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Shelby Comments on Failure of Planned Parenthood Defunding Legislation in Senate

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 3, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) released a statement following the Senate’s vote to move forward on S1881, legislation to defund Planned Parenthood. Sen. Shelby wrote, “The recent videos depicting Planned Parenthood’s practices are extremely disturbing and underscore why taxpayer dollars should not support this organization. … Continued
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August 4, 2015

AEA’s Former Leaders Chafing Under NEA Control

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The powerful Alabama Education Association (AEA) dominated Alabama politics for decades. Most state legislature candidates needed AEA support to win their Democratic Primary and AEA money and influence kept those Democratic incumbents in office in increasingly Republican leaning districts far longer than they probably deserved. At its heart, … Continued
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July 30, 2015

Ford Says Democrats Willing To Help Solve Budget Crisis

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, July 24, the House Democratic Caucus announced in a statement that they were willing to meet with the GOP House leadership to solve the State General Fund (SGF) budget crisis. House Minority Leader Craig Ford said in a statement, “We’re reaching out to the leadership in … Continued
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July 27, 2015

Roby Reports on Blumenthal Deposition

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 17, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) commented on what was learned after longtime Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal was questioned for eight hours by her and the Select Committee on Benghazi on his role in fact finding after the Benghazi attack in 2012. US Representative Roby said in a … Continued
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June 22, 2015

Byrne, Roby Defend Votes For TPA

    By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter   Friday, June 12, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) and Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) both voted in favor of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which helps facilitate the consideration of free trade agreements. Democrats and some conservatives opposed TPA because they feel that the United States has not been well-served in … Continued
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June 15, 2015

Palmer Votes for House Budget Resolution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 30, the US House of Representatives passed the 2016 budget resolution 226 to 197. US Representative Gary Palmer, a member of the House Budget Committee, voted for the budget resolution that resulted from the House/Senate Budget conference. Congressman Palmer said in a written statement, “As I have … Continued
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May 1, 2015

Shelby and Sessions Oppose Costly Doc Fix

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senators from Alabama Jeff Sessions (R) and Richard Shelby (R) both oppose the bipartisan “doc fix” bill that the Congressional Budget Office says would add nearly $200 billion to the debt in the first decade. Senator Sessions addressed the Senate, “Not only are we continuing to allow the … Continued
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April 15, 2015

Legislative Republican Leadership Stands In Agreement with Obama

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Few Republicans in legislative leadership admit sharing common cause with President Barack Obama, but when it comes to charter schools and Common Core they are in full agreement. It might come as a surprise to many conservatives that Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and House Speaker Mike … Continued
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March 17, 2015