Rep. Robert Aderholt

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, U.S. Representative Jo Bonner said, “It is increasingly clear that nothing short of outright repeal of Obamacare will prevent it from doing harm to our health care system and stifling job growth.” Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile said in a written statement, “On May 16, the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile announced that he was resigning his seat in the U.S. Congress to accept a newly created position with the University of Alabama. Congressman Jo Bonner wrote in a statement, “I will be retiring from Congress on August 15th in order to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama has refused for years to permit America’s energy industries to easily access Canadian oil sands via the Keystone Pipeline. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.R. 3) that if passed by the Senate would authorize construction of the pipeline without a presidential … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery has written legislation that would change decades old private sector workplace rules regarding over time and how we work. Roby’s Working Families Flexibility Act would allow workers to voluntarily negotiate flexible work place schedules with their employers that currently are forbidden under the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery has sponsored legislation, H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, that would allow individual employees the ability to negotiate flexible scheduling with their private employers.  Many governments offer such plans, but private employers are barred from such plans because of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville released  written statement after question U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about the department’s research budget.  Officials at the hearing include: the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist Dr. Catherine Wotecki, Administrator … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Barack H. Obama’s (D) administration finally presented their fiscal year 2014 budget.  Under Obama’s plan the federal government would continue to run deficits all the way past 2050, estate taxes would rise, new federal tobacco taxes would increase so that the federal government could implement national … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville joined several other Congressmen in calling for the U.S. State Department to demand that American citizen, Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini, be released from prison by the Government of Iran. Congressman Aderholt said, “The First Amendment of the Constitution reads: “Congress shall make … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Aderholt released a written statement after the Republican controlled United States House of Representatives passed the Ryan led 2014 budget resolution. Representative Aderholt said, “This week the House of Representatives is once again keeping its promise to get our nation’s fiscal house … Continued