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Palmer opposed 2020 spending package

Wednesday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) voted “no” on the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1865) citing concerns about growing the national debt. These two “minibus” bills authorize continued funding of the federal government through fiscal year 2020, once the current funding resolution expired on December 20. Both … Continued
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December 24, 2019

Sewell praises passage of legislation to lower drug costs

Thursday, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Selma, praised the House passage of HR3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Proponents say that the bill will bring down costs for patients and taxpayers, help level the playing field for American consumers and will allow for reinvestment in Medicare program improvements and medical innovation. “I … Continued
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December 13, 2019

McCutcheon says that legislature will address rural healthcare

Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) told a gathering of the Alabama County Commissioners Association in Auburn that the Alabama legislature will likely work on addressing rural healthcare in the 2020 legislative session. McCutcheon said that the legislature is “Working on rural healthcare,” and is looking at rural clinics. “We need to provide … Continued
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December 10, 2019

McCutcheon is open to grand deal on gambling

House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said Wednesday that he is open to a deal on gambling. The speaker of the House was in Auburn for the Alabama Association of County Commissioners meeting. “The lottery has been up for the last two years,” McCutcheon said. “Here is the bottom line in the (Republican) caucus. Out of … Continued
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December 5, 2019
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Byrne announces implementation of new Medicare wage index rule

Tuesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said that “Alabama’s hospitals will begin receiving significantly higher Medicare reimbursements” implementation of the Trump Administration’s final rule governing the Medicare wage index. “With the wage index rule going into effect today, communities across Alabama can rejoice that their continued access to local medical care is safer,” Rep. Byrne said. … Continued
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October 2, 2019

Senate candidates warn of growing national debt

Wednesday, the Alabama Political Reporter asked Republican Senate candidates about how they intend to deal with the national debt. The debt grew during the Global War on Terror, grew during the TARP bank bailout, grew during those slow painful years of economic recovery following the Great Recession. Now the economy is booming; but the deficit … Continued
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September 6, 2019

Republicans resist Alabama NAACP call for Ivey to resign

On Thursday, Alabama NAACP President Bernard Simelton called on Gov. Kay Ivey to resign from office after it was revealed that Ivey had performed a skit in blackface and overalls making fun of poor Black sharecroppers crawling around on their knees for cigar butts while she was a college student at Auburn University during the … Continued
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September 4, 2019