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House Passes Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that would extend legal protections from abortion for unborn children capable of feeling pain…..beginning at a fetal age of 20 weeks. Congressmen Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia and Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville … Continued
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June 19, 2013

Bachus Supports Late-Term Abortion Ban

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797) which would ban the killing of fetuses after week 20. Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia voted for the legislation in approving the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The … Continued
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June 18, 2013

Bachus Says Holder Needs to Answer Congressional Questions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia announced in a written statement that he had joined with every Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee in calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to publicly explain conflicting information given to Congress regarding probes into media leaks. Representative Bachus said in … Continued
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June 13, 2013

House Continues to Push for Obamacare Repeal

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
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June 3, 2013

Aderholt, Roby, and Bachus Vote to Build Keystone XL Pipeline

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
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May 23, 2013

Rainy Day Patriots Hear From Michael Patrick Leahy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday 28 members of the Rainy Day Patriots met in Homewood to discuss Tea Party business and to hear from the founder of the Real Conservative National Committee, Michael Patrick Leahy. Leahy said that when he was there in the summer of 2012 he had predicted victory for … Continued
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May 20, 2013

Roby, Bachus, and Sessions Comment on IRS Scandal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery responded to the resignation of Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Stephen Miller following revelations that under his leadership his agency was involved in the targeting of conservative groups, including some Alabama residents, with extraordinary scrutiny from 2010-2012. Miller … Continued
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May 17, 2013

Alabama Delegation Members Comment on IRS Persecution of Conservative Political Groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has admitted that the agency has targeted Americans specifically for their political activities and beliefs and apologized for their inappropriate behavior. From the beginning of the Tea Party movement, many members and organizers have charged that the IRS was over zealous in their … Continued
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May 16, 2013

Alabama Leaders Respond to Boston Bombings

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday a terrorist or terrorists reminded all of us that the global war on terrorism continues and that they can still hit us at home.  Two bombs ripped into the City of Boston along the Boston Marathon route.  As of press time three people are dead, including an … Continued
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April 16, 2013

Bachus Announces $120 million in Tornado Aid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia said that Alabama’s recovery from the devastating tornadoes in April 2011 will be aided by the release of nearly $120 million in additional federal disaster assistance. U.S. Representative Bachus said, “Alabama and the communities in our part of the state have made great … Continued
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April 2, 2013