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Shelby Says Senate Should Not Fund Failures Of Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday that the Senate should not fund Obamacare which Sen. Sessions said has had a string of recent failures. Sen. Sessions issued his statement at a full committee markup of the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Bills … Continued
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July 12, 2013

Shelby Says It Is Not Too Late To Change Course On Spending

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama warned his fellow Senators during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Congress can not continue approving spending bills at the rates that they have been in recent years. Senator Shelby said, “I want to applaud the Chair … Continued
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July 3, 2013

Shelby Calls Immigration Bill ‘The Mother of All Amnesties”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to denounce the Gang of Eight Comprehensive Immigration reform plan. Senator Shelby said, “The child of Simpson-Mazzoli will become the mother of all amnesties…Compounding the mistakes made a generation ago will ensure … Continued
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June 27, 2013

Roby Applauds Sessions and Shelby for Vote Against Senate Version of the Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery issued a written statement to applaud Alabama Senators Jeff Sessions (R) and Richard Shelby (R) for their votes against the Senate Farm Bill. U.S. Representative Roby said, “I applaud Senator Shelby and Senator Sessions for voting against the food stamp-heavy Senate Farm … Continued
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June 12, 2013

Hagel Tells Shelby that Many Cyber Attacks are Emanating From China

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (formerly a Republican Senator from Nebraska) told Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama that the cyber threat is probably the most dangerous threat facing this country and that many of the cyber attacks are coming from within China. Sec. Hagel’s comments were in … Continued
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June 12, 2013

Shelby Opposes Moving Gitmo Detainees to the United States

By Brandon Moseley Alabama political Reporter During a hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama complained that language preventing the Obama administration from transferring terror suspects from their military prison at Guantanamo Bay to facilities in the United States had been removed and … Continued
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June 11, 2013

Shelby’s Filibuster Helps Torpedo Obama’s Assault on Americans Gun Rights

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama joined conservative filibuster efforts on the floor of the Senate to oppose President Barack H. Obama and Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D) from California unpopular gun control legislation.  President Obama has spent months attempting to use the slayings of first graders … Continued
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April 18, 2013

FBI Investigating Suspicious Package Found at Shelby’s Office

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Ricin has been identified in letters sent to both President Barack H. Obama and Senator Roger Wicker (R) from Mississippi.  Now NBC is reporting that the FBI is investigating a package sent to Alabama Senator Richard Shelby’s office.  Later news reports say that a “suspicious letter” was removed from … Continued
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April 18, 2013

Shelby and Sessions Unimpressed By Senate Budget Resolution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Until early morning Saturday it had been over four since since the Senate passed a budget.  While both of Alabama’s Senators were critical of the Democrat controlled U.S. Senate’s disinterest in the budgeting process they were equally unimpressed by the budget that passed on Saturday. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby … Continued
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March 27, 2013