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Doug Jones says working with bipartisan colleagues to protect CHIP was in best interest of Alabama families 

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 23, 2018, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., spoke with Sirius XM host Joe Madison for an interview to discuss his role in ending the government shutdown and voting to protect children’s health insurance for 150,000 low-income Alabama families. While most Senate Democrats voted to shutdown the government … Continued
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January 24, 2018

Senate Democrats end shutdown, agree to President Trump’s terms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The government shutdown ended Monday — at least until Feb. 8. Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Republicans Monday and agreed to the deal that President Donald Trump had offered on Friday. Democrats agreed to fund the government through Feb. 8 and to fund the Children’s Health Insurance … Continued
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January 23, 2018

Alabamians join March For Life held in Washington

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Hundreds of thousands of Pro-Life advocates marched on Washington January 19 pleading with the country to protect the lives of the pre-born.  President Donald Trump addressed the Pro-Life marchers. On Saturday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released a statement supporting the March. “As a teenager, I accepted Jesus Christ as … Continued
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January 23, 2018

State sets new employment record in December

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that 2,093,063 people were counted as employed in December, the most ever recorded. This number is up from November’s count of 2,087,509, and up substantially from December 2016’s count of 2,047,753. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.5 percent, maintaining last … Continued
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January 22, 2018

Byrne asks that his pay be withheld during government shutdown

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives requesting that his Congressional pay be withheld until the government shutdown concludes. Under current law, pay for Members of Congress is not tied to a government shutdown.  The congressional staff, members of … Continued
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January 22, 2018

Alabama leaders react to government shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution funding the federal government moving forward. While both parties agree that the government should continue to be funded, the two parties are divided on the issue of immigration. Democrats want the children brought by their parents who crossed … Continued
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January 21, 2018

US Rep. Bradley Byrne says that Democrats are holding military hostage over immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, delivered a speech Thursday from the floor of the House of Representatives urging Congressional Democrats to stop holding military funding hostage to advance their immigration agenda. The federal government could go into a partial shutdown unless both Houses pass a continuing resolution to raise … Continued
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January 19, 2018

Today is Martin Luther King Day

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, January 15 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is set aside to remember his legacy and the Civil Rights Movement – much of which was played out in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, D-Selma, delivered the Democratic national radio address in recognition … Continued
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January 15, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson calls for Medicaid work requirement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, January 11, 2018, the Donald Trump Administration granted waivers to ten states (Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin) from the federal government to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients.  Medicaid is an enormously expensive entitlement that costs both the states … Continued
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January 12, 2018