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Ivey signs Property Protection Act into law

The law will restrict specific entities from certain countries, including China, from obtaining some property.
June 1, 2023

Nursing Home Association announces visitation restrictions

Alabama Nursing Home Association President & CEO Brandon Farmer announced Saturday new visitation restrictions designed to protect Alabama’s most vulnerable citizens from COVID-19. “With a national state of emergency declared by the President, the Alabama Nursing Home Association is urging all nursing homes in the state to follow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ … Continued
March 14, 2020

House passes $7.7 billion supplemental funding package to address the coronavirus

Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a robust emergency supplemental funding package to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus, the COVID-19 strain. The package – which provides $7.767 billion in emergency appropriations, more than triple the Administration’s original request. “I voted ‘yes’ today to provide an additional $7.8 billion to fight the … Continued
March 5, 2020

Jones joins bipartisan vote to approve Iran war powers resolution

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday joined a bipartisan vote to require  President Donald Trump to seek Congressional approval before taking further military action against Iran.  “Before a President can lead us into war, he or she must first earn the support of the American people and also fulfill their solemn constitutional obligation to … Continued
February 14, 2020

Shelby says that Trump showed great leadership and purpose

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) said that he supports President Donald J. Trump’s (R) “effort to negotiate with Iran from a position of strength.” The international and political worlds were rocked on Thursday, January 2 when the U.S. military, on the orders of President Trump, killed Iranian Lt. General Qasem Soleimani with a drone … Continued
January 13, 2020

Alabama Republicans oppose resolution stripping President of war powers

Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a war powers resolution limiting President Donald J. Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran. This was in the aftermath of Trump’s ordering of a drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. Alabama Republicans dismissed the Democratic resolution as politically motivated. “This Democrat concocted … Continued
January 10, 2020

Sewell votes for resolution limiting President’s war powers with Iran

Thursday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, D-Selma, voted in favor of a resolution to limit President Donald J. Trump’s (R) ability to take future military action against Iran without congressional authorization. “There is no doubt that Iranian General Soleimani was an enemy of the United States. However, Soleimani’s assassination was carried out without congressional consultation and … Continued
January 10, 2020