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Senate Could Vote on Stripping Planned Parenthood of Federal Funding Today

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The US Senate could vote as early as today on legislation that would strip Planned Parenthood of over $500 million a year in Federal grants and funding to provide health care services to women.  All of that money would go elsewhere to continue to provide those non-abortion related … Continued
August 3, 2015

Shelby, Byrne Receive ACU Conservative Achievement Award

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 – US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) both released statements following the American Conservative Union (ACU) awards ceremony where they received the ACU Conservative Achievement Award for their conservative voting record in the second session of the 113th Congress. … Continued
May 13, 2015

Shelby To Tour All 67 Alabama Counties

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 9, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) announced that he will kick-off his annual statewide tour of each of Alabama’s sixty-seven counties this week. Sen. Shelby wrote, “Throughout my time in the United States Senate, I have made it a top priority to visit all 67 counties … Continued
February 11, 2015

Obama Proposes Nearly $4 Trillion Budget For Fiscal Year 2016

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 2, President Barack Hussein Obama unveiled a nearly $4 trillion fiscal 2016 budget.  US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) have both released written statements regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. Senator Shelby said, “President Obama’s budget blueprint is once … Continued
February 3, 2015

Alabama Leaders Salute Constitution Day

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 17 marked the 227th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution.  Several of Alabama’s elected leaders took time out from their busy days to comment on this key moment in American history. Congressman Mike Rogers (R from Saks) said in a prepared statement, “Today marks … Continued
September 18, 2014

Shelby Says that NASA Must Focus on SLS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The space shuttle has been retired for years now and no replacement is yet available.  It has been decades since man last walked on the moon and a Mars mission seems to be still decades away.  The X2 and Constellation Programs which were to have replaced the shuttle were … Continued
April 26, 2013

Shelby Instrumental in Hagel Confirmation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Constitution gives the President the power to appoint his own cabinet; but those appointments must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. President Barack H. Obama appointed former Senator Chuck Hagel (R) from Nebraska to be his next Secretary of Defense. Despite his being a Republican, Republicans were not … Continued
February 27, 2013

Roll Tide! Shelby Wins Wager on BCS Championship Game

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama and Dan Coats (R) from Indiana announced a friendly wager on the outcome of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) College Football National Championship Game.  The defending national champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide played the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in … Continued
January 8, 2013

Shelby Says Dodd-Frank Big Reason for Bad Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama issued a written statement after remarks he made on Thursday at a hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress.  Sen. Shelby is the ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Sen. Shelby said, ““In … Continued
July 30, 2012