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Aderholt on America’s Stalled Economy and Jobs Climate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter After President Obama’s (D) full time political campaign group, Organizing for Action, visited Congressman Robert Aderholt’s (R) offices in Cullman and Gadsden, the Alabama Congressman said in a written statement, “The only climate we should be talking about today is this country’s stalled economic and jobs climate.” Rep. Aderholt … Continued
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August 14, 2013

Sessions Urges Congress to Ignore Special Interests on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama addressed the Senate to encourage lawmakers to ignore calls from business interests including Republican donors to pass the President’s immigration reform proposal. Sen. Sessions said, “This week Congress received two letters: one from GOP donors and the other from CEOs, … Continued
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August 8, 2013

Shelby Says that Obamacare is Full of Broken Promises

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama delivered a speech on ObamaCare’s broken promises on the Senate floor Thursday. Sen. Shelby addressing the U.S. Senate said, “Last week in Illinois, President Obama attempted to blame opponents of ObamaCare for the law’s broken promises. He lashed out at ‘folks out … Continued
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August 7, 2013

Roby Comments on Obama’s Economic Speech

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery on Wednesday responded to President Barack Obama’s speech on the state of the economy at Knox College in Illinois. Representative Roby said, “I certainly welcome President Obama’s renewed interest in a conversation about our economic challenges. While American families are still struggling to … Continued
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July 26, 2013

Obamacare Will Change Health Insurance Landscape in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare) will go into effect in January one here in Alabama as well as the rest of the country and the healthcare insurance industry will never be the same. Healthcare insurance insiders told The Alabama Political Reporter that beginning … Continued
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July 18, 2013

Bonner Says Senate Immigration Reform Bill is Flawed

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile said in his weekly column that the immigration bill which passed the U.S. Senate is flawed and that the ‘Gang of Eight’ bill as passed by the Senate is dead in the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Bonner wrote, “Weeks after … Continued
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July 16, 2013

Rogers Asks Harry Reid To Repeal Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) from Nevada, urging him to bring a full repeal vote of the Affordable Care Act to the Senate Floor. Representative Rogers states in his letter, “As you know, the United States House of Representatives … Continued
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July 11, 2013

Roby Says She Won’t Support Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced in an email to constituents that she will not support the controversial immigration reform package that was passed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Rep. Roby wrote, “Friends, On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a massive 1,200-page bill to overhaul our nation’s … Continued
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July 1, 2013

Republicans Respond to Obama’s War on Coal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, President Barack H. Obama (D) announced in a speech at Georgetown University that he was implementing tough new regulations on so-called “green house gases” by executive order without passing any new regulations through the U.S. Congress, which has steadfastly opposed this extreme environmentalist agenda. Republicans in Alabama … Continued
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June 26, 2013