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Sen. Doug Jones addresses Auburn students

Republican Tommy Tuberville was also invited to participate, but declined.
October 29, 2020

Trump urges Republicans to accept bigger COVID stimulus to get compromise

President Donald Trump reportedly urged congressional Republicans to go for “much higher numbers” in a coronavirus aid bill. The president and his team are trying to end a deadlock over coronavirus economic relief ahead of Congress breaking for the Nov. 3 elections. House Democrats passed a $3.4 trillion coronavirus aid package in the Heroes Act … Continued
September 18, 2020

Jones: Trump executive orders are “more for show than actual help for the Americans people”

Democratic Alabama Sen. Doug Jones had harsh words for recent executive orders that President Donald Trump signed in lieu of continuing to pursue a bipartisan legislative COVID relief package. Jones said that Trump’s executive orders extending coronavirus relief are “more for show than actual help for the American people.” “While the President is attempting to … Continued
August 10, 2020

Brooks: Democratic relief proposals would make Americans more dependent on government

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, on Thursday said on social media that Democrats believe that redistributing wealth and expanding government handouts will help them in the 2020 elections. “Socialist Democrats want as many Americans as possible dependent on the government,” Brooks said. “They perceive that redistributing wealth and expanding government handouts will help Democrats tremendously in … Continued
August 10, 2020

Brooks to vote no on Democratic infrastructure bill

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, said he will vote no this week on a Democratic infrastructure bill in the House, which he said was “socialism” cloaked in an infrastructure bill. “Nancy Pelosi & her Socialist comrades are hellbent on destroying America,” Brooks claimed. “They won’t stop spending until America is bankrupt. They covet economic disaster so … Continued
July 1, 2020

Brooks named “Taxpayer’s Friend” by the National Taxpayers Union

Tuesday, The National Taxpayers Union (“NTU”) announced that Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, has been named a “Taxpayer’s Friend” by the National Taxpayers Union. Brooks is one of only 48 U.S. House members to be so honored. The National Taxpayers Union is America’s leading grassroots, pro-taxpayer advocacy group. “The NTU is America’s preeminent nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots … Continued
June 5, 2020

Group names Rep. Mo Brooks a “Taxpayer Super Hero”

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste on Thursday named U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, a 2019 “Taxpayer Super Hero.” Only 27 members out of 435 voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives were named a 2019 “Taxpayer Super Hero.” Only members with a perfect 100 percent score on CCAGW’s 2019 Congressional Ratings received … Continued
May 22, 2020

Doug Jones, Lisa Murkowski call for increased federal investment in education

Thursday, Senators Doug Jones (D-Alabama) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a group of their colleagues in urging Senate leadership to include robust funding for America’s schools, educators, and students in the next round of COVID-19 relief funding. “It is not just teachers who will be impacted by these shrinking education budgets,” Jones and the other … Continued
May 20, 2020

Palmer says $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill is a “threat to national security”

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted in favor of a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package designed to alleviate the health and economic fallout of the global pandemic. The Heroes Act, H.R. 6800, was written by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and House Democrats. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, voted against the … Continued
May 18, 2020