an estimated 3.1 million Americans. “This plan would disproportionately punish working families who are already … Continued

The House Ways & Means Committee advanced the HEARTS and Rural Relief Act this week. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, and Devin Nunes, R-California. The purpose of H.R. 3429 is to improve the Medicare program and provide relief for rural areas, the disabled community and service members. “I am proud … Continued

On Sunday afternoon, Alabamians protesting the abortion ban bill recently passed by 25 white Republican men in the Alabama Senate and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, turned out in large numbers to protest the bill at a March for Reproductive Freedom held in downtown Montgomery The large crowd was diverse in every way: … Continued

A new study published in the Journal of Medicine looked at life expectancy as well as expected life lived without disabilities and how that has changed since 1990. Alabama was 49th in the latest state rankings. The article was written by Dr. Christopher J. L. Murray, MD, DPhil, with the Institute for Health Metrics and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, December 3, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R from Montrose) said that the ABLE Act is the first major piece of legislation affecting Americans with disabilities in nearly 25 years. Rep. Byrne joined a bipartisan group of Congress members in voting for the legislation on Wednesday. U.S. Representative Byrne said … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Over 130 members of the Alabama Disability Advocacy Network (ALDAN), many of them in wheel chairs, rallied in front of the Alabama State Capital Building on Wednesday. The members of ALDAN are asking that the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services receive their $49.6 million budget request from the Education … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday the House voted to pass five bi-partisan bills that are designed to provide critical resources and assistance to the nation’s veterans. Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced that the five bills demonstrate a bi-partisan commitment to improving the lives of those who have served the country. … Continued