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Aderholt proud of vote against impeachment, hopes Senate is quick to acquit

Tuesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said that the vast majority of House Democrats chose party over country when they voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump (R) last week. Rep. Aderholt said that House Democrats abused power in impeaching the President and he proudly voted against both Articles of Impeachment. Congressman Aderholt’s comments were made … Continued
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December 25, 2019

Sessions expected to announce candidacy for Senate

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce that he is running for the Senate he vacated in 2017 today. Friday is the last day to qualify and there are already six candidates who have been on the campaign trail for months. Multiple news outlets are reporting that their sources are reporting that Sessions … Continued
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November 7, 2019

Doug Jones leads new push to renew funding for HBCUs

Monday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Alabama) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) are leading a group of 36 of their colleagues in a new push to pass funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). The Senators sent a letter to both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Minority Leader Chuck … Continued
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November 5, 2019

Terri Sewell works to cut prescription costs for seniors

Speaking at a recent U.S. House Ways and Means Committee meeting Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, told the story of a constituent in Tuscaloosa who can’t afford her life-saving insulin medication.  The single mother works full time as a nurse, Sewell said, and struggled for years to find an insulin that didn’t cause serious side effects. … Continued
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October 29, 2019

Sewell votes to condemn Trump’s abandonment of Kurdish allies

Wednesday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-Selma) voted in favor of a bicameral, bipartisan resolution condemning President Donald J. Trump’s (R) decision to abruptly withdraw American troops from northern Syria. “The President’s decision to abandon our Kurdish partners is a capitulation to Turkey and Russia and a grave betrayal of one our strongest allies in the … Continued
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October 17, 2019

Jones: “History will judge us” on impeachment crisis

Last week, President Donald J. Trump (R) was polling better than Barack Obama at this point in his presidency and appeared likely to win re-election. Today, whether or not he will finish the third year of his presidency is in serious question. If the Democratic controlled U.S. House of Representatives votes to impeach the President, … Continued
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September 27, 2019

Hooper says that Trump supporters are not racists

On Tuesday, Trump finance committee member and Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee member Perry O. Hooper Jr. wrote an opinion piece in which he countered a narrative he feels is coming from the main stream media and Democratic Presidential candidates charging that President Donald J. Trump (R) and millions of Trump supporters are racists. “86 … Continued
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August 16, 2019