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Aderholt Addresses Winston County Republicans

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, January 20, US Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) spoke at the annual Lincoln – Reagan dinner in Double Springs to the Winston Country Republican Party. Congressman Aderholt said, “It is an honor for me to be here tonight…Winston County is where I was born and raised so to be … Continued

January 22, 2016

Sessions Say Americans Have Right to Be Mad

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, January 18, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was in Double Springs speaking to the Winston County Republican Party at their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. Senator Sessions said, “A lot of people are mad a lot of people are angry you have every right to be angry about the direction … Continued

January 19, 2016

Alabama Officials Respond to the State of the Union Address

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 12, President Barack H. Obama delivered his last State of the Union Address to a joint house of the United States Congress. US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) said in a statement, “Tonight’s address was another political speech full of empty rhetoric that offered no real solutions … Continued

January 13, 2016

Sessions Accuses Obama of Limiting Law-Abiding Americans of their Gun Rights While Releasing Dangerous Criminals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday January 5 President Barack H. Obama (D) addressed the nation to announce executive action which will vastly expand the government’s power to deny Americans their gun rights. Afterwards U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) released a statement on the President’s new executive action and policies relating … Continued

January 6, 2016

Sessions Condemns Obama’s Newest Executive Actions on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, January 4, US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) released a statement critical of President Obama’s new executive immigration action, published as a 200 page proposed rule in the federal register. Sen. Sessions said that the order was designed to create chaos and disorder, and urged Congress to act … Continued

January 5, 2016

Ryan Appears to Dispute Sessions and Shelby Views of Omnibus Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) is taking the offensive to defend his bipartisan Omnibus legislation which keeps the US government funded until the end of September. Ryan also defended his expansion of the controversial H2B visa program, which Senator Jeff Sessions criticized in … Continued

December 24, 2015

Shelby and Sessions Join Byrne in Fight to Save Austal LCS and Mobile Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday December 17, US Senators Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) joined US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) in protesting a Secretary of Defense recommendation to cut the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Defense News is reporting that Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has asked the Navy to “reduce … Continued

December 21, 2015

Shelby Says Omnibus Gives President “Blank Check” to Resettle Syrian Refugees in America

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 16, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) released a statement warning that the omnibus bill gives President Obama a blank check to continue resettling Syrian refugees in Alabama and other states. Senator Shelby wrote, “While I support the inclusion of several conservative priorities and key provisions critical … Continued

December 18, 2015

Sessions Warns that Omnibus Bill Would Quadruple Controversial Foreign Worker Program, Admit More Refugees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While everyone was focused on the Republican Presidential debate and their office Christmas parties, congressional leaders of both parties were quietly working on finalizing details on the massive omnibus bill which will fund the government throughout the 2016 election year. The more than 2,000 page bill includes full funding … Continued

December 17, 2015

Sessions and Nelson Introduce Bill To Reduce H-1B Visas

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, December 14, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) introduced the Protecting American Jobs Act (Senate Bill S2365), which would cut the base allocation of H-1B visas by 15,000. The bill would also eliminate the random H-1B visa lottery and replace it with a … Continued

December 15, 2015