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Sessions Introduces Bill to Adopt More Realistic Energy Policy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama introduced legislation to replace the Obama administration’s 5-year plan for energy production and leasing on the outer continental shelf with a 5-year plan that would increase oil and gas exploration and which would lead to many more jobs in the … Continued
February 1, 2013

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 23, 2012

Sessions and Grassley Criticize Ninth Circuit’s Lavish Retreat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) from Iowa called on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to cancel a planned $million conference in Hawaii.  The two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge … Continued
July 18, 2012

Sessions Reports That Americans Receiving Disability Insurance Has Increased Exponentially

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama requested a report from the Congressional Budget Office(CBO) about the growth of the number of Americans receiving disability benefits.   The CBO delivered that document to Sen. Sessions today.  Sen. Sessions has released the report to the public and has released a … Continued
July 17, 2012