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Sessions Urges Congress to Ignore Special Interests on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama addressed the Senate to encourage lawmakers to ignore calls from business interests including Republican donors to pass the President’s immigration reform proposal. Sen. Sessions said, “This week Congress received two letters: one from GOP donors and the other from CEOs, … Continued
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August 8, 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
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August 7, 2013

Dial Draws Primary Opponent

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) will face a primary opponent in the 2014 primary election for District 13. Dial has represented the district for 7 terms. The chairman of the Cleburne County Republican Party, Tim Sprayberry, will run against Dial to take over representation of the district. Dial will likely … Continued
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August 5, 2013

Sessions Comments on “Water Wars” Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Atlanta is a very big city and is an even bigger metro area and it uses vast quantities of water. Many communities in Alabama live down river from the Atlanta MSA. Some in Alabama have argued that particularly in times of low rainfall (unlike now) Atlanta takes too much … Continued
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July 29, 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
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July 26, 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
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July 24, 2013

Armistead Denounces Figures Comments; Demands Apology

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead accused Alabama State Senator Vivian Figures (D) of playing the race card for her racially charged comments crediting racism for the rise of the Republican Party in Alabama in an interview with al.com. Chairman Armistead said, “Sen. Figures really should be … Continued
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July 18, 2013