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Brooks And Rogers Vote Against CRomnibus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, December 11, Congressmen Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Mike Rogers (R-Saks) both voted “No” on passage of H.R. 83, a $1.013 trillion, 1,600-page Continuing Resolution/Omnibus spending bill (nicknamed “CROmnibus”) that funds the government to the next fiscal year which begin on October 1. Representative Brooks said that the … Continued
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December 18, 2014

Sessions Critical of Obama’s Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama declared on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 that the $4 trillion Obama 2015 budgets is, “An Open Declaration That Reality Doesn’t Matter.” U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions issued a written statement on Tuesday following the release of President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget … Continued
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March 5, 2014

Roby, Rogers and Byrne Vote Against Raising Debt Limit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The national debt appears to be increasing again and there is no serious effort to rein in out of control federal spending or balance the budget anywhere on the horizon.  U.S. Representatives: Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery, Mike Rogers (R) from Saks, and Bradley Byrne (R) voted against the … Continued
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February 12, 2014

Conservatives Respond to Debt Deal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For weeks, conservatives have been hopeful that a Republican controlled Congress could wrest concessions from the Obama administration such as: the de-funding of Obamacare, entitlement reform, a path to a balanced budget, a cut in the deficit, or at the very least a one year delay in the individual … Continued
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October 18, 2013

Sewell Votes to Re-Open Government and Raise Debt Ceiling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma issued a written statement after voting in favor of a bi-partisan deal to end the controversial government shutdown, raise the debt ceiling, and fund the government until January. H.R. 2775 is the House version of a deal that was crafted in the … Continued
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October 17, 2013

Shelby Takes Stand Against Out of Control Federal Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama told his fellow Senators that he would vote against all appropriations bills until the Senate passes a spending plan that complies with the Budget Control Act. Sen. Shelby made his comments on the Senate floor explaining his decision to oppose … Continued
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July 24, 2013

Shelby Says It Is Not Too Late To Change Course On Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama warned his fellow Senators during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Congress can not continue approving spending bills at the rates that they have been in recent years. Senator Shelby said, “I want to applaud the Chair … Continued
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July 3, 2013

Alabama GOP Leaders Not Impressed with President Obama’s Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Barack H. Obama’s (D) administration finally presented their fiscal year 2014 budget.  Under Obama’s plan the federal government would continue to run deficits all the way past 2050, estate taxes would rise, new federal tobacco taxes would increase so that the federal government could implement national … Continued
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April 11, 2013

Aderholt Says that Congress Must Cut Federal Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Aderholt released a written statement after the Republican controlled United States House of Representatives passed the Ryan led 2014 budget resolution. Representative Aderholt said, “This week the House of Representatives is once again keeping its promise to get our nation’s fiscal house … Continued
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March 27, 2013