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Sessions Sticks with Trump, Says His Comments Weren’t About Sexual Assault

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Only days after many of Alabama’s Republican Congressional Delegation abandoned Donald Trump after recordings of extremely lewd comments dating back to 2005 surfaced, Alabama’s junior senator, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R), is sticking with his presidential candidate. “Nobody’s character is perfect,” Session told CBS News. “This is a wrong thing. I … Continued
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October 11, 2016

Sessions Speaks Against Obama Plan to Admit 110,000 Refugees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 28, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) sharply criticized President Obama’s controversial plan to dramatically increase the number of refugees coming into the country. Sessions comments were made at a Senate hearing on the plan. Sen. Sessions said, “The tragic reality is, that we have millions of displaced … Continued
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September 29, 2016

Navy to Name Ship for Mobile

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 22, 2016, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced that a future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named after the City of Mobile. The Independence-variant of the LCS is built in Mobile by Austal USA. Congressman Byrne said in a statement, “It is such an honor for a … Continued
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September 23, 2016

Sessions Says that Obama Administration Refuses to Attend Hearing on Refugee Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) criticized the State Department for their refusal to attend a Congressional hearing on the Refugee Admissions Program. Senator Sessions said in a statement, “Despite having sufficient notice of a statutorily required hearing regarding its plans for the Refugee Admissions Program in Fiscal Year 2017, … Continued
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September 21, 2016

Sessions Says the Obama Administration is Ignoring Common Sense Concerns of American People on Refugee Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 13, 2016, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) repeated his concerns that terrorists will infiltrate the refugee population to launch attacks on the US. Senator Sessions warned in a statement, “Despite opposition by the American people, a documented link between terrorism and individuals admitted to the United States … Continued
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September 19, 2016

Politico Ranks Sessions and Former Aide Two Most Influential in American Politics

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Only recent presidential candidates, and fellow US Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ranked as more influential than Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama). This according to a new list by Politico. While other Republican Senators may hold all of the fancy committee chairmanships, few have actually shaped the … Continued
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September 13, 2016

Sessions Calls for Investigation of Clinton Foundation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota that allegations that while Secretary of State Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton gave special access to world leaders who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Senator Sessions said, “The evidence indicates to me that this should be fully investigated.” “You do not … Continued
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August 25, 2016

ALGOP Summer Meeting and Convention Gala to Be Held in Huntsville

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 16, 2016, the Alabama Republican Party announced that Friday, August the 19th is the last day to buy tickets to its summer gala and convention in Huntsville on Saturday, August 27. The State Republican Executive Committee will gather for their biannual meeting in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday, … Continued
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August 18, 2016

Sessions Warns that Terrorism by Refugees is Increasing While the Obama Administration is Increasing the Flow

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 10 US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) warned that the Obama Administration’s refugee policies and its temporary amnesty for Syrians in the United States poses a danger to the people of the United States: Senator Sessions said in a statement, “Despite a clear nexus between immigration and terrorism, … Continued
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August 16, 2016

Shelby and Sessions Both Object to Obama Releasing Dangerous Criminals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Both US Senators from Alabama, Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R), expressed objections to President Obama’s commutations of sentences for a number of federal offenders. On Wednesday, August 3, Senator Richard Shelby said in a statement, “President Obama announced today that he has granted 214 sentence commutations to … Continued
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August 8, 2016