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Republicans Critical of Sebelius: Shelby Says She Needs To Go

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today a combative Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (D) testified before a Congressional Committee on the many problems plaguing the rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, nicknamed “ObamaCare” by friends and foes alike. Following Sebelius’s testimony, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said in … Continued
October 31, 2013

Shelby and Sessions Both Oppose Spending Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Moderate Senate Republicans joined with Senate Democrats on Wednesday to craft a compromise bill that will raise the ceiling on the debt from $17 trillion to $17.5 trillion, reopen the government, and appoint a conference committee to negotiate on ending the sequestration before the country hits the new debt … Continued
October 17, 2013

Shelby Says that Obamacare is a Monumental Waste of Tax Dollars

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama said on Wednesday that Obamacare is a job killer and a monumental waste of tax dollars and announced that he will oppose each of the upcoming votes pertaining to the FY2014 continuing resolution (CR) when they come before the Senate. Sen. Shelby … Continued
September 26, 2013

Shelby Opposes American Attack on Syria

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama announced that he would Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today expressed his opposition to a resolution for the use of American military force in Syria. Senator Shelby said that he made his decision after reviewing the intelligence reports … Continued
September 11, 2013

Shelby Announces Army Will Convert More Strykers to the More Survivable DVH Model at Anniston Army Depot

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Since 2001, the United States Military has learned a lot of things about combat military vehicles that we did not know before and unfortunately most of those lessons in military science and engineering were learned at the cost of American soldiers lives in both the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. … Continued
September 11, 2013

Shelby Says that Obamacare is Full of Broken Promises

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama delivered a speech on ObamaCare’s broken promises on the Senate floor Thursday. Sen. Shelby addressing the U.S. Senate said, “Last week in Illinois, President Obama attempted to blame opponents of ObamaCare for the law’s broken promises. He lashed out at ‘folks out … Continued
August 7, 2013

Shelby Says That Obama’s Economic Policies Have Not Worked and Will Not Create Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama delivered a speech on the floor of the Senate critical of President Barack H. Obama’s economic policies. Thursday’s speech followed a scathing speech by President Obama on Wednesday where the President attacked congressional Republicans and called on Congress to help … Continued
July 26, 2013

Shelby Responds to Obama’s Partisan Speech on the Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Obama (D) delivered a nearly 70 minutes long, highly partisan speech on the economy where he, defended his record on economic issues; defended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; dismissed the IRS, Benghazi, and domestic spying scandals as “phony scandals”; and challenged Republicans … Continued
July 25, 2013

Shelby Takes Stand Against Out of Control Federal Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama told his fellow Senators that he would vote against all appropriations bills until the Senate passes a spending plan that complies with the Budget Control Act. Sen. Shelby made his comments on the Senate floor explaining his decision to oppose … Continued
July 24, 2013

Shelby Urges Senate Not to Postpone National Flood Insurance Reforms

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama urged that the Senate not pass a provision which would postpone the implementation of risk based premiums for National Flood Insurance. The debate occurred during a meeting of the full Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday to discuss the markup of the fiscal year … Continued
July 22, 2013