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Judge Rules in Favor of Congress in Obamacare Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 12, a Federal District Judge ruled in House v. Burwell, that the Obama administration unlawfully funded parts of Obamacare without an appropriation from Congress. US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) applauded the decision. Representative Byrne wrote, “A major victory for House Republicans today in our effort to stand … Continued
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May 13, 2016

Pittman Advocates Reducing Medical Costs by Replacing State Malpractice System

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 14, Alabama State Senators Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) introduced a proposal to rein in healthcare costs in Alabama by making it much harder for persons claiming medical malpractice to collect large judgements. Since 2010 the cost of maintaining Alabama Medicaid benefits has doubled. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) … Continued
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April 25, 2016

GOP Presidential Candidates Debate Minus Donald Trump

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, January 28, the highest polling Republican Presidential Candidates gathered on the main stage at the Fox News televised debate, without GOP frontrunner Donald Trump who held his own nationally televised event down the street with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former US Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania). … Continued
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February 1, 2016

Sessions Say Americans Have Right to Be Mad

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, January 18, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was in Double Springs speaking to the Winston County Republican Party at their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. Senator Sessions said, “A lot of people are mad a lot of people are angry you have every right to be angry about the direction … Continued
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January 19, 2016
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Time to Turn the Page on the Obama Presidency

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Last week, President Barack Obama came before Congress to deliver his final State of the Union Address. The President outlined a long list of policy ideas, but many of them were simply recycled from his previous State of the Union speeches. If you are one of the 25 percent of Americans … Continued
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January 18, 2016

Obama Vetoes Bill to Abolish Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 8, 2015, President Obama’s vetoed a bill, HR3762, that would have dismantled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (popularly known as Obamacare), and eliminated federal funding for the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) said: “I am disappointed but … Continued
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January 11, 2016

Congress Sends Obamacare Repeal Bill to President

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 6, Congress passed HR3762, a budget “reconciliation” bill that repeals components of Obamacare and places a one-year moratorium on Planned Parenthood funding. The bill will now go to President Obama’s desk. US Representatives Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose), and Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) released statements supporting … Continued
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January 7, 2016
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Looking Back on 2015

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) 2015 was packed full of major developments for Southwest Alabama. As the year draws to a close, I thought it would be a good time to review some of the highlights. One of the first votes the House of Representatives took in 2015 was on my bill to repeal Obamacare … Continued
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December 28, 2015

Ted Cruz Visits Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, December 19, Texas Senator and Presidential candidate Ted Cruz was in Alabama with a visit to Daphne.  On Sunday he made an appearance in Trussville at the city’s civic center. Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Trussville) has endorsed Cruz.  Rep. Brooks told the crowd in Trussville, “In Senator … Continued
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December 21, 2015

Zeigler Comments on State’s Failed Financial Software

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 9, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler commented on the software scandal that was first revealed by the Alabama Political Reporter’s Bill Britt on Tuesday. State Auditor Zeigler said in a statement, “We have known for some time that the Bentley administration had major internal problems, but … Continued
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December 11, 2015