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Senate Blocks Keystone Pipeline by One Vote

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday night, November 18, liberal Democrats in the United States Senate used the filibuster to block a bipartisan bill that would have allowed construction of the Keystone Pipeline XL which would bring crude oil from Canada to the United States for refining. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R from … Continued
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November 19, 2014

Sessions Says We Can’t Allow Executive Amnesty to Happen

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) wrote in a statement to Politico, that not stopping President Obama from declaring a massive illegal alien amnesty would be a betrayal of the voters. Senator Sessions said, “We cannot surrender Congress’ most powerful Constitutional tool before a single newly elected Republican … Continued
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November 13, 2014

Sessions Vows that a Republican Congress will Defend Themselves and Nation Against Lawless President

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) declared that immigration was a losing issue for Democrats in the 2014 midterm election and vowed to fight an Executive Amnesty, which he declared was illegal. Senator Sessions told the Associated Press’s Stephen Dinan, “Republicans campaigned for the House and Senate against … Continued
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November 7, 2014

Roby Releases Ebola Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Six months ago, Ebola was an exotic virus that lived somewhere in the wilds of Africa and which infrequently visited disease and death on some isolated African villagers in places few of us are ever likely to visit. That all changed (perhaps forever) this summer and our government and … Continued
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October 29, 2014

Sessions Says America is Not an Oligarchy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) said on the floor of the Congress that America is not an oligarchy. President Obama and a handful of global elites shouldn’t be able to meet in secret to change American immigration laws without the consent of the Congress. Senator Sessions said, … Continued
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September 22, 2014

Alabama Delegation Divided on Arming Syrian Rebels

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 17 Congressman Bradley Byrne (R from Montrose) spoke on the House floor in support of an amendment to authorize the arming and training of Syrian rebels as part of the strategy to defeat the barbaric Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) joining Congresswoman Terri … Continued
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September 18, 2014

Adkins Receives Medal of Honor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 15, Alabamian Command Sergeant Bennie Adkins was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during his service in the Vietnam War. President Barack H. Obama awarded the medal to Adkins (an Opelika native) in a ceremony in the White House. Before the ceremony, U.S. Representative Martha Roby … Continued
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September 16, 2014

Byrne: No Time Is The Right Time For Executive Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 8, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose issued a written statement regarding President Barack H. Obama’s decision to “delay” his controversial executive action on immigration policy until after the midterm elections in November. Representative Byrne said: “There is no right time for the President to use … Continued
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September 11, 2014