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Ryan Appears to Dispute Sessions and Shelby Views of Omnibus Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) is taking the offensive to defend his bipartisan Omnibus legislation which keeps the US government funded until the end of September.  Ryan also defended his expansion of the controversial H2B visa program, which Senator Jeff Sessions criticized in … Continued
December 24, 2015

House Passes Every Student Succeeds Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, December 2, the US House of Representatives approved a final bill, the Every Student Succeeds Act, that reduces the federal footprint in education and replaces the controversial No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.  US Representatives Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) and Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) both released statements supporting the … Continued
December 3, 2015

Vindictive Bill Gutting Auditor’s Office Passes out of Senate Committee headed to Senate Floor

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter On Monday, September 14 HB1 (sponsored by House Ways & Means General Fund Chairman Steve Clouse (R from Ozark)), received a favorable report by the Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund Committee Monday. Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund Committee Chairman Arthur Orr (R from Decatur) said, “We … Continued
September 15, 2015

State Auditor Claims He Is Being Punished for Outspoken Conservatism

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, September 11, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a budget which raises taxes in order to continue to feed the troubled Medicaid program and avoid the specter of a federal takeover of the long neglected Alabama Corrections System. Most other General Fund agencies took modest cuts … Continued
September 14, 2015

More of the Same Reform?

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— During the 2015 Legislative Session, the State Legislature created the Joint Committee on Alabama Public Pensions with the expressed purpose of reforming the State Pension plan.  Republicans have repeatedly expressed a desire to overhaul the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), in an effort to control cost. Ideas … Continued
August 25, 2015

Worley Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

  By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Democratic Party Chairperson Nancy Worley released a statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of legislation by President Lyndon B Johnson (D) establishing the two Great Society programs, Medicare and Medicaid. Chairperson Worley said, “The chances are good that everyone reading or hearing this either … Continued
July 30, 2015

Sessions Says More H1B Visas Would Only Squash the Dreams of More American Workers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 8, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) issued a statement in response to Microsoft’s latest announcement of layoffs. Despite the fact that Microsoft already has more workers than it needs the company continues to push for I-Squared and other legislation to drastically increase the number of H-1B visa-holders. … Continued
July 9, 2015

Brooks Critical of IRS, Would Replace it with Fair Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) says that the American people no longer trust the IRS, and that he supports reform efforts. US Representative Brooks wrote on Facebook, “American taxpayer trust in the IRS is at an all-time low. Who can blame them? On National TaxDay, the House passed eight bills … Continued
April 17, 2015

Sessions’ Immigration Subcommittee Investigation Reports Retaliation Against Immigration Officers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 31, 2015, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) announced that he and other members of his Immigration Subcommittee were investigating instances where the US Department of Homeland Security (DHA) were retaliating against Immigration Officers for doing their job and actually enforcing American Immigration Law. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is … Continued
April 2, 2015

House Passes Budget Resolution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 25, the Republican controlled US House of Representatives passed the Republican budget resolution.  Several members of the Alabama Congressional delegation commented on the budget proposal. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said in a statement, “We face a fiscal crisis in America.  We spend more than we earn and … Continued
March 26, 2015