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Sessions Gratified that Senate Will Prepare a Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a statement on Wednesday in response to the announcement that the Senate’s Democratic Majority had finally agreed to offer a budget, something that Sen. Sessions had been demanding for almost four years. Sen. Sessions said, “I am gratified that Chairman Murray … Continued
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January 29, 2013

Congress Adopts Sessions Authored Measure That Would Help Law Enforcement Track Down Fugitive Sex Offenders

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement on Tuesday after Congress adopted Sessions’ bipartisan proposal to help the U.S. Marshals Service track down fugitive sex offenders as part of the Child Protection Act. Sen. Sessions said, “I am pleased to see my proposal finally pass, … Continued
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November 28, 2012

Sessions Comments On Army Corps Decision To Keep River Locks Open

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued written comments following a decision Wednesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise its lock operation plans for the Alabama and Chattahoochee Rivers.  Both Sessions and Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) had strongly objected to plans to close the … Continued
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October 12, 2012

Sessions and other GOP Senators Ask Napolitano to Release Data On Visas And Welfare Reliance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama joined U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R)f from Iowa, Orrin Hatch (R) from Utah, and Pat Roberts (R)f from Kansas in releasing a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano regarding her department’s failure to respond to an oversight request for information … Continued
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September 27, 2012

Sessions Supported the Enabling Energy Savings Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement after the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4850, the Enabling Energy Savings Act in a Saturday morning session. Senator Sessions said, “We recently became aware of a federal requirement that was placing jobs at risk in Alabama. This requirement … Continued
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September 26, 2012

Obama Signs Sessions’ Sequestration Transparency Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement on Tuesday following President Obama’ signing of the Sequestration Transparency Bill that Sen. Sessions co-authored with Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Thune (R) from South Dakota.   H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act would require that the Administration … Continued
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August 9, 2012

Sessions Asking for USDA to Provide Information About Mexican/US Govt. Combined Effort to Recruit More Food Stamp Recipients

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama announced that is office is beginning a preliminary investigation into what exactly the USDA was doing in its program to use Mexican Consular offices to promote the American Food Stamp program. Sen. Sessions sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary … Continued
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July 23, 2012