Syria

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will make her second campaign stop in Alabama, this time to headline the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour. Mrs. Clinton will speak at a public event titled, “The … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 23, US Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) wrote “That we still lack a long-term strategy to defeat the Islamic State.”  The recent Paris terror attacks have brought a renewed emphasis on dealing with the international terrorist groups, whose army has conquered a territory roughly the size of Indiana. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, November 19, the US House of Representatives passed HR4038 to mitigate the national security risks presented by President Obama’s plan to allow as many as 10,000 Syrian refugees to resettle in the United States in 2016.  HR4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, November 19, 2015, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced that he had voted in favor of HR4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015, which passed the US House of Representatives with bipartisan support despite the threat of a Presidential veto. Congressman Byrne said in a statement, “I’m committed … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 18, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released a statement about a recent phone conference between the Governors who oppose President Obama’s controversial plan to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States and the President who steadfastly defends his unpopular plan. Gov. Bentley said in a statement afterwards, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) introduced legislation to defund the Administration’s controversial Syrian refugee resettlement program.  HR4031, the Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015, eliminates all funding from going toward resettling refugees from Syria. Congressman Byrne said that he believes that defunding … Continued

By Rep. Darrio Melton This week, our hearts went out to the victims of tragedies in Paris and Beirut. Americans stood in solidarity with the victims of these horrific attacks and committed ourselves to continue working to prevent these attacks at home and abroad. At the heart of the conversation about dealing with terrorism, extremism, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday, November 15, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued a statement calling for suspension of a plan to resettle hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians in this country, in the wake of ISIS terror attacks in the city of Paris which killed 132 civilians.  At least one of … Continued

Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday, November 15 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that he would oppose the resettling of Syrian refugees in Alabama. Governor Bentley said in a statement, “After full consideration of this weekend’s attacks of terror on innocent citizens in Paris, I will oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees … Continued