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Roby Promotes Student Success Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery in an email to constituents said that it is time to reduce the federal government’s role in education because it isn’t working and promoted her Student Success Act as the solutions. Representative Roby said, “Like most parents, I believe we need excellent teachers … Continued
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July 16, 2013

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

ACIJ Celebrates Senate Passage of Immigration Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted by a margin of 68 to 32 to pass the controversial immigration reform bill S.744, the Border Security, Economic Competitiveness, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. Following passage, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice praised the portions of the bill that overhaul the … Continued
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June 28, 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

Southern Republican Leaders Come to Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairmen and Executive Directors of ten southern states are meeting on Tuesday in the Birmingham/Hoover area. The Alabama Republican Party announced that the group are having discussions on strategies to maintain control of the US House of Representatives and take back the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election. … Continued
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June 18, 2013

Sessions Opposes Senate Farm Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement following his vote on Monday against the final passage of the Senate version of the Farm Bill. Sen. Sessions said, “I greatly appreciate the hard work that Senators Cochran and Stabenow put into the Senate farm … Continued
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June 13, 2013