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Sessions and Cruz Claim that Obama Administration is Concealing Immigration History Of Terrorists

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 17, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a written statement critical of the slow response in sharing information about suspected terrorist with the US Congress a full three months after the Senators sent a letter to the Obama Administration on immigration … Continued
November 18, 2015

Shelby Says President Obama is Either Asleep or Out of Touch on Syrian Resettlement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 17 U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate demanding that President Obama’s plan to resettle Syrian refugees inside the American homeland be blocked by Congress. Sen. Shelby said that, “The terrorist attacks that rocked the city of Paris and … Continued
November 18, 2015

Sessions Asks That Congress Deny Funding for President’s Refugee Resettlement Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, November 16, US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) sent a letter to the Appropriations Committee with proposed language for cancelling the blank check for President Obama’s refugee resettlement in the upcoming government funding bill. Sen. Sessions wrote, “I write to respectfully request that any upcoming appropriations legislation – … Continued
November 17, 2015

Sessions Opposes Vote On Debt Deal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 27 Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R from Ohio) and President Barack H. Obama (D) announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on the budget and raising the debt ceiling to prevent a government shutdown.  U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) … Continued
October 30, 2015

Sessions Blasts Senate Democrats On Sanctuary City Vote

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 20, US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement after Democrats filibustered reform legislation to combat Sanctuary Cities. Senator Sessions said “Today Senate Democrats blocked legislation to address one of the biggest, most egregious, and most dangerous wrongs now occurring in our immigration system today: Sanctuary Cities. … Continued
October 22, 2015

Sessions Warns that Unrealistic Restrictions on Domestic Energy Production will Wound American Workers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, October 13, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) wrote an opinion piece in USA Today, where he argued that the globe has not warmed in 18 years and that energy production restrictions will only hurt American workers and businesses and that nothing will be gained. Sen. Sessions wrote, … Continued
October 20, 2015

Sessions Supports Bipartisan Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 8, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) announced in a statement that he was supporting the bipartisan legislation to improve health care access and affordability for disabled or rural veterans by expanding VA telehealth services. The legislation is sponsored by US Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). … Continued
October 15, 2015

Sessions and Booker Introduce Bill to Give Congressional Gold Medal to Selma Marchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Senators Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Corey Booker (D-New Jersey) introduced a bill to give the Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who 50 years ago faced tremendous abuse by state troopers (acting on the orders of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace) while attempting … Continued
February 17, 2015

Poll Indicates Sessions Speaks for a Majority of Americans

By Byron Shehee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—President Barack Obama’s plan to circumvent Congress by issuing an order of Executive Amnesty is being met with opposition from the nation and the Republican Party is unsure how to handle the issue. With the 2016 presidential primary right around the corner, some Republicans seem to be angling for … Continued
February 5, 2015