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Palmer Critical of FCC’s “Net Neutrality” Order

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, March 2, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement in which he strongly disagrees with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “net neutrality” order and criticizes the rules as both an unnecessary and beyond the scope of power prescribed to the FCC by Congress. Congressman Palmer said … Continued
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March 3, 2015

Byrne Sworn In For 114th Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 6, 2015, was the first day of the 114th Congress. US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) was sworn in for his first full term representing the First Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Congressman Byrne will continue serving on the House Committee on … Continued
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January 9, 2015

Roby Sworn in For Third Term in Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 6 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) was sworn in for her third term in the House of Representatives. The conservative congresswoman promised in a written statement that she would hit the ground running on pressing issues like immigration enforcement, Veterans Affairs improvement, relief for … Continued
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January 8, 2015

Roby Says Obamacare Was Built On A Foundation Of Lies

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The American people never liked the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (better known as Obamacare) and nothing that we have seen in the years since have changed that opinion. Now we learn that the self-proclaimed architect of the legislation views the American people as “stupid” and … Continued
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November 14, 2014
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Federal Deficit Reduction Made Easy

By Thomas Scovill Madison, Alabama If I were Speaker John Boehner, I would immediately have the US House of Representatives pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling from the current $16.394 trillion to $17.061 trillion – then I would go home and enjoy the holidays and await the president’s fiscal year 2014 budget request … Continued
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December 5, 2012
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Lame Duck Congress to Face Monumental Challenges

By Representative Jo Bonner This week the lame duck Congress returns to Capitol Hill to divine a so-far elusive agreement to avoid an economically-damaging combination of automatic federal spending cuts and major tax increases scheduled to take effect January first. The president has an equal role in the challenging negotiations that lay ahead.  If we … Continued
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November 12, 2012

Roby Says that She Still has Questions About the White House Response to Benghazi Attack

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that important questions still remain about the Obama Administration’s response to the September 11th terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya and that she supported efforts by House Speaker John Boehner (R) from Ohio to seek answers about what the Administration knew about a … Continued
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November 1, 2012

MILLER: Tea Party on the Hill

Staff Report House Republican freshmen have been in Washington for a year, but they haven’t become part of the established order. A group of these members gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to announce they would do their share to pay down the nation’s crippling $15.4 trillion debt. They believe fiscal responsibility begins with their own … Continued
February 2, 2012

Speaker Boehner bows to pressure on tax deal

Staff Report (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans. In a major reversal that appeared to end a standoff with … Continued
December 23, 2011