Rand Paul

Congress

Tuberville: $3.5 trillion spending bill with items Americans can’t afford, don’t want

The national debt is currently at $28.7 trillion and the federal government is spending $3.1 trillion a year more than it collects in revenue.

Brandon Moseley

August 20, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene has endorsed Mo Brooks

Greene said that she met with Brooks when she found out that he was attempting to challenge the 2020 election results.

Brandon Moseley

August 2, 2021

Shelby, Tuberville vote to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional

Only five Senate Republicans voted against the motion.

Brandon Moseley

February 1, 2021

Liz Cheney resolution creates controversy in Alabama GOP

Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans to vote in favor of impeachment.

Brandon Moseley

January 27, 2021

Roby: Congress needs deal to keep the government funded by Friday

“With only a few days left in the 2020 legislative calendar, we have much work to do here in Congress," Roby said.

Brandon Moseley

December 8, 2020

Trump urges Republicans to accept bigger COVID stimulus to get compromise

President Donald Trump reportedly urged congressional Republicans to go for “much higher numbers” in a coronavirus aid bill. The president and his team are trying to end a deadlock over coronavirus economic relief ahead of Congress breaking for the Nov. 3 elections. House Democrats passed a $3.4 trillion coronavirus aid package in the Heroes Act … Continued

Brandon Moseley

September 18, 2020

The White House and Senate reach deal on a stimulus

Early Wednesday morning, the White House and Senate leaders finally reached a deal on a massive stimulus package they are hoping can keep the American economy from falling into a deep recession due to the government-imposed economic shutdown to deal with the growing coronavirus threat. The final version of the Senate bill comes with a … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 25, 2020

Alabama Republicans upset with Jones’ “no” vote on coronavirus stimulus bill

Alabama Republican leaders on Monday condemned U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’ procedural vote to prevent the coronavirus stimulus bill from coming to a vote. On Sunday, Democrats blocked action on the comprehensive stimulus package — the third of the legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak. The bill is still being negotiated and the vote was not … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 24, 2020

Palmer bill would let seniors opt out of Medicare without losing Social Security benefits

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, reintroduced the Retirement Freedom Act HR2108 on Thursday, which would allow senior citizens to opt out of Medicare without losing their Social Security benefits. Companion legislation was introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah. “This bill would empower seniors by giving them more control over their healthcare decisions,” … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 15, 2019

There is growing pressure on Sen. Doug Jones over Kavanaugh confirmation

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) met with President Donald J. Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and expressed his strong support. Most observers already expected that Shelby will vote to confirm Kavanaugh; but no one knows with certainty how Alabama’s other Senator Doug Jones (D) will vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Jones recently told … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 3, 2018