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Governor Bentley Sues Federal Government

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, January 7, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the State of Alabama had filed a lawsuit against the federal government for non-compliance of the Refugee Act of 1980. Gov. Bentley said, “On three separate occasions I have sent letters to the White House requesting information on the … Continued
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January 12, 2016

Shelby, Roby: Maxwell-Gunter May Become Illegal Alien Warehouse

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, January 6, 2016, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) both released statements in response to an announcement that unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors could potentially be housed at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery. Senator Shelby said in a statement, “This Administration has once … Continued
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January 7, 2016

Sessions Accuses Obama of Limiting Law-Abiding Americans of their Gun Rights While Releasing Dangerous Criminals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday January 5 President Barack H. Obama (D) addressed the nation to announce executive action which will vastly expand the government’s power to deny Americans their gun rights. Afterwards U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) released a statement on the President’s new executive action and policies relating … Continued
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January 6, 2016

Shelby Says Omnibus Gives President “Blank Check” to Resettle Syrian Refugees in America

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 16, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) released a statement warning that the omnibus bill gives President Obama a blank check to continue resettling Syrian refugees in Alabama and other states. Senator Shelby wrote, “While I support the inclusion of several conservative priorities and key provisions critical … Continued
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December 18, 2015

Sessions Warns that Omnibus Bill Would Quadruple Controversial Foreign Worker Program, Admit More Refugees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While everyone was focused on the Republican Presidential debate and their office Christmas parties, congressional leaders of both parties were quietly working on finalizing details on the massive omnibus bill which will fund the government throughout the 2016 election year. The more than 2,000 page bill includes full funding … Continued
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December 17, 2015

Sessions and Nelson Introduce Bill To Reduce H-1B Visas

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, December 14, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) introduced the Protecting American Jobs Act (Senate Bill S2365), which would cut the base allocation of H-1B visas by 15,000.  The bill would also eliminate the random H-1B visa lottery and replace it with a … Continued
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December 15, 2015

Sessions Opposes Leahy Amendment to Create a Global ‘Right To Migrate’ To the United States

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, December 10, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) delivered a 30 minute speech urging his fellow Senators to reject an amendment sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) that would prevent this or any future administration from banning immigrants based on their religious beliefs.  Sessions warned that the amendment that … Continued
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December 11, 2015

Shelby and Sessions Demand Administration Submit Refugee Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, December 3, US Senators Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) joined Congress members Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell demanding that the agency submit a report on Refugee Resettlement which is ten months … Continued
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December 4, 2015