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Sessions and Byrne Comment on Obama’s Expected Amnesty Announcement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—On Wednesday, November 19, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) issued a written statement following the White House announced that President Obama will lay out his unilateral immigration actions on Thursday, which are expected to provide legal status and work permits to 5 million illegal aliens. Senator Sessions … Continued
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November 20, 2014

Sewell Disappointed In Brooks’ Call For Legal Action Against Obama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—On Wednesday, November 19, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D from Selma) responded to Congressman Mo Brooks’ (R from Huntsville) bill to sue President Obama (D) over his Executive Action on Immigration, which will be announced on Thursday in a nationally televised address. Representative Sewell said in a written statement, “I … Continued
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November 20, 2014

Alabama Immigrants Urge Obama To Go Big With Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—President Obama has told the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives, that either they pass the Senate’s immigration bill increasing the flow of legal immigrants into the country and giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, or he will do it himself by Executive Action. The Alabama Coalition … Continued
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November 19, 2014

Brooks and Byrne Support Travel Ban From Ebola Infected Countries

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday, October 12, Congressman Mo Brooks, (R) from Huntsville, called for the Obama administration to ban travelers from Ebola infected West African Countries from entering the United States. On Thursday the Huntsville Congressman was joined by Congressman Bradley Byrne (R from Mobile) and Speaker of the House John … Continued
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October 17, 2014

Republicans Pleased that President Put Forward an ISIS Strategy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose issued a written statement following President Barack Obama’s prime-time address regarding a strategy for combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). U.S. Representative Byrne said: “I was pleased that President Obama finally put forward a strategy to combat ISIS in the … Continued
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September 11, 2014

Armistead Appalled by Janet May’s Comments on Ferguson

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead called recent comments by Janet May implying that the Ferguson, Missouri riots could help Democrats in the fall elections, “appalling” and called Janet May, “An embarrassment to the State of Alabama.” The GOP Chairman also urged Birmingham Mayor William Bell not to go … Continued
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August 25, 2014

Sewell Joins Obama at Africa Leaders Summit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, August 5, Congresswoman Terri Sewell attended the Africa Leaders Summit at the White House. Congresswoman Sewell said in a statement on facebook, “It was my honor and pleasure to attend the U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit at the White House. I was pleased to see President Obama … Continued
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August 11, 2014

Sewell Joins Obama at Africa Leaders Summit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, August 5, Congresswoman Terri Sewell attended the Africa Leaders Summit at the White House. Congresswoman Sewell said in a statement on Facebook, “It was my honor and pleasure to attend the U.S./Africa Leaders Summit at the White House. I was pleased to see President Obama speak, as … Continued
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August 8, 2014

Sewell Votes against Republican Immigration Bills

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 1, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, (D) from Selma, voted against H.R. 5230, the Republican appropriations bill to address the crisis on our country’s Southwest border and H.R. 5232, which eliminates the troubled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) problem. Congresswoman Sewell released a written following her … Continued
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August 7, 2014