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Whooping Cranes Rerouted to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  The nine juvenile whooping cranes whose migration to Florida was halted in Franklin County, Al by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation in December apparently liked Alabama so much that they have decided to stay and become Alabama residents. Whooping cranes are a federally protected endangered species.  To help increase … Continued
February 4, 2012

Mobile Officer Killed in Line of Duty

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  Mobile Police Officer Steven Green was killed in the line of duty by a robbery suspect Friday.  According to information gathered by the Mobile Press-Register, the perpetrator, Lawrence Wallace Jr., robbed a Dollar Store and lit the counter on fire after dousing it with lighter fluid.  He was then apprehended … Continued
February 4, 2012

Sessions Denounces Reid’s Announcement That the Senate Won’t Have a Budget in 2012

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D) from Nevada announcement that the Senate won’t be addressing the budget during this election year.  Sen. Sessions is the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee; but the Senate is not even debating the budget this … Continued
February 4, 2012

Senator Sessions Warns that Federal Spending is Getting Out of Control

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  The Congressional Budget Office just issued its latest the latest CBO Budget and Economic Outlook report projecting that federal government spending and the national debt would continue to increase for years to come.  Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama, the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a press … Continued
February 1, 2012

Good Government Starts With Honesty, Transparency

By Rep. Martha Roby Consider this: a father gives his son $50 to buy boots for a summer job. The son, surprised to find a half-off sale at the store, purchases the boots for $25 and uses the remaining $25 to buy a video game. Later, his father is not happy. The son protests, “I … Continued
January 31, 2012

Response to the Republican Supermajority’s Claims About the Drop in the Unemployment Rate

From the Office of Representative Craig Ford   “The Republican Supermajority and their leaders are trying to mislead the people of Alabama about our state’s unemployment situation. When people drop out of the workforce they are no longer included in the calculation of the unemployment rate. Since August, for every job that has been created, more than two … Continued
January 30, 2012

Statement From Representative Craig Ford on Sen. Phil Williams’ Proposal for a 2.5% Pay Raise for Teachers with Less Than Nine Years of Employment

From the Office of Representative Craig Ford “This proposal may be one of the most absurd things Phil Williams and the Republican Supermajority have ever tried to pull. How in the world does he justify giving a pay raise to only 37% of the teachers in our state? He doesn’t even want to give the … Continued
January 27, 2012

Congresswoman Roby Supports Department of the Interior Decision to Opens 38 Million Acres of the Gulf to Oil Exploration

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter In a speech at a UPS facility in Nevada, President Obama said, “Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years.  Eight years.  Last year, we relied less on foreign oil than in any of last 16 years.  That hasn’t gotten a lot of attention, … Continued
January 27, 2012

New Offshore Energy Exploration a Step in the Right Direction

From the Office of U.S. Representative Martha Roby (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Martha Roby made the following comments today regarding news reports that an additional 38 million acres of the central Gulf of Mexico will be open to leasing: “The executive branch has moved too slowly in recent years to allow new energy exploration in … Continued
January 26, 2012

Congresswoman Roby’s CRP Bill Would Increase Food Production and Save Taxpayers Billions

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  Congresswoman Martha Roby’s H.B. 3454 ‘Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2011 would decrease the amount of total acreage idled under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and reserve the program for marginal and erodible land. This would have the double benefit of saving the government money and increasing … Continued
January 26, 2012