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Governor Bentley Sues Federal Government

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, January 7, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the State of Alabama had filed a lawsuit against the federal government for non-compliance of the Refugee Act of 1980. Gov. Bentley said, “On three separate occasions I have sent letters to the White House requesting information on the … Continued
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January 12, 2016

House Passes Bill to Reform Broken Visa Waiver System

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 8, the US House of Representatives voted to pass HR158, the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. US Representatives Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) and Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) voted alongside a strong bi-partisan majority to support the bill. Roby said it was an important step to … Continued
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December 10, 2015

Bentley Responds to President’s National Address

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, December 6, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released a written statement in response to the President’s address to the nation on the growing ISIS threat both abroad and as home, as evidenced by the attacks in recent weeks on both San Bernardino, California and Paris, France. Governor Bentley … Continued
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December 7, 2015

Byrne Says that Congress Should Have Input on Syrian Refugees

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 6 U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R from Montrose) announced that he was co-sponsoring H.R. 3573, the Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act, that would require Congressional approval before refugees can be brought into the United States. Rep. Byrne said in a statement, “After listening to the … Continued
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October 7, 2015

Palmer Opposes Iran Deal

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  Thursday, August 8, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), spoke to the Republican Women of Trussville about America’s pending deal with Iran, and the State of the Nation. Congressman Palmer said that Secretary of State John Kerry, has the negotiating skills of Neville Chamberlain. For those of you too … Continued
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August 11, 2015

Brooks Introduces Bill to Protect U.S. Missile Defense

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville introduced H.R. 1128, the Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013.  Preventing the White House from leveraging and sharing classified American missile defense technology in negotiations with Russia has been a priority of Congressman Brooks since arriving in the U.S. … Continued
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March 15, 2013