national defense

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, Republican presidential candidate US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) spoke at a capacity crowd at a rally in Guntersville. Senator Rubio talked about ways to improve the job skills of the American workforce. Rubio said that when a kid graduates from High School they need to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 22, President Barack H. Obama vetoed HR1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) criticized the President’s action saying that Pres. Obama is putting politics over our military.  Rep. Byrne said, “The NDAA has passed Congress and been signed into … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a written statement after she voted in favor of the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, H.R. 5872. The legislation requires that President Obama provide details about how his administration plans to implement the budget sequestration cuts that are scheduled to take … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville released a written statement to announce that the U.S. House has passed HR 4310, the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  The new NDAA passed 299 to 120. Representative Brooks said, “I voted in favor of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act, and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville has introduced a bill preventing the administration from sharing critical U.S. missile defense technology with the Russian Federation. The Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2012, H.R. 4125, was introduced by Rep. Brooks would prohibit the U.S. government from transferring classified missile … Continued