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Bonner, Rogers, Bachus, Brooks, and Roby Explain Opposition to Fiscal Cliff Deal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter All six Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted against the Biden/McConnell fiscal cliff deal on Tuesday which raised taxes on 77% of American households, while avoiding making significant cuts to federal spending and postponing sequestration for 60 days and dealing with the farm bill for 9 months. … Continued

January 3, 2013

Sessions Critical of President’s Campaign Ads on the Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement critical of recent statements by President Barack H. Obama about the budget following release of President Obama’s mid-year budget update. Senator Sessions is the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Sessions said, “President Obama is … Continued

July 30, 2012

Tea Party Groups Ask Bentley Not to Implement Obamacare in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Tea Party Movement is actively lobbying Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to join with the other conservative Republican Governors and tell the administration of President Barack H Obama that Alabama will not participate in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (better known as Obamacare). On Friday … Continued

July 23, 2012

Jefferson County Occupation Tax Outcome Remains Mystery

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Jefferson County Commission is asking the Alabama House of Representatives to give them a massive $62 million tax increase package that never sunsets. The Jefferson County Commission has continued to refuse to close Cooper Green Hospital or present a plan to either the legislature or … Continued

May 16, 2012

Republican Senate Votes for Tax increase on Jefferson County Workers, Businesses, and Consumers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama Senate passed SB567 by a margin of 16 to 11. The bill, titled the Alabama Financially Distressed Counties Act, was authored by Senator Jabo Waggoner (R) from Vestavia. Sen. Waggoner has issued a written statement on the Senate’s passage of the massive new tax increase … Continued

May 4, 2012

Sessions Wants Action on Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama’s administration sent a budget to the Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Obama budget and passed a budget drafted by House Republicans. Both budgets are in the U.S. Senate where the budget process died last year. The U.S. Senate has not passed any … Continued

April 17, 2012