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Tuberville: $3.5 trillion spending bill with items Americans can’t afford, don’t want

The national debt is currently at $28.7 trillion and the federal government is spending $3.1 trillion a year more than it collects in revenue.
August 20, 2021

Sen. Mike Lee endorses Arnold Mooney in U.S. Senate race

U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, publicly endorsed State Rep. Arnold Mooney, R-Indian Springs, for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Alabama on Wednesday. “I am proud to endorse Arnold Mooney for U.S. Senate,” Lee said. “Arnold is a strong constitutional conservative and the best candidate to beat (U.S. Sen.) Doug Jones. He has a … Continued
May 28, 2019

Palmer bill would let seniors opt out of Medicare without losing Social Security benefits

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, reintroduced the Retirement Freedom Act HR2108 on Thursday, which would allow senior citizens to opt out of Medicare without losing their Social Security benefits. Companion legislation was introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah. “This bill would empower seniors by giving them more control over their healthcare decisions,” … Continued
April 15, 2019

Senate rejects Trump’s state of emergency

Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to overrule President Donald J. Trump’s (R) declaration of a state of emergency on the southern border with Mexico. Twelve Republicans voted with the Democrats. After Congress failed to appropriate all of the money that he wanted for construction of a border wall, the President issued the state of emergency … Continued
March 15, 2019

Roby supports plan to expand the Child Tax Credit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, joined Ivanka Trump and leaders from the House and Senate to promote a plan to expand the child tax credit to help working families. “Expanding the child tax credit is the right thing to do,” Roby said at a news conference promoting the … Continued
October 31, 2017

Ted Cruz endorses Judge Roy Moore for US Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced that he has endorsed Republican candidate Roy Moore for the U.S. Senate. Cruz said in a statement that he needed more principled conservatives like Moore as allies in Washington. “This December, the People of Alabama have a clear choice,” Cruz said. “They … Continued
October 25, 2017

Senators Rand Paul, Mike Lee endorse Roy Moore for US Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the Judge Roy Moore (R) for U.S. Senate campaign announced that it has received the endorsements of U.S. Senators Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and Mike Lee, R-Utah. The Moore campaign said that Sen. Rand Paul has served in the United States Senate for six years and has earned a … Continued
October 18, 2017

Roy Moore still not making friends with Senate leadership

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is in Washington D.C., but he has ruffled some feathers by not meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, Alabama’s senior Senator Richard Shelby (R), anyone at the White House or with the powerful National Republican Senate Committee. He even skipped the … Continued
October 6, 2017