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Roby Defends House Investigations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the past couple of weeks the Obama (D) administration has begun attacking House Republicans for wasting time investigating what they call “phony scandals”. In an email to her constituents in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery defended the House’s use of it’s constitutional review … Continued
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August 8, 2013

House Passes Legislation Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The fastest growing drug problem in Alabama is the illicit use of prescription drugs. On Tuesday, Alabama State Representatives Jim McClendon (R) from Springville and April Weaver (R) from Brierfield sponsored a package of three bills to address this growing epidemic. Rep. Jim McClendon said, “There’s no doubt that … Continued
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April 10, 2013

Roby and Aderholt Discuss Sequestration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Automatic sequestration cuts have begun to go into effect on Friday. President Barack Obama has been authorized to make the cuts to the military and to non-defense spending. Obama has rejected budget proposals put forward by the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from … Continued
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March 5, 2013

Religious Liberty Bill Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Religious Liberty Act, HB 108. The bill promises to protecting the freedom of conscience rights of small Alabama employers from paying for federally mandated contraception coverage in their insurance plans when doing so would violate their religious conscience. The bill … Continued
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February 20, 2013

Roby Says that there are Smarter Ways to Reduce Government Spending than Sequestration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery called for avoiding looming sequestration cuts to America’s military budget.  Rep. Roby said that there is a “smarter way” to reduce government spending than by slashing the defense budget and threatening America’s national security. Congresswoman Roby said, “What I suspected about this … Continued
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February 12, 2013

Roby introduces Balanced Budget Amendment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter It has been over a decade since America last had a balanced budget and barring something bizarre happening……like President Barack Obama minting his own $trillion coins (something that is actually being seriously discussed in Washington)….we are entering our fifth year in a row where the federal government will spend … Continued
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January 17, 2013

Brooks Announces Committee Assignments

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville announced on Friday that the GOP Conference had voted to assign Congressman Brooks to the House Armed Services Committee, the Space and Technology Committee and (new for the 113th Congress) the Foreign Affairs Committee. Representative Brooks said, “All three of these committee … Continued
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January 8, 2013

Bonner Says House Stands Behind America’s Job Creators

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile addressed the subject of the economy this week in a written statement. Rep. Bonner said, “Last week the president took credit for his handling of the economy, noting in a California speech, “We tried our plan and it worked.”  With all due respect, … Continued
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July 31, 2012

Legislature Redistricting Plans Now Are Public

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The proposed new redistricting maps from the Committee on Reapportionment were made available to the public on Thursday.  Every ten years the legislature has to reapportion the legislative districts as population shift have occurred over the decade.  The constitutionally required redistricting process is based on the decennial United States … Continued
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May 11, 2012

Hammon Defends Record on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY-Wednesday, Representative Micky Hammon (R) from Decatur released a statement defending his record opposing illegal immigration.  Rep. Hammon is the sponsor of HB658.  In the statement Rep. Hammon assures citizens that, “HB658 maintains the strength of the original immigration law.” Rep. Hammon said, “In the months since (implementation of … Continued
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May 3, 2012