Skip to content

Rep. Martha Roby

News

Roby Says Obama Should Fire VA Secretary

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said in a written statement that President Barack Hussein Obama (D) should fire Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, to send the message that clear mismanagement of the Veterans Healthcare System truly won’t be tolerated. Representative Martha Roby said, “Secretary Shinseki … Continued
/
May 30, 2014

Roby Joins Benghazi Investigation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For Months following the attack on the American Consulate, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery led the investigation into the attack as part of her job as Chair of the House Armed Forces Subcommittee assigned to investigations, an investigation that was largely ignored by the liberal main stream media. On … Continued
/
May 16, 2014

Roby and Rogers Critical of VA Backlog

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, May 2, Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery released a statement concerning the backlog situation at the Veterans Administration and efforts to correct the abusive system which has seen some veterans die while waiting for medical care; care that was promised to them when they enlisted.  Congressman … Continued
/
May 6, 2014

Easter Messages from the Alabama Political World

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Holidays are best spent with close family members, but Easter is also time to acknowledge: friends, supporters, and constituents and many of Alabama’s political persons used social media to share their holiday greetings. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose said in a written statement: “Today we celebrate that … Continued
/
April 21, 2014

Alabama Remembers Jeremiah Denton

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, March 28th, former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton (R) passed away. Senator Denton was also a U.S. Navy Admiral and aviator who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 during the Vietnam War.  Sen. Denton endured years of mistreatment as a Prisoner Of War (P.O.W.).  During a … Continued
/
April 1, 2014

Roby Says That Ukraine Vote Likely This Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted 78-17 to advance a Ukraine aid package Monday asked for by the Obama administration, setting up a final vote for later this week.  Both parties support the aid package for the Ukraine but the bill is controversial because Senate Democrats included a provision … Continued
/
March 25, 2014

Roby Says Our Constitution is Worth Fighting For

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced on Wednesday, March 12, that she is supporting the ENFORCE Act, which would permit either the House or Senate to bring judicial action against the Executive Branch for failure to faithfully execute the laws of the United States. Congresswoman Roby gave … Continued
/
March 14, 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

Rogers Worries About Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Mike Rogers (R) said in an email to constituents on Saturday, February 15 that he and House Republicans are concerned about the economy, but President Barack H. Obama (D) and Senate Democrats continued to block House jobs bills. Representative Rogers said, “All of us across East Alabama are … Continued
/
February 20, 2014