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Women for Kavanaugh rally in Hoover

Thursday, the Women for Kavanaugh bus tour arrived in Hoover for a rally at Hoover Tactical Firearms. The Women for Kavanaugh campaign is being run by Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization. CWA’s Executive Field Director Janae Stracke said that they were devastated when Justice Antonin Scalia passed away. The … Continued
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August 28, 2018

Shelby has made more than 10,000 votes in the US Senate

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) was recognized today for his work as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and for having surpassed 10,000 votes in the Senate. “I am humbled to hear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and Vice Chairman Leahy speak about my achievements in the Senate this year,” Sen. Shelby … Continued
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August 2, 2018

Sen. Doug Jones plans to vote against Trump’s CIA nominee

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, plans to vote against President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, his office said in a statement Tuesday. Haspel, a longtime CIA intelligence official, ran a CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 when a captured Al Qaeda detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who was accused of orchestrating a … Continued
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May 16, 2018

Shelby votes in support of budget agreement

By Brandon Moseley   Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., voted in favor of the long-term budget agreement and Continuing Resolution to fund the government through March 23, 2018. The bill, which Senator Shelby supported, was passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 71-28 in the U.S. Senate. “The Senate has approved … Continued
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February 13, 2018

Jones calls for extension to community health center funding

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, signed onto a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership Monday calling for the re-authorization of a fund crucial for community health centers across the country. Authorization for the Community Health Center Fund — which supports centers that provide health services to millions of the nation’s most … Continued
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February 6, 2018

US Senate votes down Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, in a stunning defeat for Pro-Life Americans, the U.S. Senate failed to vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This law would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan was critical of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, who voted against the pro-life … Continued
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January 30, 2018

Senator Jones wants the military to get paid during shutdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to hold a vote on a measure to ensure U.S. military service members will continue to be paid during the federal government shutdown. “Around the world and here at home, our military and their families … Continued
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January 22, 2018