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Roby Supports Bipartisan Medicare Fix

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Mar 26 a bi-partisan plan to ensure seniors who rely on Medicare aren’t denied access to doctors passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.  Without the legislation the amount of money that doctors receive for treating Medicare patients would have dropped by 21 percent after April 1 … Continued
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March 30, 2015

Eufaula Coast Guard Team Will Not Be Shut Down

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Coast Guard team that maintains navigation aids along the Chattahoochee River in Eufaula, Alabama was relocated elsewhere in the Coast Guard’s 2015 budget request.  On Wednesday, March 25 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) announced that the team will remain operational and in Eufaula. Congresswoman Roby … Continued
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March 30, 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
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March 26, 2015

Criminal Investigators are at Work in Central Alabama VA Scandal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 19 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) issued two statements after revelations that whistle blowers at the Central Alabama Veteran Health Care System (CAVHCS) have been retaliated against for their role in exposing the scandal and that Department of Veterans Affairs and Acting Inspector General Richard … Continued
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March 20, 2015

Roby Says We Need Transparency at the State Department

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 16, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) discussed the situation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Benghazi investigation, and thousands of missing emails with reporter Byron York. Congresswoman Roby said in an email statement to constituents, “I recently spoke with the Washington Examiner’s Byron York about … Continued
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March 17, 2015

Congress Members Visit Birmingham Civil Rights Museum

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 6, almost 100 members of the United States Congress visited Birmingham and the Civil Rights Institute as part of a three day pilgrimage to visit important sites in the civil rights movement. This weekend was the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery voting rights … Continued
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March 16, 2015

Byrne Supports Honoring Voting Rights Marches

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced in a statement that a bipartisan resolution led by US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) commemorating the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would call for the issuance of a … Continued
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March 6, 2015

Roby Addresses Revelations Re: Hillary Clinton Personal Email

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) addressed revelations that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a secret personal email account for official business as President Obama’s Secretary of State. Congresswoman Roby said, “Today, I joined Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and my other colleagues on the Benghazi Select Committee … Continued
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March 6, 2015

Senate Passes Gold Medal Bill for Voting Rights Marchers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015, US Representative Terri Sewell (D-Selma), who grew up in Selma, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of S517. The bipartisan bill Rep. Sewell introduced in the House awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who braved violence to march from Selma to Montgomery. Their courage … Continued
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March 5, 2015

Obama Wins Showdown with Congress over Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In November the American people gave Republicans majorities in both Houses of Congress for the first time since 2006. Despite polling that shows that 58 percent of the American people oppose President Barack H. Obama’s immigration policies, on Tuesday, March 3 a bipartisan groups of Congress members voted for … Continued
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March 4, 2015