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Alabama Republicans criticize Nancy Pelosi’s SOTU disinvitation

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, will not allow President Trump to give the State of the Union speech in the U.S. House chamber, where it historically has been, citing the government shutdown. Late Wednesday, Trump agreed to Pelosi’s demands and said that he will do the State of the Union address “when the … Continued
January 24, 2019

McCutcheon hopes road bill will be issue No. 1 in session

 Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that he is working on an infrastructure bill. “The work that is being done is between myself, the pro-tem (Del Marsh) and the governor (Kay Ivey). Gov. Kay Ivey promised roads that would be “the envy of the nation” in her inauguration speech. … Continued
January 21, 2019

Brooks, colleagues propose holding State of the Union address in the Senate Chamber

Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, and House colleagues sent a letter to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposing that the President’s annual State of the Union address be held in the Senate Chamber in after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, uninvited President Donald J. Trump. It is … Continued
January 18, 2019

McCutcheon announces standing committee assignments for 2019–2022 legislative term

The Alabama House of Representatives released committee assignments to the public this week. Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R – Monrovia, made a statement regarding the member assignments for the 25 House standing committees. “Most of the hard, complex, and important work of vetting and amending the measures that come before the House is … Continued
January 17, 2019

Byrne introduces term limits amendment

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, said Wednesday he introduced a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is Byrne’s latest action in his long-standing pledge to support term limits. House Joint Resolution 25 would amend the U.S. Constitution to limit Congressional service … Continued
January 17, 2019

Brooks “baffled” about Pelosi’s ask of Trump to reschedule the State of the Union Address

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi “suggested” to President Trump Wednesday that America’s 29th annual State of the Union Address either be canceled, postponed or replaced by submission of written remarks until after Washington has resolved the current government funding/border security funding dispute. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, responded to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s political stunt and … Continued
January 17, 2019

House passes controversial new rules

The Alabama House of Representatives voted for a series of rule changes in the inner workings of the house. Passing the rules for the next four years is one of the duties of the legislature during the organizational session; but since Republicans have an overwhelming 77 to 28 supermajority the Republicans essentially got to write … Continued
January 10, 2019

Rep. Victor Gaston elected House speaker pro tem

The Alabama House of Representatives was in session for the first time in 2019 for its organizational session Tuesday, and State Rep. Victor Gaston, R-Mobile, was elected as the Speaker Pro Tem, a position he has held for the last eight years. State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) nominated Victor Gaston for another term as Speaker … Continued
January 9, 2019

Brooks introduces bill requiring timely pay for federal workers during a shutdown

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Tuesday introduced HR271, the No Work Without Pay Act, a bill that requires the federal government to timely pay all employees who work during a government shutdown. “During a federal government shutdown, federal employees are treated in two different ways. Roughly 380,000 federal workers are ‘furloughed’ (sent home without … Continued
January 9, 2019

Through the looking glass: What’s ahead in 2019

With 2018 behind us, it is time to start looking at what you can expect from Washington in 2019. Under Republican leadership, we in Congress aimed to make America better off, and thanks to our many victories through conservative policies, we accomplished that goal. Under Democrat control, there is no telling what craziness will come … Continued
January 7, 2019