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Bachus/Roby Support House Passed Republican Measures Promised to Promote Accountability

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday August 2, the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a series of bills that are reportedly designed to promote government accountability and stop abuse. Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia said, “We must always remember that ours is a government of the people, by the people, … Continued
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August 9, 2013

Roby Defends House Investigations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the past couple of weeks the Obama (D) administration has begun attacking House Republicans for wasting time investigating what they call “phony scandals”. In an email to her constituents in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery defended the House’s use of it’s constitutional review … Continued
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August 8, 2013

Roby Glad Senate Passes a Student Loan Fix

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that Wednesday’s passage of a student loan fix in the U.S. House of Representatives after passage in the U.S. Senate showed that things can still get done despite the partisan divide and urged the Senate to take similar action on other House-passed … Continued
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August 1, 2013

Roby Comments on Obama’s Economic Speech

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery on Wednesday responded to President Barack Obama’s speech on the state of the economy at Knox College in Illinois. Representative Roby said, “I certainly welcome President Obama’s renewed interest in a conversation about our economic challenges. While American families are still struggling to … Continued
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July 26, 2013

Roby Praises Passage of Student Success Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery on Friday praised the House’s passage of the Student Success Act. The legislation was designed to reform the unpopular and largely ineffective “No Child Left Behind” education law passed during the George W. Bush (R) Administration. The Student Success Act (H.R. 5) would … Continued
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July 22, 2013

Roby Pushes Reforms to “No Child Left Behind” Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery is working to pass The Student Success Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would repeal much of the Bush administration’s ‘No Child Left Behind Act, including “AYP,” (annual yearly progress) and the arbitrary division of teachers into “Highly Qualified” versus … Continued
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July 18, 2013

Roby Promotes Student Success Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery in an email to constituents said that it is time to reduce the federal government’s role in education because it isn’t working and promoted her Student Success Act as the solutions. Representative Roby said, “Like most parents, I believe we need excellent teachers … Continued
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July 16, 2013

Roby Says House Missed Opportunity On Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery release a written statement in response to the passage of a revised House Farm Bill. Rep. Roby said that the legislation which passed on Thursday moves agriculture policy in the right direction, but that the Congress missed an opportunity to reform the costly … Continued
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July 12, 2013

Roby Calls On Senate To Pass House Student Loan Reforms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery called on Senate leaders to rise above politics and pass legislation to address student loan interest rates, which are doubling all over the country, due to the inability of the two Houses to reach an agreement. Representative Roby wrote, “We’ve known for more … Continued
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July 11, 2013