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"If we let this pass, there would never be another opportunity to do more, to get help to the people who need it," Jones said. "That’s why I voted no. I voted no because the American workers deserve better.”

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on Friday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to include an extension of emergency unemployment benefits — which are set to expire in the next week — in the next piece of COVID-19 relief legislation. “I have heard from people all over Alabama who have lost work and are relying … Continued

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Tuesday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring up for a vote the FUTURE Act, which protects federal funding for historically black colleges and universities. Jones’s call for a vote came after the act’s unanimous passage in the House Tuesday evening. Jones and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, … Continued

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Young Republican Federation of Alabama is pulling its support of Senate hopeful Roy Moore even as the state party and most of its leadership, including the Governor, are sticking by the embattled candidate. The Young Republican Federation of Alabama Steering Committee, the executive committee which represents young Republicans … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday morning, a candidate for U.S. Senate threatened to sue his state’s largest newspaper group. By Wednesday evening, that news was so old, so inconsequential and so boring that it had been bumped entirely from news websites across Alabama. Think about that. Roy Moore threatened to sue al.com, … Continued