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Shelby Says that More Should be Done to Address Problems at VA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, May 22, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama spoke on the growing scandal at the Department of Veteran Affairs while in a committee meeting considering the Fiscal Year 2015 Veterans Affairs/Military Construction funding bill.  Sen. Shelby said that it was unconscionable that Veterans were denied timely … Continued
May 23, 2014

Scientists and Political Leadership Divided on Global Warming as White House Prepares to Seize Power

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, the White House released its much anticipated, National Climate Assessment (NCA).  The report said that the globe has been getting warmer since 1895 and that it has been getting warmer at a faster rate over the last twenty years and called for radical action by the powerful … Continued
May 9, 2014

PSC Candidates Speak in Clanton

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, April 26, Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) candidates descended on Clanton to join Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead in asking for Republican voters to turn out for the June 3 Republican Primary.  The Alabama Political Reporter was present at the Pumpkin … Continued
May 6, 2014

Roby Discusses Situation in Ukraine

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Military forces of the Russian Federation have occupied the Crimea, a Republic in the Ukraine.  Russia has announced that the Crimea will be voting soon on secession from the Ukraine presumably to be incorporated into Russia.  All of this is in defiance of post-Cold War treaties, at least one … Continued
March 11, 2014

Sessions Critical of Obama’s Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama declared on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 that the $4 trillion Obama 2015 budgets is, “An Open Declaration That Reality Doesn’t Matter.” U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions issued a written statement on Tuesday following the release of President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget … Continued
March 5, 2014

Byrne Co-Sponsors Act to Stop Selective Enforcement of the Law By Obama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose announced that he has become an original cosponsor of the Faithful Execution of the Law Act.  The legislation was introduced by Representative Ron DeSantis (R) from Florida.  This bill amends Title 28 of the U.S. Code to require that any federal official … Continued
February 12, 2014

Sessions Replies To President’s Immigration Speech

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement on Wednesday in response to President Barack Obama’s (D) speech on immigration. Sen. Sessions said, “The President said he has not heard any good reason to oppose the Senate bill. Clearly, he has not listened to the ICE … Continued
October 25, 2013

Roby Writes Letter to Obama About Defense Furloughs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery wrote President Obama urging the President to enforce a law recently enacted to protect the jobs of key civilian military personnel during the government shutdown. On Thursday there were reports that hundreds of civilian workers in Troy at Alabama’s Sikorsky helicopter facility could … Continued
October 7, 2013

Aderholt and Bachus Say that President Should not Go Forward on Syrian War Without Congressional Authorization

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressmen Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia and Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville have urged President Barack Obama to get authorization from Congress before any American attack on Syria. On Tuesday, Representative Spencer Bachus wrote an open letter to the President. Bachus wrote, “I strongly urge you not to undertake … Continued
September 6, 2013

Roby Says Obamacare Is Bad News

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said recently that there is a lot of bad news coming out of Obamacare lately. Representative Roby said on Facebook, “Obamacare has been in the news a lot lately, but for all the wrong reasons. The more we learn about this law, the … Continued
July 5, 2013