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Roby Says House Missed Opportunity On Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery release a written statement in response to the passage of a revised House Farm Bill. Rep. Roby said that the legislation which passed on Thursday moves agriculture policy in the right direction, but that the Congress missed an opportunity to reform the costly … Continued
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July 12, 2013

Aderholt Hopes Farm Bill Returns In July

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville said in a email to his constituents that he is hopeful that the Farm Bill which was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives will make a comeback and that the House will be able to pass farm legislation when it … Continued
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July 1, 2013

Sewell Defends Vote to Kill Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma voted against H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (the new five year Farm bill). Rep. Sewell joined her fellow House Democrats as well as some 80 Republicans in the House to defeat HR 1947 … Continued
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June 24, 2013

Republican Farm Bill Defeated in House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reject the farm bill, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947), by a 195-234 vote. Democrats objected to cuts to the food stamp program and some Republicans thought there were not enough food stamp cuts in the … Continued
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June 21, 2013

Sessions Opposes Senate Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement following his vote on Monday against the final passage of the Senate version of the Farm Bill. Sen. Sessions said, “I greatly appreciate the hard work that Senators Cochran and Stabenow put into the Senate farm … Continued
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June 13, 2013

Roby Applauds Sessions and Shelby for Vote Against Senate Version of the Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a written statement to applaud Alabama Senators Jeff Sessions (R) and Richard Shelby (R) for their votes against the Senate Farm Bill. U.S. Representative Roby said, “I applaud Senator Shelby and Senator Sessions for voting against the food stamp-heavy Senate Farm … Continued
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June 12, 2013
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Food stamps are needed

By Darrell Turner 275 million Americans never give a second thought about going to bed hungry, because we don’t. Most of us over eat our evening meal, and often we snack just before bed time. But 47 million Americans don’t have the luxury of a stocked fridge just waiting to be raided. These needy people … Continued
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June 11, 2013

Sessions Cosponsored Bill Requiring Businesses to Use E-Verify

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement after the introduction of a measure he cosponsored to permanently authorize and require employers to use the E-Verify program to bring immigration security to the workplace. Sen. Sessions said, “E-verify is the standard for all businesses that work … Continued
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February 5, 2013

Sessions Asking for USDA to Provide Information About Mexican/US Govt. Combined Effort to Recruit More Food Stamp Recipients

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama announced that is office is beginning a preliminary investigation into what exactly the USDA was doing in its program to use Mexican Consular offices to promote the American Food Stamp program. Sen. Sessions sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary … Continued
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July 23, 2012

Roby Amendment to the Farm Bill Would Make it Difficult for Illegal Aliens to Get Food Stamps

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced in a written statement that the House Agriculture Committee had approved a five-year farm and nutrition bill which included an amendment, offered by Representative Martha Roby, preventing illegal aliens from using fraudulent means to collect federally subsidized food stamps. Congresswoman Roby … Continued
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July 13, 2012