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Byrne and Sewell lead a bipartisan letter supporting rural hospitals

Thursday, Representatives Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose), Phil Roe (R-Tenness), Terri A. Sewell (D-Selma), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M (R-Ohio), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), and Jason Smith (R-Missouri) led 90 colleagues in a letter to Secretary Alex Azar of the Department of Health & Human Services and Administrator Seema Verma of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in support … Continued
July 4, 2019

Shelby announces that the Senate has passed a bipartisan border supplemental appropriations package

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, gave a speech Wednesday on the Senate floor supporting emergency supplemental appropriations for humanitarian assistance and security at the southern border prior to the Senate vote on the bill. The legislation passed the Senate Appropriations Committee last week by a vote of 30 to 1 and passed the full Senate … Continued
June 27, 2019

Roby offers pro-life amendment to appropriations bill

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, proposed an a pro-Life amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill during full committee markup Wednesday. Roby’s amendment would allow the courts, rather than the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, to decide the fate of President Donald Trump administration’s proposed rule … Continued
May 14, 2019

Haleyville pharmacy employees indicted

Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced that five employees of a Haleyville compounding pharmacy company have been indicted for allegedly conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies. The conspirators allegedly included a district and an operations manager. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced the charges against employees of Northside Pharmacy, … Continued
July 2, 2018

US Health and Human Services finds Alabama Medicaid put patient data at risk

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Medicaid has another problem with data security. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released a report detailing Alabama Medicaid’s failure to “adequately secure its Medicaid Management data and Information System (MMIS).” It also failed to “implement specific controls over its MMIS … Continued
October 6, 2017

Alabama hardest hit by Obamacare, report says

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) released a report on the rising cost of health premiums as a result of Obamacare taxes, regulations, and mandates. Alabama residents were the hardest hit on a percentage basis in the entire country. According to the … Continued
May 26, 2017
Bradley Byrne

Early picks show priorities of Trump administration

By Congressman Bradley Byrne Over the last few weeks, reporters with television cameras have stood watch in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to see who is coming and going from meetings with President-elect Donald Trump. Most of the visitors are there to talk to the President-elect about opportunities to serve in … Continued
December 12, 2016

Byrne praises Tom Price as Health and Human Services nominee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, US President-elect Donald J. Trump (R) announced that US Representative Tom Price M.D. (R-Georgia) would be his nominee to head the US Department of Health and Human Services. US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced his support for the decision. Congressman Byrne said, “My friend and … Continued
November 30, 2016

Sessions Says that Obama Administration Refuses to Attend Hearing on Refugee Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) criticized the State Department for their refusal to attend a Congressional hearing on the Refugee Admissions Program. Senator Sessions said in a statement, “Despite having sufficient notice of a statutorily required hearing regarding its plans for the Refugee Admissions Program in Fiscal Year 2017, … Continued
September 21, 2016